“Kansas City cancels three Pearl Jam shows at Arrowhead Stadium: ‘We stand with Harrison Butker.’”
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Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs live onstage at BST Hyde Park, in London, Friday, July 8, 2022. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/Invision/AP)
Pearl Jam concerts weren’t canceled in Kansas City after Eddie Vedder’s Harrison Butker rant
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This claim originated on a self-described satire site.
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder joined critics of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, who said in a recent college commencement speech that homemaker was "one of the most important titles" a woman could have.
"There’s nothing more masculine than a strong man supporting a strong woman," Vedder said at a May 18 show in Las Vegas.
Pearl Jam doesn’t have any upcoming shows in Kansas City, according to the tour information on the band’s website, but that’s not because the city canceled planned concerts in allegiance with Butker.
"Kansas City cancels three Pearl Jam shows at Arrowhead Stadium: ‘We stand with Harrison Butker,’" read a May 21 Facebook post.
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This claim originated on the Facebook account of a self-described satire site. America’s Last Line of Defense, which describes itself as the flagship of a "network of trolley" and is labeled "satire/parody" on Facebook, posted an image of Vedder and Butker on May 20 with text that said, "Kansas City cancels three Pearl Jam shows at Arrowhead Stadium: ‘We stand with Harrison Butker.’"
We found no news stories or other evidence that Kansas City canceled upcoming Pearl Jam shows.
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Facebook post, May 21, 2024
Facebook post, May 20, 2024
NBC News, Eddie Vedder slams Harrison Butker at Pearl Jam show: ‘Nothing more masculine than ... supporting a strong woman,’ May 20, 2024
Pearl Jam, Upcoming shows, visited May 23, 2024
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