Barclays will no longer partner The Great Escape Festival after 2024 artist boycotts
nme.comThe Great Escape Festival in 2025, after over 125 artists boycotted the event this year.More than a quarter of the Brighton festival’s lineup pulled out of the 2024 edition by joining the boycott, in solidarity with the people of Palestine during the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.Barclays are accused of investing in a number of companies that supply arms to Israel, with over 40,000 lives having been lost in Gaza since the conflict escalated last year when Hamas committed the October 7 attacks.
In response, the bank claims it is “trading in shares of listed companies in response to client instruction or demand”.CONFIRMED: Barclays is not a partner of The Great Escape 2025!
BOYCOTTS WORK! After hundreds of artists and music industry professionals took collective action in solidarity with Palestine this year, Barclays are no longer in any way affiliated with The Great Escape Festival!
pic.twitter.com/T596wovFYY— bandsboycottbarclays (@bands_boycott) October 6, 2024The news that the bank will no longer sponsor The Great Escape was shared by the campaign group Bands Boycott Barclays on social media on Sunday (October 6), who wrote: “CONFIRMED: Barclays is not a partner of The Great Escape 2025!
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