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Mary Wallopers, Palestine and Victorious Festival

Irish folk band The Mary Wallopers say they were muted at festival for showing Palestinian flag on stage

The festival organizers denied the band’s account, saying event management had cut the sound after the band “used a chant which is widely understood to have a discriminatory context.”

Stereogum · 2h

Mary Wallopers Festival Set Cut Short Over Palestine Message, The Last Dinner Party Cancel In Protest

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Last Dinner Party Boycott Victorious After Fest Cuts Mary Wallopers Set Following ‘Free Palestine’ Support

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Irish band are hauled off stage at UK festival after starting pro-Palestine chant and brandishing flag - but are backed by rappers Kneecap

However, the festival said the band were leading a 'discriminatory' chant and that their microphones were not cut off for chanting 'Free Palestine'.

countypress · 14h

Victorious Festival artists boycott after pro-Palestine band silenced

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The Mary Wallopers set comes to crashing halt as Victorious cuts line after band chants 'Free Palestine'

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Silenced band rejects reasons given by festival

"You can censor the sound, but you can't mute the message," they added.

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Last Dinner Party Boycotts Victorious Festival After Mary Wallopers’ Set Cut Short Over ‘Free Palestine’ Message

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Irish folk band 'cut off' during festival for displaying Palestine flag

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Victorious Festival LIVE - No changes to line up as Sunday expects to dazzle on final day of Southsea spectacular

The Sunday line-up at Victorious is expected to dazzle final day of the Southsea spectacular which has found itself at the centre of a row over the display of a Palestine flag.

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"We cannot cosign political censorship": Last Dinner Party cancels set after Victorious fest ejected Mary Wallopers over Palestine flag

The Last Dinner Party has pulled out of the Victorious Festival in Portsmouth, joining a growing number of acts protesting the treatment of Irish folk group Mary Wallopers.

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The Mary Wallopers share video of Victorious Festival cutting their set and hit back at festival’s “misleading” statement

The Mary Wallopers have accused Victorious Festival of "misleading" the public after their set was muted due to a Palestine flag on stage.

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"That is wrong" - Victorious headliners Vampire Weekend weigh in on The Mary Wallopers controversy

Vampire Weekend addressed the controversy surrounding Victorious Festival early in their headline set. After the band’s opening song on the Common Stage on Saturday, August 23, lead singer Ezra Koenig alluded to The Mary Wallopers’ set being cut off on Friday due to the display of a Palestine flag.

Útóipe Cheilteach: The Mary Wallopers and more on Ireland’s ‘politically offensive’ underground folk scene