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Punk In The Park Owner Explains Trump Support After Bands Protest

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Punk In The Park, a multi-city music festival, has been facing backlash after owner Cameron Collins was called out for donating money to Trump’s 2024 campaign. Bands are dropping off the lineup, and legends like the Dropkick Murphys are announcing that they won’t perform at it in the future. Now, Collins has posted a statement addressing the situation.

"Dropkick Murphys exit Punk in the Park festival over founder's Trump campaign donations"
"Like most punk bands, Dropkick Murphys identify with the broader left-wing movement, and they haven't been shy about their opposition to Trump."
July 24, 2025
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NBC News · Dropkick Murphys exit Punk in the Park festival over founder's Trump campaign donationsBy Madison Lambert

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"As with many charged conversations around pop cultural touchstones of late, Dropkick Murphys hasn't suddenly 'gotten' political, the band has always been that way (some people just have unfathomably low media comprehension). The Boston group has always been turning out feisty Celtic punk anthems championing the working class and unions in the ongoing battle against oligarchs and fascists since starting up in the mid-'90s.

After rising from small local clubs to the Warped Tour stage, the band broke through in a big way when their song 'I'm Shipping Up to Boston' became a hit after being used prominently in The Departed. Despite being one of the biggest punk bands for a couple decades, Dropkick has never lost sight of its roots or morals."

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Inlander · Thirteen albums into an illustrious career, Dropkick Murphys is as fiercely political as ever on For the PeopleBy Seth Sommerfeld