Nelson says `` it was n't that hard '' a decision to cancel his SeaWorld gig . The most meaningful , even if it had just a few hundred signatures , may have come from one of Nelson 's grandchildren , with `` people she knew asking me not to play this venue . '' `` I do n't agree with the way they treat their animals , '' he says . Willie Nelson 's cancellation comes Friday after the Barenaked Ladies canceled . The theme park has faced criticism in the wake of the SeaWorld doc , Blackfish
Nelson says `` it was n't that hard '' a decision to cancel his SeaWorld gig . `` I do n't agree with the way they treat their animals , '' he says . Willie Nelson 's cancellation comes Friday after the Barenaked Ladies canceled . The theme park has faced criticism in the wake of the SeaWorld doc , Blackfish