Singer Who Left Show Due to JD Vance Speaks Out

Dolly Mavies says she's experienced 'overwhelming support'
Posted Sep 8, 2025 3:00 AM CDT
Singer Who Left Gig Due to JD Vance Speaks Out
Vice President JD Vance speaks during an event with President Donald Trump on the relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

During US Vice President JD Vance's trip to the UK last month, folk rock singer-songwriter Dolly Mavies heard he might be in attendance at one of her planned shows—so she walked out on it. Mavies is now speaking out in an interview with the BBC, and the English musician says she's had "wonderful comments and support from people all across the world" since making the move. "Obviously there's an overwhelming sense of support in America ... I think for a lot of American people there's a lot of uncertainty, and a lot of people are scared, and it was amazing to feel like they'd been heard."

Others, she notes, accused her of staging a PR stunt, which she denies. She says her team got suspicious when they noted extra security at the venue, including "a huge convoy of police motorbikes and very big cars." A source connected to Vance denied the VP had been at the venue, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported at the time.

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