Dropkick Murphys Exit Punk In The Park Festival Over Founder's Trump Campaign Donations

Dropkick Murphys, nan American Celtic punk set wide known for their 2005 deed “I’m Shipping up to Boston,” announced Wednesday they will nary longer beryllium performing astatine immoderate much Punk successful nan Park shows aft learning nan festival’s organizer donated to nan Trump campaign.

"Punk Rock and Donald Trump conscionable don't beryllium together. So Upon uncovering retired that Brew Ha Ha promotions donated to nan Trump run we will not beryllium playing immoderate much Punk successful nan Park shows," nan set said successful nan caption of an Instagram video.

In nan video, frontman Ken Casey told an audience: "The far-right ain't nan caller punk."

The set had conscionable precocious performed successful Denver but said it will not proceed for immoderate different Punk successful nan Park shows.

Cameron Collins, proprietor of Brew Ha Ha, nan group that organized nan festival, posted his ain statement successful response.

"We unrecorded successful a two-party system, and unfortunately, you must take based connected a fewer important issues that resonate pinch you. For me, those issues were nan committedness to extremity wars and refrain from entering caller world conflicts, little taxes, and stopping authorities overreach," Collins said.

He added that he hasn't liked galore of Trump's caller "viewpoints, opinions, and policies frankincense far," and noted that nan show has not and will not donate immoderate of its proceeds to immoderate governmental party.

Federal Election Commission records show Collins made aggregate small-dollar donations past twelvemonth to nan Trump National Committee, Never Surrender and WinRed. The Trump National Committee and Never Surrender usage costs raised to support President Donald Trump. WinRed bills itself arsenic "the only fundraising level built exclusively for conservatives."

Like astir punk bands, Dropkick Murphys place pinch nan broader left-wing movement, and they haven't been awkward astir their guidance to Trump.

In March, Casey called retired a fan wearing a "Make America Great Again" garment astatine a concert. Upon making a wager and verifying that nan "MAGA" garment was made successful Nicaragua, Casey had nan instrumentality alteration into a "proudly made successful America Dropkick Murphys shirt."

"We don't attraction if we suffer fans because erstwhile history's said and done, we want it known that Dropkick Murphys stood pinch nan people, we stood pinch nan workers," Casey said astatine nan time.

Punk successful nan Park is presently scheduled to make galore stops done nan extremity of nan year, including dates successful California, Oregon and Arizona.