During their set at the Victorious Festival on August 22, Irish folk band The Mary Wallopers were suddenly silenced. They opened their set by displaying the Palestinian flag. Additionally, they started with the announcement “Free Palestine and f—k Israel.” After this, their sound was cut off, and the flag was removed.

The band posted a video of the incident on Instagram. “We are uploading this video so everybody can see [Victorious Festival] cut our gig short for having a Palestinian flag on stage,” they wrote in the caption.

“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 post continued. “Our video clearly shows a Victorious crew member coming on stage, interferi

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