Organisers of the festival initially claimed that the band’s set was cut short for using a chant “widely understood to have a discriminatory context”. The Mary Wallopers denied the claim, asked for the festival to retract its “misleading” statement and shared footage of the moment on Instagram.

Yesterday, Irish folk group the Mary Wallopers had their set at UK’s Victorious Festival cut short after expressing support for Palestine with a “Free Palestine” chant and a Palestinian flag. Now, the Last Dinner Party have withdrawn in protest.

The Mary Wallopers had their set at Victorious Festival cut short after the Irish folk band displayed a Palestinian flag and chanted "Free Palestine". Festival organisers initially claimed the band used a "discriminatory chant" but later issued a second statement apologising for mishandling the situation.