At Surrender said that bar owner where the performance would happen that his establishment has a more conservative audience
A cover band of Bruce Springsteen had his show canceled in New Jersey, after pinching between the artist and the president Donald Trump. According to the band Surrenderthe owner of Bar Riv’s Toms River Hub claimed to be “Very risky” Follow with the performance, as most of its clientele are supporter of the politician.
The vocalist Brad Hobicorn told the Nj.com (via NME) who Tony Rivoli He sent a message to cancel the show, as the barbs exchanged for Springsteen and Trump would breathe in the performance. According to messages obtained by the vehicle, the businessman claimed that the performance would have been attractive, “But now, because Bruce can’t keep his mouth closed, we’re screwed.”
The owner would also have sent a message to the bassist Guy Fleming and said:
“Whenever the national anthem plays, my bar is standing and in complete silence – this is our audience. Toms River is conservative and won’t tolerate those bullshit of it.”
On the other hand, Rivoli said he did not cancel the show and that the band chose not to perform:
“I think a lot of people from my audience wouldn’t have come, but I may be wrong.”
At Surrender would also have received the offer of performing, but denied it because I would need to play songs from other artists and receive a value below the agreed. In addition, Hobicorn also stated that the band did not want to play for security and negative environment.
Trump and Springsteen dispute
Donald Trump once again attacking entertainment figures in a new sequence of posts on his social truth platform. The US President required a “big investigation” against Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, Bono and other artists who demonstrated support to Vice President Kamala Harris during previous campaigns.
The offensive came days after Springsteen made a blunt criticism of Trump’s administration during a concert in Manchester, where he called the current government “corrupt, incompetent and treacherous.” In response, Trump stated, without evidence, that Springsteen would have been “paid by Kamala Harris” to perform at campaign events – something he considered an “illegal contribution.”
In another chapter of the dispute between the figures, the president published a video montage by hitting the artist with a golf ball. The video mixes a clip of Trump giving a shot at a free Golf event with a stretch of Springsteen stumbled on stage during an Amsterdam show in 2023.
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