Confirmed: No Matchbox Twenty at the rodeo

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From the Associated Press: The lead singer of Matchbox Twenty confirms that the pop rock band has pulled out of a scheduled performance in Wyoming at Cheyenne Frontier Days this summer over concern for the treatment of rodeo animals.

“We ask that [fans] please understand that it would be impossible for us to put ourselves in the position of making money from what we believe to be the mistreatment of animals,” according to a statement from Rob Thomas and his wife.

But the band is still scheduled to perform this summer at the North Dakota State Fair, which includes rodeo events. Cheyenne Frontier Days bills itself as the world’s largest outdoor rodeo, held over 10 days each July. But it also includes a host of non-rodeo events.