Victorious Festival Apologizes and Donates After Removing Mary Wallopers for Palestinian Flag
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The band The Last Dinner Party boycotted Victorious Festival after the Irish band Mary Wallopers was cut short for supporting Palestine by unfurling a flag and chanting 'Free Palestine,' which the festival claimed was a discriminatory chant, though the band disputed this. The incident highlights ongoing tensions over political expressions at music festivals.
- Last Dinner Party Boycott Victorious After Fest Cuts Mary Wallopers Set Following 'Free Palestine' Support Rolling Stone
- Irish folk band The Mary Wallopers say they were muted at festival for showing Palestinian flag on stage CNN
- Victorious Festival apologises for taking Palestinian flag away BBC
- UK festival apologises and plans to donate to Palestine after The Mary Wallopers were ‘cut off’ during performance The Irish Independent
- Mary Wallopers 'cut off' at gig over Palestinian flag RTE.ie
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