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British music festival apologizes after cutting mics of Irish band that displayed Palestinian flag

JL;DR SUMMARY A British music festival, Victorious, issued an apology and pledged a donation to Palestinian aid after cutting the microphones of the Irish folk band, Mary Wallopers, who displayed a Palestinian flag during their performance, violating festival rules. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictFreedom Of ExpressionFree PalestinePalestinian FlagPolitical ControversyMusical ExpressionMary WallopersVictorious FestivalIrish BandBritish Music Festival

Places mentioned

Portsmouth, United Kingdom
"The Victorious music festival in Portsmouth, England, had aimed to head off possible controversies after a summer festival season marked by uproars over performers displays of Palestinian solidarity and anti-Israel sentiment."
Coachella, California, United States
"The string of incidents began when the Irish act Kneecap displayed a projection reading Fk Israel at Coachella in the United States in April."
Spain
"The Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. projected the message Israel is committing genocide during a performance in Spain later that month."
Paris, France
"The band, which is soon to start a near sold-out U.S. tour, led its own Free Palestine chant at a festival in Paris on Sunday, where it performed despite pressure on the festival to drop the act."

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