Band leader Brad Hobicorn started receiving «concerned texts» from bar owner Tony Rivoli shortly after Springsteen’s comments went viral, according to the.
Bruce Springsteen just got cancelled — at the Jersey Shore.
A tribute band dedicated to The Boss’ music pulled the plug on a gig at a bar not far from his Garden State home after a dispute with its owner over the singer-songwriter’s anti-Trump comments, according to a report.
No Surrender, a 20-year-old nine-piece Springsteen cover band from New Jersey, was slated to play Riv’s Toms River Hub on May 30th — until the “I’m on Fire” singer kicked off his European tour packed with on-stage rants flaming President Trump, NJ Advance Media reported.
Band leader Brad Hobicorn started receiving “concerned texts” from bar owner Tony Rivoli shortly after Springsteen’s comments went viral, according to the outlet.
By Sunday, Rivoli allegedly pulled the plug on the show that was booked 9 months in advance. He texted Hobicorn that the gig would be “too risky at the moment,” citing the restaurant’s conservative customer base, the outlet reported.
“Unfortunately it’s just too much money I wanted to do the Springsteen tribute for that money in my social media team would have promoted it we would have done well but now because Bruce can’t keep his mouth shut we’re screwed,” Rivoli wrote in a text message to Hobicorn obtained by NJ Advance Media.
