THE DROPKICK MURPHYS STILL DO NOT WANT NAZIS AT THEIR SHOWS!

Thank you, Dropkick Murphys, for not being apologetic about how you handled the bonehead in NYC last March at your show! And your set was nice on the Preston & Steve show this morning!

One People’s Project

During an appearance on a Philadelphia radio show Wednesday morning, the Dropkick Murphys addressed the incident in March where a neo-Nazi was thrown out of a New York show by a band member while on stage, saying that neo-Nazis are not about the music, but rather the trouble they may cause.

“We’ve been fighting that fight for many, many years and it used to be a lot worse,” bassist Ken Casey said on the Preston and Steve program on 93.3 WMMR. “The people that are trying to do that, they’re not coming because they’re fans. They’re coming to annoy people, cause trouble and get the attention.”

It was Casey who confronted the neo-Nazi, who was on stage along with other audience members as Dropkick Murphys performed AC/DC song “TNT” during their show at Terminal 5. In the video, Casey notices the neo-Nazi giving a Nazi salute, removes his bass and grabs him causing the neo-Nazi to fall to the stage. After a brief scuffle, Casey straps him bass back on and declares to cheers, “Nazis are not fucking welcome at a Dropkick Murphys show!”

After the video went viral, many praised the band for their stance, while other neo-Nazis complained about the treatment given their comrade-in-arms. A week after the incident at Terminal 5, a Twitter post from someone claiming to be from Australia threatened that the band may see reprisals during their then-upcoming shows there. No incidents were reported.

The band was in town to perform later that evening at the Mann with Swinging Utters and the Bar Room Heroes. Ironically, two weeks ago in nearby Atlantic City, NJ, the neo-Nazi Atlantic City “Skinheads” hosted a White Power concert at La Grand Fromage, a club that has hosted their events in the past, where about 150 attendees were present to see bands such as Max Resist, Empire Falls, a reformed British hate band No Remorse, who’s lead singer Paul Burnley long since left the hate scene and did not join this incarnation, and others.

The band also told a funny story of a time when neo-Nazis attacked their show in Jacksonville, Florida and drove around in a car looking for them afterwards. The Boston-based band were able to defend themselves with hockey sticks when the neo-Nazis caught up to them. “I really feel sorry for Jacksonville people because they’re not used to seeing hockey sticks, let alone ten people swinging them!”

During the show, the band also promoted their charity the Claddagh Fund, which was set up to raise money for the most underfunded non-profit organizations that support vulnerable populations in communities across the country. Casey noted that the charity expanded to include a chapter in Philadelphia.

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