Rock singer humiliates red state crowd chanting 'U-S-A' as audience storms out
The Black Crowes perform on stage at Sant Jordi Club on October 16, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. (Christian Bertrand / Shutterstock.com)
June 01, 2026
Chris Robinson, lead singer for The Black Crowes, hit back at a crowd booing his band during a show in Florida over the weekend, TMZ reported on Monday.
The red state crowd started chanting "U-S-A" at a Tampa show where the band's backing video showed the "Black Crowes character dressed as Uncle Sam," just before the band started playing its hit song "She Talks to Angels."
Robinson told the crowd, "Thanks for the geography lesson."
When the crowd kept chanting, he quipped back, "I don't know what you have to be so proud of right now."
People in the crowd started booing at the band and walking out of the venue.
But Robinson didn't let up over the heckling.
"For those of you f------ booing us, some of us are not afraid. And we most assuredly are not f------ ignorant," he said.
😬 EXCLUSIVE: The Black Crowes were booed for dissing a crowd chanting "USA." https://t.co/Jt8xBLYTG4pic.twitter.com/CettxXyqWv
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 1, 2026