Lethbridge Wants Performers To Pay Good Behaviour Deposit

Snoop Dogg isn't allowed into England or Australia these days, and he's not a big favourite of Swedish authorities either. But he's always welcome in Lethbridge, Alberta, as long as he behaves better than the last time he was there.

The trouble-courting rapper allegedly smoked pot on the stage of the city-owned Enmax Centre when he played there in January, and apparently told audience members to do the same. That didn't go down too well with some locals, who complained about Snoop's alleged flaunting of the law.

This has led Alberta's fourth largest city to consider new rules for performers who play there.

"We saw it as a real affront to our community," Lethbridge mayor Bob Tarleck (whose name sounds suspiciously like WKRP In Cincinnati tacky suit-wearing salesman Herb Tarlek) told CBC News. "We saw that as a group of entertainers who thought that they could come in and just ignore — totally ignore — the rules of our community."

City council has proposed guidelines requiring a monetary performance bond from all artists who perform there. This would mean leaving a deposit with the city that would be returned if the performer meets the good behaviour requirements. If you don't abide by those standards, you can say goodbye to your cash.

Any acts planning on touring through Alberta in the future might consider routing around Lethbridge. It doesn't sound like a very fun place to play.