Third Eye Blind: Oh hey sure, we'll take your money, but our moral superiority complex requires us to feign outrage simultaneously. Instead of utilizing the platform to continue bridging the divide, you acted like a jerkĪre you telling me third eye blind took the gop's money, played none of their well known songs, and tore down the rnc platform? I LOVE 2016
This from is like finding out your highschool's cool burnout skater dude actually became a pro skater /b0sU7k8tkI Third Eye Blind haven't been relevant since the late 90s so of course they have the time & energy to taunt working class citizens I can say I was not expecting a Third Eye Blind subplot at the RNC. For questions on purchasing Third Eye Blind tickets or general inquries, please contact our ticket specialists for all your ticket needs. Stub offers cheap Third Eye Blind tickets for 2021 Third Eye Blind events along with Third Eye Blind cost information. ġ/ There's been such a dearth of celebrity presence at #RNC2016, the concert trolling has to really sting. To buy Third Eye Blind tickets for sale at discounted prices, choose from the Third Eye Blind schedule and dates below. Holy crap - do I *respect* Third Eye Blind now?! I think I do. WOW, so original, it's like a rock band has never done that before. >Third Eye Blind mocks social conservatives What an awesome move in Cleveland last night. Twitter users posted mixed reactions to news of the concert.īreaking: Third Eye Blind thinks acting like smug douchebags to their audience at a paid gig is edgy. The concert was hosted by the Recording Industry Association of America and AT&T. "The Republican party is on the wrong side of Lilly Ledbetter, fiscal responsibility, unions, civil rights, climate change, evolution, the Big Bang theory, stem cells, Medicare, and me, and that’s why we will let them be, in their government-funded event center, to sell their song and dance without me," Jenkins wrote.
In 2012, Jenkins wrote an article for The Huffington Post explaining why the band declined to play for the RNC that year. He later taunted the crowd by saying, "Raise your hand if you believe in science." In introducing the band's hit song "Jumper," about a gay man committing suicide, Jenkins said he wished the Republican Party would welcome gay people "into the American fabric," Billboard reported. Third Eye Blind (ThirdEyeBlind) JThe band also responded to a tweet by a fan, and criticized a lack of diversity at the RNC, tweeting, SHudspath darling, we would never play. "You can boo all you want, but I'm the motherf****** artist up here," Jenkins said. LOL Third Eye Blind is cool, but the main takeaway is that the #RNCinCLE crowd was literally BOOING the words "tolerance" and "acceptance."Ĭlassless move by turning a philanthropy event at #RNCinCLE into a narcissistic display.Third Eye Blind infuriated concert-goers from the Republican National Convention during a charity concert at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Tuesday.įrontman Stephan Jenkins repeatedly drew boos from the crowd as he expressed his displeasure with conservative views, showed support for things like gay rights, and didn't play many of the band's hits, reported.
And by all accounts, it was a glorious evening, with the band trolling the mostly conservative audience. Read some of the Twitter reactions below. The band Third Eye Blind played a concert for charity outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night - which meant playing for a lot of people who were also in the area for the Republican National Convention. When asked if they were at all concerned with hurting charity, the band simply replied: “We were not, as musicians on call were well aware of who we are and our take on things (like science and rights!).” “You can boo all you want, but I’m the motherf-ing artist up here,” Jenkins said while performing on stage.Īlso Read: A Brief History Of Democratic and Republican Convention Insanity (Photos) “To love this song is to take into your heart the message and to actually, actually have a feeling to arrive and move forward and not live in fear and imposing that fear onto other people,” said Jenkins. “I have never been more disappointed,” Twitter user Liza White tweeted to Third Eye Blind’s account.Īccording to the New York Daily News, Third Eye Blind lead singer Stephan Jenkins prefaced the popular ’90s song “Jumper” with a message about acceptance and tolerance, citing his cousins, who are gay.Īlso Read: Samantha Bee Rips Republican Convention as Party's 'Suicide Note' (Video) In between performances, the band would taunt the party’s stance on LGBT rights all while playing songs with which those in attendance were not familiar, Yahoo News reported.Īlso Read: Queen Blasts 'Unauthorized' Use of 'We Are the Champions' at GOP Convention Rock band Third Eye Blind angered some Republicans at a charity concert during the GOP convention in Cleveland Tuesday night.