Imagine Dragons frontman kisses Palestinian flag…
Lead singer of pop-rock band “Imagine Dragons” kissed the Palestinian flag on stage during a live performance in Milan sparking social media controversy amongst followers across the world.
A shirtless Dan Reynolds draped himself in the politically-charged pennant while taking his closing bows with bandmates on May 27 during the band’s Milan stop on their Loom World Tour.
The frontman held up the flag to cheering followers — waving it for the tens of 1000’s of Italian attendees — then kissing the flag in a gesture that drew ire from many on social media.
Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds displaying the Palestinian flag. @JimmyJ4thewin/X
“It looks like the band ‘Imagine Dragons’ supports terrorism,” ACT for America Chairman Brigitte Gabriel wrote on X.
“I actually really liked Imagine Dragons, but now it seems they genuinely hate my people. It’s disgusting how people still view Palestine as a moral virtue when it’s all a myth,” one consumer wrote on X.
Reynolds and Imagine Dragons guitarist Dwayne Sermon taking their bows
on May 27 outfitted with the Palestinian flag. @JimmyJ4thewin/X
“Imagine Dragons ends their concert by waving their solidarity with TERRORISTS. They’re calling for “gay rights” and “free Palestine.” Essentially, they just known as for the deaths of all homosexual people — and their music profession,” one other offended pro-Israel consumer wrote.
Bassist Ben McKee also used the stage to promote a pet trigger — displaying a guitar painted just like the transgender satisfaction flag which had a coronary heart painted in the type of a homosexual satisfaction flag on its back, video confirmed.
Reynolds prior to taking his shirt off at the May 27 live performance in Milan, Italy. ZUMAPRESS.com
However, many pro-Palestinian followers applauded the band’s political stance
One viral pro-Palestinian post applauded the “powerful gesture.”
A Palestinian X-user wrote, “Very nice to see more people showing support.”
“Omg Radiohead has now been lapped by IMAGINE DRAGONS?!?,” Stand-up comic Matt Lieb wrote in one other viral X post, in reference to Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke strolling off stage final yr when confronted by an anti-Israel protestor.
Imagine Dragons beforehand drew the ire of anti-Israel factions by performing in the nation.
On August 29, 2023, roughly one month before the October seventh Massacre, the American band carried out a live performance at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv despite calls for them to cancel the show.
Earlier in the efficiency, Reynolds, still without a shirt, paraded around the stage with a Ukrainian flag, video confirmed.
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