The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson has hit out at a crowd at their live show in Florida for doing a patriotic chant, describing them as “fucking ignorant”.
The incident took place at the band’s recent gig at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, as part of their ‘Southern Hospitality Tour’.
According to TMZ, at one point in the performance, there was a visual on the screen behind them, showing their Black Crow mascot dressed as Uncle Sam. In response to this, the audience started chanting ‘USA’ before the band launched into ‘She Talks To Angels’.
Before beginning the song, frontman Robinson stopped for a moment to talk to the crowd. “Thanks for the geography lesson,” he said, before adding: “I don’t know what you have to be so proud of right now.”
From there, some concertgoers were heard booing the singer, and some clips online also seemingly show others leaving after his comments.
“For those of you fucking booing us, some of us are not afraid. And we most assuredly are not fucking ignorant,” he added, ahead of launching into the 1990 track.
@lifeofbrett68 The Black Crowes frontman, Chris Robinson, got into a shouting match with Florida fans after they began chanting “USA, USA, USA” during a stop in Tampa on Sunday. #theblackcrowes #fyp #foryoupage #fypシ
EXCLUSIVE: The Black Crowes were booed for dissing a crowd chanting “USA.” https://t.co/Jt8xBLYTG4 pic.twitter.com/CettxXyqWv
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 1, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: The fallout from The Black Crowes’ onstage political dust-up on Sunday didn’t end with boos … it kept rolling straight toward the exits. pic.twitter.com/PSFZy9iMi4
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 2, 2026
The Black Crowes continued the tour last night (Tuesday June 2) at St. Augustine in Florida, and will go on to play in Charlotte, North Carolina later this month.
Dates come in support of their latest album ‘A Pound Of Feathers’, which dropped earlier this spring.
Robinson isn’t one to use his platform to make many political statements, although Variety highlights that he did make a subtle swipe at President Donald Trump in 2017, sharing that he was not too pleased that “Donald Trump is president, John Mayer is in The Grateful Dead and my brother’s in a Black Crowes tribute band.”
The Black Crowes were nominated to be inducted into the 2026 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame recently, although didn’t make the cut.
Others who didn’t make the list from the 17 nominations included New Edition, Mariah Carey, Ms Lauryn Hill, INXS, P!nk, Jeff Buckley and Shakira, but those who will join the Rock Hall this year include Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan.
The Atlanta rock band will be performing at the 10th anniversary edition of Madrid’s Mad Cool later this summer, and that festival will see headline slots from Pulp, Foo Fighters, Florence & The Machine, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
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