At the White House, the dinner is on but the band is out.
A preview of the menu and place settings for the state dinner in honor of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah SilbigerThe B-52s' planned performance at U.S. President Joe Biden's state dinner for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday was scrapped as the event takes on a more somber tone due to the Middle East crisis.
Biden welcomed Albanese to the White House on Tuesday evening and will host a lavish dinner party after the two allied leaders discuss The festivities will be accompanied by instrumental tunes from a U.S. military band instead of the upbeat dance music from the group from the U.S. state of Georgia, known for its hits "Love Shack" and "Rock Lobster.""While we had initially planned for the legendary B-52s to perform their iconic dance and party music, we are now in a time when so many are facing sorrow and pain.
The dinner comes less than three weeks after the Islamist militant group Hamas launched a deadly cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7. TheCarnival Corp's Australian unit has been ordered to pay the medical expenses of a woman who contracted COVID-19, with a judge ruling that the cruise ship operator misled passengers about safety risks in a landmark class action ruling.
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