Dublin band The Cast of Cheers and MIA Sparrow have decided not to play tonight’s IMRO Showcase in The Academy as a protest to the current licence scandal.

Taken from their The Cast of Cheers myspace:

“Unfortunately we will not be playing  tonight in the Academy for IMRO’s Showcase Tour. We apologise to anyone who was coming to see us but due to IMRO’s current stance on the LOEL (Limited Online Exploitation Licence) situation we cannot in good conscience support them right now.”

They go on to ask their fans to support them as well the bloggers and websites involved.