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Third Eye Blind Mock Republicans With Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Performance in Cleveland

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attends Taste of the NFL 25th anniversary Party With A Purpose at Cow Palace on February 6, 2016 in San Francisco, California.

Update: Third Eye Blind has posted a statement to Facebook, further explaining their view of the official Republican platform. Read it below.

Third Eye Blind played a charity gig at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland last night. Theirs was not the only gig in town: The Republican National Convention, the body that just formally nominated Donald Trump for president, is also in Cleveland this week.

One could safely assume there were a lot of Republican voters in Third Eye’s Rock Hall audience. One could further postulate that they probably wanted the Lite FM standbys to shut up and play “Semi-Charmed Life.” Third Eye Blind had other ideas.

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Frontman Stephan Jenkins purposely rankled the crowd, reportedly asking attendees whether they believed in science and appearing to revel in the boos. Before playing “Jumper,” which he’s said is about a gay friend’s suicide, Jenkins discussed his support for LGBT rights. The band neglected most of their better-known hits, but they did play “Non-Dairy Creamer,” a 2008 song that includes the refrain “young gay republicans / young gay republicans.”

“You can boo all you want, but I’m the motherf**king artist up here,” Jenkins said at one point. Watch clips from the show and see some Twitter reactions below.

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