Phoebe Bridgers slams Margarget Court with crowd chant at sold-out Melbourne Show ahead of Laneway Festival

US singer Phoebe Bridgers has gone viral after leading a foul-mouthed chant slamming Margaret Court during a gig at the Melbourne arena named after the tennis great.

The 28-year-old musician was performing at Margaret Court Arena on Wednesday night when she called the former No.1 tennis player — who is one of Australia’s most vocal opponents of same-sex marriage — a “stupid c***”.

“F*** that stupid c***, change your name,” Bridgers said.

Bridgers, who collaborated with Taylor Swift in 2021, then encouraged the crowd at her sold-out show to chant “f*** Margaret Court”.

“Who wants to say f*** Margaret Court on three? On three. One, two three, f*** Margaret Court.”

“I think hate is undervalued. I think it’s like a f***ing weird, white supremacist idea that hate is bad, or something?

“You know what I mean? It’s like hate is like what moves things throughout history. I hate that stupid b****!

Bridgers’ poignant words struck the right note with her thousands of fans who yelled and cheered, with some hailing the stunt “iconic” on social media.

Court has repeatedly made headlines for her discriminatory views.

She publicly opposed same-sex marriage, describing it as a “trend”.

“I think there will be a price to pay for it in the future in the nation and people will see it’s not about marriage,” Court said after the marriage vote which Australia voted in favour of in 2017.

“There will be a genderless generation.

“My thing was a marriage is between a man and a woman.”

Court won 24 grand slam titles in the 1960s and early 70s.