Roan was not the only one to whom MUNA dedicated a song. Ahead of ‘Kind of Girl’ from their 2022 self-titled album, Gavin said: ‘We’re going to dedicate this song to all the trans cuties here with us tonight.’ It wasn’t their only cover either, with MUNA leading Forest Hills Stadium in a sing-along to Vanessa Carlton’s 2002 hit ‘A Thousand Miles’.

Towards the end of their set, MUNA became explicitly political, with Gavin reading a pre-written statement.

“We stand firmly against the American far right, and we are terrified of the way anti-queer and anti-trans attitudes have manifested themselves in our current political climate,” Gavin said. “Moreover, we want abolition. We want the well-being of people, animals and land to take priority over the well-being of the global market. And we now want total disarmament and world peace. And there shouldn’t be anything controversial about saying that.”

As her bandmates nodded and the crowd cheered, Gavin continued. “We want to say ‘f-k fascism’ and, very importantly, we keep saying, ‘Free Free Palestine.’” Gavin then started a short “Free Free Palestine” chant that some of the crowd joined in on.

Gavin’s comments echo what Roan said in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday (September 25). “It is clear that there are the policies of the right – but also some of the policies of the left. That’s why I can’t endorse it. There is no way I can support some of the completely transphobic and completely genocidal views of the left,” Roan said. “F–k Trump, for f–king real, but f-k some of the things that have gone down in the Democratic Party that has failed people like me and you, and even more so Palestine, and even more so every marginalized community in world.”

MUNA’s comments come nearly a year after a terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, killed more than 1,200 people, including about 360 people killed at the Nova Music Festival, according to officials. More than 250 people were taken hostage by Hamas during the attack, with around 117 since returned and eight released by Israeli forces. The bodies of 37 hostages have been recovered, including three accidentally killed by Israeli forces. Israel’s retaliatory military strikes in Gaza have killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, including more than 10,000 children, according to health officials in the territory. More than a million people have been displaced, leading to widespread famine and an ongoing humanitarian crisis.

Elsewhere in New York City, Doja Cat also addressed the ongoing wars from the stage of the Global Citizen Festival in Manhattan’s Central Park on Saturday evening. “Right now, millions of men, women and children are suffering in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo and around the world. In times like these, it’s important to remember that together we have the power to bring change, love, light and hope to those who need it most,” the rapper said. “Please continue to use your voice to help those fleeing violence get the food, shelter and education they need and deserve.”