Famous rock singer responds after booed at historic farewell concert
David Draiman, lead singer of Disturbed, has spoken out after he was booed at a historic farewell concert over the weekend.
Draiman was booed as he appeared at "Back to the Beginning" in Birmingham, England on Saturday, July 5, according to a TikTok that has gotten more than 880,000 views since it was posted the same day as the show.
The concert was meant to honor Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, who gave their final performances .
Draiman, who shared part of the livestream from "Back to the Beginning" on X, wanted to prove that he "wasn't 'booed off stage' as so many people in the press and CERTAINLY #FreePalestine crowd, would have you believe."
"Yes, there were a few boos when I walked out, but I came to pay homage to my teachers, my idols, the mighty Black Sabbath, and I wasn't about to let a few Jew hating morons deter that," Draiman wrote on X. "It's all about feeding their narrative, generating clickbait, and inciting hatred of Jews."
The singer added that another version of the video has been circulating online "that added enhanced booing to the performance just to add fuel to the fire. Pathetic."
Draiman, therefore, directed folks to the livestream, which he said "shows the truth."
"Both songs went over great," the frontman wrote. "You wouldn't know that from some of the media however, who are only too eager to roast marshmallows next to this dumpster fire of a (expletive) story. Oh well Still here."
Draiman, who is Jewish, has been an outspoken supporter of Israel. He has repeatedly denounced the Hamas attacks on Israel as acts of terrorism and said in 2022 he didn't care if he alienated people with his pro-Israel stance . Last year, he called former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters and other activists seeking to boycott Israel for suspected human rights abuses "Nazi comrades," Jewish Journal reported .
Draiman added that he and Disturbed will return to the U.K. in the fall "to what's shaping up to be a VERY successful run," hinting at the band's high amount of ticket sales.
"I am STILLUNAPOLOGETICALLY A FIERCELY PRO ISRAEL JEW," he concluded. "I will ALWAYS stand up for my people, and I won't be deterred, intimidated, or shamed out of rocking the asses of the masses. Put that in your pipes and smoke it."
Draiman has been the lead singer of Disturbed since 1996. He has written some of the band's most successful songs, including "Stupify," "Down with the Sickness," "Indestructible," and "Inside the Fire." Hit Parader listed Draiman 42nd on its 2006 list of the "Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time." The singer has earned and three Grammy Award nominations for being part of Disturbed.
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