The Dropkick Murphys interrupted their own concert to challenge a Trump fan in the crowd to a wager.
“The reason we speak out, we don’t care if we lose fans, because when history is said and done we want it known that Dropkick Murphys stood with the people, we stood with the worker, okay?” said the band’s frontman Ken Casey.
“And it’s all a f*cking scam guys. I want to propose in the name of decency and fairness, sir, I’d like to propose a friendly wager, you can’t lose this wager,”
Casey said to a man in the audience wearing MAGA gear.
“Would you — in the name of dialogue and discourse and I appreciate you being here — would you agree to a friendly wager? He says ‘sure’ that’s a good sport!” said Casey.
“Well, first of all do you support American workers?” asked Casey.
The man claimed that he did.
“Of course you do, of course you do,” replied Casey.
“So and you support American businesses obviously?” asked Casey. “So, I don’t know if you guys know about it because we don’t go around f*cking bragging about it but Dropkick Murphys always sells proudly made in American merchandise only.”
Casey then held up a Dropkick Murphys shirt that had been made in America.
“And here’s the bet I’d like to make,” continued Casey. “If you lose the bet, we switch shirts, okay? If you win the bet I give you $100 and the shirts. Right? That’s why I said you can’t lose right?”
“All right Matt can we get a little drumroll please,” Casey said to drummer Matt Kelly. Kelly complied.
“This is f*cking high drama here,” said Casey. “American made. Sir, could you both turn backwards please. Don’t worry, no one’s gonna— He just needs to check your tags on your shirt and your hat. Just need to see where they’re made.”
“No, no, no the MAGA shirt, let’s see where that’s made!” said Casey.
A member of the band’s crew then checked the fan’s MAGA merchandise and discovered that it was made in Nicaragua.
“It’s made in Nicaragua! Ohhhhhh!” Casey shouted triumphantly as the crowd roared. “Oh he is a good sport he’s taking the shirt off! We’re taking crime off the streets!”
“God bless your f*cking heart,” added Casey, tossing the man a band t-shirt. “That’s a good sport You get one proudly made in America Dropkick Murphys shirt.”
This isn’t the first time that the Dropkick Murphys have gone after Donald Trump. At a show in 2022, Casey ripped into the President— “If you were part of a union or working-class people who were allowed to build a better life in the middle-class in America, you f*cking listen to us! Cause if you’re out there buying those f*cking hats that these swindlers are selling at that f*cking fair — I’m sorry, kids, I know there’s kids here — then you’re part of the problem, and I’ll tell you why,” he said.
“Because you’re being duped by the greatest swindler in the history of the world,” he added. “You’re being duped by a bunch of grifters and billionaires who don’t give a sh*t about you or your family! They care about their f*cking tax breaks and the money they can put in their pocket!”
“If you consider yourself a patriot and you’re spouting off that election denying sh*t, I will fight your ass outside if you want to,” he went on. “Wake the f*ck up! We’re working class people! These people are the f*cking rich, the billionaires and they don’t give a s*it!”
