Cancelled across Canada, MAGA singer Sean Feucht is playing in a Montreal church Friday
The event, part of his 'Revive in 25' Let Us Worship tour, will take place at Église MR, a Spanish-speaking church in the Plateau.
It comes after all six of Feucht's previously scheduled concerts across eastern Canada were cancelled by local authorities, citing concerns over public safety, security, and community standards. Despite the setbacks, Feucht has continued the tour, relocating shows to alternative sites.
Cities said the cancellations were prompted by 'heightened public safety concerns' and the potential for protests. Feucht's outspoken views on abortion, gender identity and LGBTQ+ rights has drawn criticism and been cited as a source of tension, though he has described the cancellations as a form of religious discrimination.
'If I had shown up with purple hair and a dress, claiming to be a woman, the government wouldn't have said a word,' he posted earlier this week.
On Friday afternoon, Feucht claimed the pastor of the Montreal church had been 'pressured, threatened and attacked' for agreeing to host the concert.
Then, in a follow-up post, he appeared to maintain that the show would still go ahead.
'This pastor and his church ARE NOT BACKING DOWN!!!,' he wrote.
Earlier in the day, Feucht reported that his tour bus was struck by another driver in Quebec.
'The Quebec police on the scene were unbelievably kind and other driver acknowledged he slammed into our bus and somehow 'lost control,'' he wrote.
The Let Us Worship movement began during the COVID-19 pandemic as a protest against public health restrictions on religious gatherings.
Feucht, a former worship leader and political activist aligned with the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement, has since gained a national profile in the United States and brought his message to Canada despite growing controversy.
He has nearly 600,000 followers on Facebook.
This story is developing.
This story was originally published July 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM.
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