The singer of the Black Crowes, Chris Robinson, faced boos after he reportedly responded sarcastically to audience members chanting “U.S.A.” during the band’s performance on Sunday night in Tampa, FL.
As reported by TMZ, the incident began when an image of the band’s black crow mascot dressed as Uncle Sam appeared on a screen behind the stage, leading some audience members to chant “U.S.A.”
Robinson allegedly replied, “Thanks for the geography lesson. I don’t know what you have to be so proud of.”
In a video captured by TMZ shortly after this moment, Robinson is seen mid-sentence declaring, “…some of us have real faith. And for those of you f—ing booing us, some of us are not afraid. And we are most assuredly not f—ing ignorant, so thank you!”
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“I’m not interested in politics,” Robinson told Mojo in March 2026. “[But] I know what’s right and wrong – and this s— going on right now is wrong. Look man, I’m almost 60, all right. I don’t tell anyone what to do because I don’t like to be told what to do. But I know right and wrong. The world’s teetering on the edge with all this bulls—, but if there’s a street fighting man out there, he’s got to be a young man, right? But these kids don’t seem to give a f—.”
The Black Crowes are currently on tour with Whiskey Meyers, with their next show scheduled for June 2 in St. Augustine, Florida.
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