{"id":569068,"date":"2021-06-21T09:21:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T13:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=569068"},"modified":"2021-06-21T09:21:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T13:21:51","slug":"foo-fighters-pack-msg-as-protesters-gather-outside-over-rule-that-only-vaccinated-people-could-attend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foo-fighters-pack-msg-as-protesters-gather-outside-over-rule-that-only-vaccinated-people-could-attend\/","title":{"rendered":"Foo Fighters Pack MSG As Protesters Gather Outside Over Rule That Only Vaccinated People Could Attend"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffoo-fighters-pack-msg-as-protesters-gather-outside-over-rule-that-only-vaccinated-people-could-attend%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=569068&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/foo-2.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Madison Square Garden in New York City hosted mega-rock band the Foo Fighters on Sunday, packing in 20,000 people as others protested outside the venue over a rule that only those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 could attend.<\/p>\n<p>Proof of vaccination was required to enter, but masks were not mandated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The show was the venue\u2019s first in more than 460 days, shut down in the early days of the pandemic. Band leader Dave Grohl was stoked at the opening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been waiting for this! We\u2019ve been waiting for the rock and roll\u2026 Do you want rock and roll?\u201d Grohl asked the sellout crowd. \u201cAfter asking the latter question three times, the collective \u2018yes\u2019 only got bigger and bigger \u2014 in just one of the times that the Foos and their delirious fans threatened to rip the roof off of the Garden,\u201d The New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/21\/back-at-the-garden-foo-fighters-at-1st-msg-show-since-covid\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Grohl asked guitarist Pat Smear \u201cdid you miss it?\u201d then asked the crowd, which cheered. \u201cMe too. I don\u2019t think that we\u2019d be here tonight if it weren\u2019t for a lot of people that helped us get this far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Tribune <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/entertainment\/music\/ct-ent-foo-fighters-concert-anti-vaccine-protest-20210616-dc4rk2axljaljhcw3bqgymq66q-story.html\">reported<\/a> that \u201cseveral dozen protesters carried signs reading \u2018Foo Fighters fight to bring segregation back\u2019 and \u2018event for vaccinated only, unvaccinated not allowed,\u2019 according to several Twitter posts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the show, former child actor and known anti-vaxxer Ricky Schroder ripped Grohl on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/officialrickyschroder\/photos\/a.113503218838153\/1653376488184144\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, writing: \u201cDave Grohl is an ignorant punk who needs slapped for supporting Discrimination. Ignorance comes in all shapes &#038; sizes. Kurt Cobain is laughing at you Dave along with Millions of Patriots\u2026 Fool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post reported that the audience and staff mostly went without masks, also noting that there were hand-sanitizer stations throughout the arena.<\/p>\n<p>At one point in the show, Grohl brought out comedian Dave Chappelle to sing a cover of Radiohead\u2019s \u201cCreep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Foo Fighters also drew protests when they performed a show last week in California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnti-vaxxers showed up Tuesday night to the Canyon Club in the San Fernando Valley where they protested the Foo Fighters requiring vaccine proof in order to attend their show,\u201d TMZ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/06\/18\/foo-fighters-concert-anti-vaxxers-protesting-vaccination-requirement\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cSeveral dozen protesters showed up, carrying signs that read \u2018Foo Fighters fight to bring segregation back\u201d as well as \u2018event for vaccinated only, unvaccinated not allowed.\u2019 Ricky Schroder \u2014 who helped the Kenosha shooter post bail \u2014 was also there, he\u2019s been very public in his stance against vaccines.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16\">\n<p><em>One protester reportedly said, \u201cAnd what they\u2019re doing is saying only vax people, separating humans is not OK. Those of us who have healthy immune systems should be able to enjoy these freedoms just like everybody else.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Concertgoers were not thrilled to see the protesters. One person took to Twitter and said, \u201cSome real low-quality humans at the @foofighters show in agoura hills CA tonight.\u201d Someone else wrote, \u201cThis is what happens when you just want to attend a @foofighters concert at a small local concert hall and the next thing out know you\u2019re a \u2018Vaccine Segregationist.&#8217;\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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