BottleRock takes political turn with criticism of Trump and ICE: ‘We’re not backing down’

By Mariecar Mendoza, Staff WriterUpdated May 24, 2026 4:38 p.m.

Arrested Development made its debut at BottleRock Napa Valley sounding like a group that never stopped believing music can change the world.

Taking over the HelloFresh Stage on Saturday, May 23, the Atlanta-founded conscious hip-hop pioneers delivered a groove-heavy set that balanced uplift, political urgency and the  spirituality that made it one of rap’s most unlikely mainstream breakthroughs in the early 1990s. READ MORE