Third Eye Blind Taunts Republican Convention-Goers at Concert

Third Eye Blind infuriated concert-goers from the Republican National Convention during a charity concert at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

Frontman Stephan Jenkins repeatedly drew boos from the crowd as he expressed his displeasure with conservative views, showed support for things like gay rights, and didn't play many of the band's hits, Cleveland.com reported.

"You can boo all you want, but I'm the motherf****** artist up here," Jenkins said.

In introducing the band's hit song "Jumper," about a gay man committing suicide, Jenkins said he wished the Republican Party would welcome gay people "into the American fabric," Billboard reported.

He later taunted the crowd by saying, "Raise your hand if you believe in science."

In 2012, Jenkins wrote an article for The Huffington Post explaining why the band declined to play for the RNC that year.

"The Republican party is on the wrong side of Lilly Ledbetter, fiscal responsibility, unions, civil rights, climate change, evolution, the Big Bang theory, stem cells, Medicare, and me, and that’s why we will let them be, in their government-funded event center, to sell their song and dance without me," Jenkins wrote.

The concert was hosted by the Recording Industry Association of America and AT&T.

Twitter users posted mixed reactions to news of the concert.

Breaking: Third Eye Blind thinks acting like smug douchebags to their audience at a paid gig is edgy. Left agrees! Because smug douchebags!

— Lee Stranahan (@stranahan) July 20, 2016

I'm blasting songs by @ThirdEyeBlind all day today. What an awesome move in Cleveland last night. Well done.

— Dsmitty (@danesmitty624) July 20, 2016

>Third Eye Blind mocks social conservatives
WOW, so original, it's like a rock band has never done that before.
😂👌 pic.twitter.com/VaaHLzmfin

— Place De La Bastille (@PlacedeBastille) July 20, 2016

Holy crap - do I *respect* Third Eye Blind now?! I think I do. https://t.co/rKZTOYT3ea

— Freaky! Outie! (@seramarlowe) July 20, 2016

1/ There's been such a dearth of celebrity presence at #RNC2016, the @ThirdEyeBlind concert trolling has to really sting.

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 20, 2016

I can say I was not expecting a Third Eye Blind subplot at the RNC.

— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) July 20, 2016

Third Eye Blind haven't been relevant since the late 90s so of course they have the time & energy to taunt working class citizens

— Ashley (@SecondWalk) July 20, 2016

this from @ThirdEyeBlind is like finding out your highschool's cool burnout skater dude actually became a pro skater pic.twitter.com/b0sU7k8tkI

— gregory erskine (@cat_beltane) July 20, 2016

. @ThirdEyeBlind not all GOP are anti-gay rights. Instead of utilizing the platform to continue bridging the divide, you acted like a jerk

— Josh Abbott (@joshabbottband) July 20, 2016

are you telling me third eye blind took the gop's money, played none of their well known songs, and tore down the rnc platform? I LOVE 2016

— miccaevelli (@aprikii) July 20, 2016

Third Eye Blind: Oh hey sure, we'll take your money, but our moral superiority complex requires us to feign outrage simultaneously.

— Michael Shapiro (@mis2127) July 20, 2016

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