Posted on 09/09/2005 5:25:56 AM PDT by schaketo
FOXBOROUGH -- Green Day played a long set when it headlined in front of 40,000-plus fans at Gillette Stadium last Saturday. Last night, the group did just one song and it was a safe choice: ''Boulevard of Broken Dreams," though it wasn't perhaps the most cheerful track to spice a pre-game show featuring the unveiling of another championship banner for the New England Patriots.
It also was curious to see Green Day wedged into a small, hideaway end-zone stage (Elton John was put on the same stage at last year's pre-game show but at least was allowed to do two songs). Which, of course, raises the question: What are the politics of these pre-game shows all about? Why did Santana get to perform two songs last night from a flashily lit, midfield stage where everyone could see the band -- with cheerleaders drumming up excitement all around them -- while Green Day was shunted into a lonely balcony in back of an end zone? . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
... good... just a little of what he deserved..
Would it be a favre reach to say you're not a Green Day Backer?
Why isn't Kanye in New Orleans?
He didn't find West's Bush-bashing disconcerting. He found the fans' booing West's Bush-bashing disconcerting. Big difference I would say.
They still play music on MTV???
Actually, most of Massachusetts outside of Boston (Cambridge etc) is relatively conservative. It's those boneheads in the city that keep electing Kennedy and Kerry. Kerry was a starter at this years Boston Marathon (still wondering if he got another Purple Heart for using the starter's pistol) and HE got booed as well. Glad to see the fans at Gillette Stadium show their loyalties.
Not Favre at all. Go Pack, Go!
"...while Green Day was shunted into a lonely balcony in back of an end zone? . . ."
Uh, because they suck.
one of whom has verbally attacked the President
Green Day?
another one has openly campaigned against the President and for John Kerry
Who?
another one is an definite leftist
Who?
one may be a normal American
Trisha Yearwood?
one is in his own drug-abuse induced haze.
Definitely Ozzy
Ditto.
Dad was a center at LSU and had his Packer career way laid by WWII.
Green Day, Stones, West.
one of whom has verbally attacked the President
West.
openly campaigned against the President and for John Kerry
Maroon 5, who played Kerry fundraisers. Green Day also played on Springsteen's voter registration tour.
definite leftist
Branch - big abortion booster, Rock for Choice, etc.
Guess he never heard of the Dixie Chicks. BTW the idiot is going to be in concert in Gainesville, FL in Oct.
Evidence that people aren't as stupid as these left wing "entertainers".
I never heard of Green Day, but I suspect they were treated pporly because it must be a Black band and Bush made a few calls to make sure they were treated poorly.
I believe you but you probably only get one vote so it would have to be 2 or 3 to one to elect conservative candidates.
Well since the writer said most of the crowd
booed all the way through his number...i'm
thinkin pretty loud....>B-)
I disagree, Louisiana is the most corrupt.
This staunch old Raider fan stands up and applauds my new friends in Foxborough. At least for the time being
I'll second that!
The only song I'd heard of by them is "Time Of Your Life", which was the song that was played at the end of Seinfeld's series. It's a good song, but I wasn't gonna run out and buy it and give my $$ to a bunch of ultra-liberal eco-hugging grunge wannabees.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.