Glastonbury Festival sparked a backlash over its political content (Image: BBC) Glastonbury Festival performances by Keane, Corrine Bailey Rae, Bloc Party and Kasabian were marred for some fans by the constant presence of Palestinian flags - and even an inflatable dinghy carrying "asylum seekers". Political clashes loomed large at the event, prompting one fan to take to Twitter and exclaim: "#Glastonbury festival isn’t being held on stolen land, as far as I’m aware..
." Another fan complained of "flags in front of stages [and] Idles leading pro-Pally chants." Meanwhile, others argued that the political content was imbalanced, pointing out that there appeared to be no tributes to the hundreds of Israelis who were murdered at a music festival during the terror attacks of October 7.
"I wonder if the Palestinian flag waving people at #Glastonbury 2024 give a thought to the young people massacred at #Nova," one festival-goer quizzed. Another agreed: "Crazy that people would be allowed to brandish the same flag that was brandished during a festival where people were shot dead. @glastonbury #bbc.
" A third chimed in: "Like pigs to the slaughter. #Glastonbury, they massacred people just like you in #Nova, and you're waving that flag?" Then a fourth tweeter added: "Hey @glastonbury terrorist supporters, just remember the people you support crowded around the pickup truck carrying the body of Shani Louk who was raped, murdered and her body mutilated then paraded for Palestinians to s.