Future Bubblers drop out of hosting stage at The Great Escape in solidarity with Palestine

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The Great Escape in solidarity with Palestine.The talent discovery and development programme took to its official X/Twitter account to reveal that they will no longer be hosting a stage at the Brighton Festival.

The reasoning behind the decision to drop out of the festival is due to The Great Escape being sponsored by Barclays, which has been a source of controversy amid the current events in Gaza because of the bank’s financial investment in companies that supply arms to Israel.“We will not be hosting a stage at The Great Escape Festival 2024.

In solidarity with the BDS movement, Palestine solidarity UK and artists who have also made the difficult decision to dropout, ” began their statement.It continued: “Divestment is a very important part of the BDS movement, as funds going towards arms sales result in the suffering of the Palestinian people.” They also added a link in their bio where people can go and sign the petition for the festival to drop Barclays as a sponsor.pic.twitter.com/UfccT09US1— Future Bubblers (@FutureBubblers) April 29, 2024They went on to add: “Barclays bank invests over £1bn in, and provides financial services worth over £3bn to, companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel, used in its attacks against Palestinians.

That statistic alone is shocking“Future Bubblers supports Palestinians who are currently undergoing a genocide in an apartheid state, due to the Israeli government.