I hear ya. A good friend and I went to see The Pretenders in the early 90s. We both really liked their music.
We had been warned about the pasty-faced anti-meat people who greeted concertgoers at the entrance to the arena with “Meat is Evil” flyers/pamphlets. So, we went to our favorite barbecue restaurant for dinner before the concert and enjoyed brisket, pork ribs and chicken.
Then, Chrissie Hynde opens the concert by making a snide comment about how, since this is Texas, we all must have our guns with us, right? She also did the tired “Meat is Murder” thing. You could kind of feel the whole audience simultaneously rolling our eyes. A guy behind us muttered “Shut up and sing,” which she finally did after failing to get the desired reaction from us.
Unfortunately, it kind of tainted their music for me.
I sure have more respect, even for Lefties, if they just keep their damn mouths shut and entertain.
There is still great fondness for The Pretenders’ “My City was Gone”