My Bloody Valentine join No Music For Genocide boycott
"Free Palestine. Between this American, UK, and Israeli thing, they’re not going to stop unless you make them, you know?" Kevin Shields told a Manchester crowd. "They’re not going to listen to reason."
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The newly-reunited My Bloody Valentine are the latest artist to join the “No Music For Genocide” boycott. The band is geo-blocking their music from streaming platforms in Israel, joining the likes of Fontaines D.C., MJ Lenderman, Massive Attack, Japanese Breakfast, Lorde, Denzel Curry, and more than a thousand over artists and labels. The campaign, which launched in September, is a response to “the genocide in Gaza; ethnic cleansing of the Occupied West Bank; apartheid within Israel; and political repression of Pro-Palestine efforts wherever we live.” Last month, an NYC fundraiser for “No Music For Genocide” raised $7,090, with all proceeds funding mutual aid organizations in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank.
My Bloody Valentine, who played a surprise show in Dublin last week (their first gig in seven years), have released a statement in clear support of Palestinian people. While playing at the Warehouse in Manchester’s Aviva Studios, Kevin Shields said to the crowd: “Free Palestine. Between this American, UK, and Israeli thing, they’re not going to stop unless you make them, you know? They’re not going to listen to reason.” Watch a clip below.
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