The planned performance of No Surrender, a Bruce Springsteen tribute band, was canceled by the owner of Riv's Toms River Hub following controversy over Springsteen's anti-Trump remarks. Bar owner Tony Rivoli expressed concerns about the incident negatively affecting his conservative clientele. Despite the band leader's offer to switch to non-Springsteen songs to salvage the gig, Rivoli deemed it too risky, leading to a fallout where both sides shared their grievances. Ultimately, after initial cancellation news, the bar owner claimed he hadn’t officially canceled, creating further tension.
Band leader Brad Hobicorn remarked, “Unfortunately it’s just too much money I wanted to do the Springsteen tribute for that money in my social media team would have promoted it we would have done well but now because Bruce can’t keep his mouth shut, we’re screwed.”
Rivoli had previously stated, “Whenever the national anthem plays, my bar stands and is in total silence, that's our clientele. Toms River is red and won’t stand for his bull-.”
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