The Comet Is Coming cancel last ever show in solidarity with Palestine

nme.com:

The Comet Is Coming have announced that they will no longer be playing their last ever live show, in support of Palestine.The London-based jazz-funk band were set to play their final show in Bratislava tonight (October 20), however, have announced to fans that this will no longer be taking place due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.“We have decided to cancel our concert tonight in Bratislava.

We stand in solidarity with the global call to strike by our Palestinian brothers and sisters who are in the midst of a genocidal assault,” they wrote on X/Twitter earlier today, confirming the cancellation just hours before the gig was due to start.“This was to be our final show.

Our last statement is a call for immediate ceasefire, an end to the illegal occupation of Palestine and routine violence against the Palestinian people.”News of their disbandment came earlier this year, when the members shared a post online confirming that after their world tour takes place, they would be going on an ​​indefinite hiatus (until “the stars align and the planet needs us”).The band first broke onto the scene with their Mercury Prize-nominated debut album ‘Channel the Spirits’, and more recently released their critically acclaimed ‘Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam’ album and performed at the 2023 edition of Glastonbury.We have decided to cancel our concert tonight in Bratislava.

We stand in solidarity with the global call to strike by our Palestinian brothers and sisters who are in the midst of a genocidal assault.This was to be our final show.