Dropkick Murphys, the American Celtic punk band broadly recognized for his or her 2005 hit “I’m Delivery As much as Boston,” introduced Wednesday they may now not carry out at any extra Punk within the Park exhibits after they discovered the pageant’s organizer donated to the Trump marketing campaign.
“Punk Rock and Donald Trump simply do not belong collectively. So Upon discovering out that Brew Ha Ha promotions donated to the Trump marketing campaign we is not going to be taking part in any extra Punk within the Park exhibits,” the band stated within the caption of an Instagram video.
Within the video, frontman Ken Casey informed an viewers: “The far proper ain’t the brand new punk.”
The band had only in the near past carried out in Denver however stated it is not going to proceed for every other Punk within the Park exhibits.
Cameron Collins, proprietor of Brew Ha Ha, the group that organized the pageant, posted his personal assertion in response.
“We dwell in a two-party system, and sadly, you will need to select based mostly on a couple of vital points that resonate with you. For me, these points had been the promise to finish wars and chorus from getting into new worldwide conflicts, decrease taxes, and stopping authorities overreach,” Collins stated.
He added that he hasn’t appreciated lots of Trump’s latest “viewpoints, opinions, and insurance policies to this point” and stated the pageant has not donated any of its proceeds to any political occasion and won’t.
Federal Election Fee information present Collins made a number of small-dollar donations final 12 months to the Trump Nationwide Committee, By no means Give up and WinRed. The Trump Nationwide Committee and By no means Give up use funds raised to assist Trump. WinRed payments itself as “the one fundraising platform constructed completely for conservatives.”
Like most punk bands, Dropkick Murphys determine with the broader left-wing motion, they usually have not been shy about their opposition to Trump.
In March, Casey referred to as out a fan carrying a “Make America Nice Once more” shirt at a live performance. Upon making a wager and verifying that the “MAGA” shirt was made in Nicaragua, Casey had the fan change right into a “proudly made in America Dropkick Murphys shirt.”
“We do not care if we lose followers, as a result of when historical past’s stated and executed, we would like it recognized that Dropkick Murphys stood with the folks, we stood with the employees,” Casey stated on the time.
Punk within the Park is scheduled to make quite a few stops by means of the tip of the 12 months, together with dates in California, Oregon and Arizona.
