Billie Joe Armstrong sparked uproar during a Green Day concert in San Francisco when the frontman took aim at the MLB team Oakland A’s. An Oakland native himself, Armstrong criticized the team’s owner, John Fisher, and his decision to move the team to Las Vegas.
“We don’t take shit from people like fucking John Fisher… I hate Las Vegas,” Armstrong said, adding that Las Vegas is “the worst shithole in America.”
In response, a pair of local radio stations in Las Vegas stood in solidarity for their city, and publicly condemned Armstrong and Green Day.
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