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Uproar as rock band GWAR ‘beheads’ Elon Musk, ‘murders’ Trump in violent act at Chicago's Riot Fest | Watch viral video
Heavy metal band Gwar staged a mock beheading of Elon Musk and pretended to murder President Trump at Chicago's Riot Fest.
A heavy metal band called Gwar pretended to “murder President Trump” and even staged a mock “beheading of Elon Musk” at Chicago's Riot Fest this weekend.
Video shows Gwar members were dressed up asogres carrying swords, severing the chainsaw-wielding Musk mannequin's head before fake blood poured out and covered the spectators.
Many people in the crowd cheered, while others at Riot Fest captured the action on their cell phones.
According to The Mirror US, the announcement coincides with a wave of accusations that the band is “normalising” violence.
"That's not edgy, it's grotesque and reckless and normalizes violence against a real person. This is not okay. Riot Fest and GWAR crossed a major line," one X user wrote while sharing the video.
“this is Gwar. this is what they do and what they have done since the late 80s. they have pretended to kill basically every president in modern memory and a bunch of historical and pop culture figures. They even killed me in 2005 the first time we toured with them,” another said.
All about GWAR
GWAR was founded in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984. The band is known for its outrageously violent stunts and hideous costumes. In the past, they have performed with fake blood, pee, and semen aimed at their audience. This is not the first time the band has performed such obscene deeds. Fans have also shared video of a mannequin that looked like then President Joe Biden being beheaded at a previous performance.
Obama, Trump, Biden, Hillary Clinton, Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, and even Jesus Christ have all received similar treatment from them during the past forty years.
GWAR reacts to bizarre stunt
In response to the condemnation, a GWAR official told the New York Post, " “Normalizing violence? Humans don’t need GWAR for that. There’s nothing normal about the Looney Toon violence performed on our stage. GWAR is an absurdist spectacle. It’s to violence what the New York Post is to journalism — ridiculous.”
Taking to X, Chicago Riot Fest too responded to uproar over GWAR's performance, saying:"Like I know this is a rage bait engagement farming twitter account, but 'GWAR crossed a major line' is one of the funniest fucking things I've ever heard."
