By Andrew Magnotta @AndrewMagnotta
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Eric Clapton is taking a stand against venues in the United Kingdom that will require guests to provide proof of vaccination to enter.
Old Slow Hand's announcement comes a day after U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered COVID vaccine certificates to be mandatory in England for crowded entertainment venues, like nightclubs, starting this fall.
"Following the PM's announcement on Monday the 19th of July, 2021, I feel honor bound to make an announcement of my own: I wish to say that I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present," Clapton writes. "Unless there is provision made for all people to attend, I reserve the right to cancel the show."