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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Laura Snapes

Jonny Greenwood and Israeli musician Dudu Tassa condemn ‘silencing’ after UK concerts pulled

Dudu Tassa  (left) and Jonny Greenwood.
‘This cancellation will be hailed as a victory by the campaigners behind it, but we see nothing to celebrate’ … Dudu Tassa (left) and Jonny Greenwood. Photograph: Shin Katan

After the cancellation of two UK performances with the Israeli musician Dudu Tassa, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has said that they “dread the weaponisation of this cancellation by reactionary figures as much as we lament its celebration by some progressives”.

In a statement, Greenwood and Tassa said that venues in London and Bristol as well as “their blameless staff” had received enough credible threats to conclude that it was not safe to proceed with the gigs.

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