Among the most divisive bands in the heavy music scene is PRESIDENT, with accusations of being industry plants abound. While the English masked outfit has its fans, given their speedy sellout of the first "campaign" across the United States, one figure they cannot count among those fans is Carson Pace, frontman for The Callous Daoboys.
Responding to a tweet which read "'Preident is playing huge shows while your band is playing bars' yeah cuz the mf wrote year 3000 lol," Pace quote tweeted and gave his two cents, insisting:
Would rather play good songs in bars than play the worst music I've ever heard in an arena 👍
Would rather play good songs in bars than play the worst music I’ve ever heard in an arena 👍 https://t.co/vR7smAd9ZI
— Carson Pace (@Carsondaoboys) September 10, 2026
The remark about "Year 3000" is in reference to the presumed but not confirmed identity of PRESIDENT's frontman, which is widely believed to be Fightstar frontman Charlie Simpson.
When the fan then clarified his statement, Pace went on to agree with him, insisting that he was "amplifying what [he] said":
Brother I know you’re on the same side I was amplifying what you said
— Carson Pace (@Carsondaoboys) September 10, 2026
Let's just hope that PRESIDENT don't run into any accusations of plagiarism like KimDracula did earlier this summer, otherwise we could have a situation on our hands. It would seem that between this and his opinions on PRESIDENT, Carson Pace isn't one to be shy about his feelings.
The Callous Daoboys are currently on tour in North America, and will follow that with a supporting run alongside Enter Shikari in Europe and the United Kingdom this November. Those dates and cities are as follows:
Heaven Across North America Pt 2 w/ Kaonashi, Girl of Glass and Welded Steel
09/14 Buffalo, NY @ Rec Room
09/16 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
09/17 St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag
09/18 Chicago, IL @ Douglass Park ^
09/19 Toledo, OH @ Frankie's Inner City
09/21 Springfield, MO @ Regency Live
09/22 Jackson, MS @ Hal & Mals
09/23 Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
09/24 Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
^= Riot Fest
Europe 2026 Tour w/ Enter Shikari and Holding Absence
11/03 Hamburg, DE @ Sporthalle
11/04 Munich, DE @ Zenith
11/05 Leipzig, DE @ Haus Auensee
11/06 Düsseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle
11/07 Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
11/10 Brussels, BE @ Forest National
11/11 Tilburg, NL @ 013 Poppodium
Europe 2026 Tour w/ Enter Shikari and Holding Absence
11/03 Hamburg, DE @ Sporthalle
11/04 Munich, DE @ Zenith
11/05 Leipzig, DE @ Haus Auensee
11/06 Düsseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle
11/07 Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
11/10 Brussels, BE @ Forest National
11/11 Tilburg, NL @ 013 Poppodium
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