Lambrini Girls join growing list of bands pulling out of The Great Escape Festival 2024
Lambrini Girls are among the latest batch of artist to drop out of The Great Escape 2024 in a boycott which demands that they drop Barclays as one of their sponsors in solidarity with Palestine.
In a statement posted to their socials, the band wrote: “We will not be appearing at The Great Escape festival this year. This is a targeted approach of a cultural boycott, considering Barclays sponsorship. This is a targeted approach of a cultural boycott, considering Barclays sponsorship. Barclays provide financial services of over £1BN pounds to companies supplying military technology and weapons to the IDF, perpetuating the horrors unfolding in Gaza.”
We won’t be appearing at @thegreatescape this year pic.twitter.com/5Cv9ZpnA88
— Lambrini Girls (@Lambrini_Girls) April 17, 2024
A petition started by punk band The Menstrual Cramps and promoter How to Catch a Pig has the support of many musicians and industry professionals, including 216 acts who are booked to play at this year’s festival.
To read the full statement and sign the petition, click here.
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