The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson has hit out at a crowd at their live show in Florida for doing a patriotic chant, describing them as “fucking ignorant”.
The incident took place at the band’s recent gig at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, as part of their ‘Southern Hospitality Tour’.
According to TMZ, at one point in the performance, there was a visual on the screen behind them, showing their Black Crow mascot dressed as Uncle Sam. In response to this, the audience started chanting ‘USA’ before the band launched into ‘She Talks To Angels’.
Before beginning the song, frontman Robinson stopped for a moment to talk to the crowd. “Thanks for the geography lesson,” he said, before adding: “I don’t know what you have to be so proud of right now.”
From there, some concertgoers were heard booing the singer, and some clips online also seemingly show others leaving after his comments.
“For those of you fucking booing us, some of us are not afraid. And we most assuredly are not fucking ignorant,” he added, ahead of launching into the 1990 track.
@lifeofbrett68 The Black Crowes frontman, Chris Robinson, got into a shouting match with Florida fans after they began chanting “USA, USA, USA” during a stop in Tampa on Sunday. #theblackcrowes #fyp #foryoupage #fypシ
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