Bands boycott music festival after group's set 'cut off'

A number of bands, including The Last Dinner Party, Cliffords, and The Academic, withdrew from Portsmouth’s Victorious festival after The Mary Wallopers claimed they were “cut off” for displaying a Palestinian flag. Festival organizers, who initially stated The Mary Wallopers faced repercussions for a “discriminatory” chant, later apologized and promised a substantial donation to humanitarian relief for Palestinians.

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