Dropkick Murphys exit Punk in the Park festival over founder's Trump campaign donations

[Coventina]

Dropkick Murphys, the American Celtic punk band widely known for their 2005 hit “I’m Shipping Up to Boston,” announced Wednesday they will no longer perform at any more Punk in the Park shows after they learned the festival’s organizer donated to the Trump campaign.

"Punk Rock and Donald Trump just don't belong together. So Upon finding out that Brew Ha Ha promotions donated to the Trump campaign we will not be playing any more Punk in the Park shows," the band said in the caption of an Instagram video.

In the video, frontman Ken Casey told an audience: "The far right ain't the new punk."

The band had just recently performed in Denver but said it will not continue for any other Punk in the Park shows.

Cameron Collins, owner of Brew Ha Ha, the group that organized the festival, posted his own statement in response.


https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/dropkick-murphys-exit-punk-park-festival-founders-trump-campaign-donat-rcna220729

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I love them!!!

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[KT2000]

1. Festival founders had to know

who they were getting with the Drop Kick Murphys. They do not cut corners on their values.
Now the assumption is always that everyone is now valuing money over integrity, ethics, morality etc. I keep running into that.

[Coventina]

2. It hurts my heart that Bad Religion is still in the festival.

[Javaman]

9. That's very disappointing

I may have to reevaluate their music now

[Coventina]

12. I'm hoping they will see the light!

*fingers crossed*

[ancianita]

3. Love them, too! Thanks, I needed this!

[cbabe]

4. Most excellent song. Yeehaw bagpipes!

[Coventina]

5. If it's one thing the Celts know, it's oppression. Ever since the Roman Empire invaded their lands

and tried to exterminate them!

Many since have also tried, but they persevere.....

[erronis]

7. There have been a few others including the English and the Vikings.

But yes, the Celts have a history of being mistreated, and getting even in the end.

[oasis]

6. Bravo!!!

[erronis]

8. The Brew Ha Ha owner's statement:

Cameron Collins, owner of Brew Ha Ha, the group that organized the festival, posted his own statement in response.

"We live in a two-party system, and unfortunately, you must choose based on a few important issues that resonate with you. For me, those issues were the promise to end wars and refrain from entering new international conflicts, lower taxes, and stopping government overreach," Collins said.

He added that he hasn't liked many of Trump's recent "viewpoints, opinions, and policies thus far" and said the festival has not donated any of its proceeds to any political party and will not.

[Norbert]

11. FAFO

"For me, those issues were the promise to end wars and refrain from entering new international conflicts, lower taxes, and stopping government overreach," Collins said."

Mr Collins struck out swinging.

[3catwoman3]

14. "...stopping government overreach"

As if all of TACO Donvict's retribution efforts against everyone he doesn't like isn't the most flagrant government overreach.

[erronis]

15. They're good at one thing: cognitive dissonance.

And they have no idea what I've talking about.

[ok_cpu]

10. There was a really good Ken Casey feature in The Atlantic not long ago

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/07/ken-casey-dropkick-murphys-donald-trump/682984/

Probably paywalled, though.

[erronis]

13. Here's the archived version. Thanks for The Atlantic link.

https://archive.is/AgRtU

I really like their reporting - just can't afford all of these subscriptions.

[quakerboy]

16. credit also to Destiny Bond and Time Heist

Who i understand also pulled out.

Anyone want to name the bands that stayed because they are chill with people who financially support concentration camps?

[catbyte]

17. Yay for them!

This tune always gets what little Irish blood I have in me (about 10% according to my DNA results lol) pumping.

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