Eric Andre’s birthday party at the Music Box Village in New Orleans has been canceled. Local cover band LSD Clownsystem announced on Friday they would be backing out of the event, due to Andre’s signing of an October letter thanking President Joe Biden for his support for Israel following Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7.

LSD Clownsystem released a statement on Instagram following backlash from fans, reading in part: “Thank you to all who brought this to our attention when the show was announced … We strongly and wholeheartedly believe in Palestinian liberation and an end to the Israeli occupation.”

The announcement suggested that Andre could redact his name from the letter or publicly call “for an end to the occupation.” In lieu of the birthday party, the band said they would look into throwing a benefit concert for Gaza in the coming weeks.

Andre has not publicly responded to the situation, though he has since deleted his Instagram post announcing the event.

Although Andre signed the October letter in support of Israel, he was filmed on Thursday, March 7, dropping “Ceasefire Now” banners from the freeway in Los Angeles ahead of Biden’s State of the Union address.