Chad Zahara
LilMikeSFTraveling #PunkRock outdoor live #music #festival series cancelled after organizer's support of #DJT called into question, and boycotts initiated before #PunkInThePark dates in Pittsburgh PA; Orlando FL; and Vallejo, CA were pulled.
The two original remaining #DeadKennedys members who signed on to play said they were previously unaware of the promoter's support of the current President, but would perform anyway to honor their contract and not rip off ticket buyers.
Long estranged original DK vocalist Jello Biafra, who is no longer in the band stated "They’re taking the money $$$, and THEN pulling out?" he wrote in a statement to #Stereogum.
Other bands that were participating this year despite previous adverse #publicity included The Adicts & The Exploited from UK, #Fear, #LeftoverCrack, #AgnosticFront, The Queers, #Nekromantix, Manic Hispanic, Naked Aggression, Screeching Weasel and #Sissyfit.
#Punk In The Park had sucessfully managed many alt rock #concert events for several years before main organizer Cameron Collins' #Drumpf campaign donations became too large of a liability for acts that have in past participated in Brew Ha Ha Productions events. Last year #DropkickMurphys & #Dillinger4 jumped off the bill and made no secret their dissatisfaction with the promoter's #TrumpRegime support.
Previous #bands on fest stages run by the this promotor in past have included #RichKidsOnLSD #NOFX #StreetlightManifesto and #Pennywise at events like #PunkInDrublic, Summer Roots, Silverado Showdown, #CampAnarchy etc ...
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/punk-in-the-park-cancels-2026-edition-after-backlash/
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