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The Independent
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Dropkick Murphys singer breaks silence after confronting Trump fan in a MAGA hat at concert
Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey has broken his silence after branding a Donald Trump supporter in the audience a 'cult' member for waving around a MAGA hat. The lead singer of the punk band, known for their 2005 signature hit I'm Shipping Up to Boston, confronted a fan during one of three performances at the MGM Music Hall beside Boston's Fenway Park over St Patrick's Day weekend. Casey attempted to clarify the incident while speaking on the MeidasTouch podcast on Monday, refuting that his goal was to go on stage and 'berate' his fans. 'I'm really not looking to stop the show and turn it into a political rally. But you know I do have to call out the hypocrisy when I see it, especially if it's being put in my face,' he added. Casey also argued that Trump's supporters view liberal blue-collar workers as 'soy latte' drinkers instead of 'regular people' who don't want to be governed by a dictator. The singer then turned his attention to Elon Musk, who leads the Trump administration's government slashing force, the Department of Government Efficiency. 'Elon Musk, he literally seems like a villain from a movie mixed with a guy that's like mid-nervous breakdown, and Donald Trump 's just a clown,' he added before stating he was convinced that the president was a 'Russian asset.' The original exchange led to social media users questioning whether Dropkick Murphys' X account had been deactivated. However, Casey told Rolling Stone earlier this week that the band was behind the account suspension after someone used their handle years ago. 'We broke up with him (Musk) first,' he said. 'We quit Twitter in 2022 when he was only half a Nazi.' The interaction saw Casey accuse the Trump fan of being in a 'cult.' 'Bro, listen, I admire your dedication, but I will ask everyone, if you're in a room full of people and you want to know who's in a cult, how do you know who's in a cult?' Casey, known for his anti-Trump rhetoric, asked the concertgoer on Saturday. 'They've been holding up a f***ing hat the whole night to represent a president. This is America! There's no kings here!' he added, an apparent nod to Trump repeatedly likening himself to a monarch. 'Anyway, if you mind, sir, we're gonna play a song about our grandparents and people who like, fought Nazis in the war and s***, so if you could just shut the f*** up for five minutes,' he continued. A week earlier, Casey had another on-stage exchange with a Trump supporter – this time wearing a MAGA T-shirt – in the crowd during a show in Clearwater, Florida. After stating that the band's merchandise was American-made, Casey bet the audience members that the president's product line was manufactured outside the U.S. The president sells everything from peppermint popcorn to pickleball paddles online. While Trump's MAGA hats are labeled as '100% made in America,' the origins of many of his other products are unclear. 'If you lose the bet, we switch shirts, OK? If you win the bet, I give you $100 and the shirt,' he told the audience member on March 8. After a drumroll, a stagehand who checked the fan's shit shouted, 'Nicaragua.' 'Oh, it's made in Nicaragua,' Casey said, noting that the fan was a good sport. 'He's taking the shirt off. We're taking crime off the streets.'
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dropkick Murphys singer calls Trump ‘rat and a coward' in interview after blasting fan for wearing MAGA hat
Dropkick Murphys lead singer Ken Casey condemned a fan at a recent concert for wearing a MAGA hat. Over St. Patrick's Day weekend, the lead singer of the Celtic punk band known for the Irish-American anthem "Shipping Up to Boston," blasted a fan during one of Dropkick Murphys' three consecutive shows at the MGM Music Hall in Boston's Fenway Park. After broadly condemning MAGA hats in general for their trademark "Chinese f---ing red" that he joked is leeching color dye into Trump supporters' brains, as well as the "Elon Musk black-on-black, true nazi edition" caps, he mocked a fan in the audience for getting ready for summer in a "bright white one." President Trump Slams Rosie O'donnell After She Flees Us: 'You're Better Off Not Knowing' Her "Bro, listen, I admire your dedication, but I will ask everyone, if you're in a room full of people and you want to know who's in a cult, how do you know who's in a cult?" Casey asked the audience as he spoke about the fan carrying the hat. "They've been holding up a f---ing hat the whole night to represent a president. This is America! There's no kings here!" "Do you mind, sir?" he asked the same fan. "We're gonna play a song about our grandparents and people who like, fought Nazis in the war and s---, so if you could just shut the f--- up for five minutes," he said. Read On The Fox News App Casey spoke on the MeidasTouch podcast about the incident on Monday, claiming, "My goal is not to come on stage and berate our fans" but that the man in the video had been holding up the hat all night and Casey felt that he had to "call out hypocrisy when I see it, especially if it's being put in my face at a show." Singer Courtney Love Announces She's Getting Uk Citizenship, Trashes 'Emperor' Trump He later expressed his surprise that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have such power, arguing that if somebody was to "trick" Americans, he would have imagined somebody "cooler" like Brad Pitt. "Elon Musk, he literally seems like a villain from a movie mixed with a guy that's like mid-nervous breakdown, and Donald Trump's just a clown - I just can't believe how they've been the two that have [been] swaying people's views," Casey said. He added, "I'm 100% convinced that Donald Trump is a Russian asset, you know, and because of his behavior and the things he's done." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture "And one other thing Dropkick Murphys has always been about is, like, a lot of songs about standing with your friends and family and the things you believe in, whether it's politics or just how you were raised," Casey continued. "And Donald Trump is the exact opposite of everything we sing about. You know, he's turned on his friends, he's turned on America's friends and our allies, and he's a rat and a coward, you know, when you think of it that way. America shouldn't be turning on our allies, you know? So that's how we feel," he article source: Dropkick Murphys singer calls Trump 'rat and a coward' in interview after blasting fan for wearing MAGA hat
Fox News
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Dropkick Murphys singer calls Trump ‘rat and a coward' in interview after blasting fan for wearing MAGA hat
Dropkick Murphys lead singer Ken Casey condemned a fan at a recent concert for wearing a MAGA hat. Over St. Patrick's Day weekend, the lead singer of the Celtic punk band known for the Irish-American anthem "Shipping Up to Boston," blasted a fan during one of Dropkick Murphys' three consecutive shows at the MGM Music Hall in Boston's Fenway Park. After broadly condemning MAGA hats in general for their trademark "Chinese f---ing red" that he joked is leeching color dye into Trump supporters' brains, as well as the "Elon Musk black-on-black, true nazi edition" caps, he mocked a fan in the audience for getting ready for summer in a "bright white one." "Bro, listen, I admire your dedication, but I will ask everyone, if you're in a room full of people and you want to know who's in a cult, how do you know who's in a cult?" Casey asked the audience as he spoke about the fan carrying the hat. "They've been holding up a f---ing hat the whole night to represent a president. This is America! There's no kings here!" "Do you mind, sir?" he asked the same fan. "We're gonna play a song about our grandparents and people who like, fought Nazis in the war and s---, so if you could just shut the f--- up for five minutes," he said. Casey spoke on the MeidasTouch podcast about the incident on Monday, claiming, "My goal is not to come on stage and berate our fans" but that the man in the video had been holding up the hat all night and Casey felt that he had to "call out hypocrisy when I see it, especially if it's being put in my face at a show." He later expressed his surprise that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have such power, arguing that if somebody was to "trick" Americans, he would have imagined somebody "cooler" like Brad Pitt. "Elon Musk, he literally seems like a villain from a movie mixed with a guy that's like mid-nervous breakdown, and Donald Trump's just a clown - I just can't believe how they've been the two that have [been] swaying people's views," Casey said. He added, "I'm 100% convinced that Donald Trump is a Russian asset, you know, and because of his behavior and the things he's done." "And one other thing Dropkick Murphys has always been about is, like, a lot of songs about standing with your friends and family and the things you believe in, whether it's politics or just how you were raised," Casey continued. "And Donald Trump is the exact opposite of everything we sing about. You know, he's turned on his friends, he's turned on America's friends and our allies, and he's a rat and a coward, you know, when you think of it that way. America shouldn't be turning on our allies, you know? So that's how we feel," he said.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dropkick Murphys Singer Socks Trump In Vicious St. Patrick's Day Beatdown
Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey emphasized his disgust for Donald Trump on Monday as he continues to use the Massachusetts-founded Celtic punk band's shows to slam the president and his MAGA supporters. 'Donald Trump is the exact opposite of everything we sing about,' said Casey, a lead vocalist and bassist with the band, in an interview shared by the MeidasTouch Network on St. Patrick's Day. 'He's turned on his friends, he's turned on America's friends and our allies, and he's a rat and a coward when you think of it that way.' Casey — known for ripping 'swindlers' and 'grifters' including Trump and his supporters over the years — has recently used the band's concerts to call out the MAGA movement, notably trolling a fan in Florida with free merchandise after the concertgoer lost a wager over his pro-Trump tee. On Saturday, Casey called out a fan at a sold-out show in Boston for holding up a MAGA hat, saying it represents a 'cult.' 'This is America, there's no kings here,' shouted Casey, whose remarks got applause from the crowd. Casey told Ben Meiselas of the MeidasTouch Network that the band has always been pro-working class and pro-union since their founding, adding that their fanbase — ranging from military members to first responders — was in lockstep with them before the launch of Trump's 2016 campaign. He said his goal is not to berate fans, noting that the man who lost the wager in Florida was a 'good sport' about it, but Casey stressed that he does have to 'call out the hypocrisy when I see it.' 'The two guys in charge, whoever you want to call the president, I'm not sure which really is, they literally laugh at working class people. How you could vote with that, I don't know,' he said of Trump and billionaire Elon Musk. Casey later called on working-class people on the left, in particular, who 'need to stand up.' 'There's this whole mentality that MAGA has painted that like, 'You're either MAGA or you're drinking soy lattes,' you know, or whatever,' he said 'And there's a lot of people that are just like, 'We're just regular people, but we don't want a dictator, we don't want to see people's benefits ripped away, especially veterans and people who worked their whole lives paying into Social Security.' Kelly, Gallego Urged To Get Tougher On Trump In Arizona Town Hall 'Closing Time' Band Condemns Trump Administration's Use Of Song In Deportation Video Trump Orders Closure Of Government-Backed, Anti-Propaganda Media Outlet
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to Watch Dropkick Murphys' St. Patrick's Day Concert Online
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Fans from all around the world can to tune-in to the Dropkick Murphys' annual St. Patrick's Day concert slated for Monday (March 17). More from Billboard Watch Sadie Sink Star as a Visionary Troubadour in 'O'Dessa': Exclusive Clip ZZ Top's Frank Beard Announces Leave of Absence Due to 'Health Issue' Neil Young Walks Back 'Platinum' Ticket Option Following Inspiration From Robert Smith The concert event livestreams from Citizens House of Blues in Boston at 9 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET on Veeps. Read on for details on how to stream on Veeps. Livestream Dropkick Murphys: St. Patrick's Day Concert Online Veeps subscribers can stream Dropkick Murphys for $24.99. If you're not subscribed, you can sign up for at $5.99 per month, or $60 per year. Veeps has a free subscription tier, while you can still purchase access to the livestream feed for the St. Patrick's Day concert with a free subscription. Owned by Live Nation Entertainment, Veeps All Access features hundreds of livestream concerts, a catalog of past shows, exclusive bonus interviews, discounts and other benefits. Learn more about Veeps All Access on the Veeps website. March 17 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Livestream Now Want to attend the Dropkick Murphys concert in person? There are still last-minute tickets available via Vivid Seats (get $20 off purchases of $200 and over with code BB30), StubHub and GameTime (score $20 off ticket orders of $150 and over with code SAVE20). Prices vary depending on the city and seats available. Moreover, you can save $150 off when you spend $500 with promo code BILLBOARD150, or $300 off when you spend $1,000 with promo code BILLBOARD300 at Buy Dropkick Murphys Tickets at Ticket Network Meanwhile, those who want to watch internationally can access different the streaming service with a VPN, such as ExpressVPN or NordVPN. The Dropkick Murphys: St. Patrick's Day Concert livestreams from Citizens House of Blues in Boston with a start time of 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. You can watch the entire event live for $24.99 on Veeps All Access. Livestream Dropkick Murphys: St. Patrick's Day Concert Online Want more? For more product recommendations, check out our roundups of the best Xbox deals, studio headphones and Nintendo Switch accessories.
