More than 100 acts have pulled out of the Great Escape music festival in Brighton as part of a Palestine-related campaign against the event sponsor Barclays that has been supported by Massive Attack, Idles and Brian Eno.
The festival’s opening showcase and a keynote speech have been scrapped after performers joined Bands Boycott Barclays, a campaign that claims Barclays Bank – which sponsors several UK festivals including the Great Escape, Latitude and Isle of Wight – has increased its investment in arms companies that trade with Israel.
