"Writing to , representatives for Victorious originally claimed to have cut off the Mary Wallopers' sound because they "used a chant which is widely understood to have a discriminatory context." The band then responded with their own statement alongside footage of the stage during their set: "The festival have released a misleading statement to the press claiming they cut our sound because of a discriminatory chant and not the band's call to Free Palestine.""
"The statement continues: "Our video clearly shows a Victorious crew member coming on stage, interfering with our show, removing the flag from the stage and then the sound being cut following a chant of "Free Palestine." The same crew member is later heard in the video saying "you aren't playing until the flag is removed." Victorious Festival then released a second statement apologizing to the band. Read both in full below.""
At Victorious Festival in Portsmouth, the Mary Wallopers had their set cut short after flying a Palestinian flag and leading a 'Free Palestine' chant. Festival representatives initially said sound was cut because of a chant 'widely understood to have a discriminatory context.' The band published footage showing a crew member removing the flag and stating 'you aren't playing until the flag is removed,' followed by sound being cut; the band called the festival statement misleading. Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig addressed the crowd, saying punishment for flying a flag would be wrong and that the Palestinian people's suffering deserves sympathy. Several artists withdrew in protest.
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