In the tinder box that is the United States in mid-2026, it seems the smallest of gestures can start a fire. And so it is that the Black Crowes – not a group who have ever really been known as political firebrands – have found themselves caught up in a controversy that ended with them getting booed at a gig on Sunday night in Tampa.
The band were playing a date on their Southern Hospitality tour when a visual on the big screens showed the band’s Black Crowe character dressed as Uncle Sam. At this, a section of the crowd started chanting ‘U-S-A! U-S-A!’
