Barclays suspends fest sponsorships amid protests
Multiple artists have pulled out of events such as Download, Latitude and The Great Escape over the bank's ties to Israel
News By James Hanley | 14 June 2024
Barclays has suspended its sponsorship of Live Nation UK’s remaining 2024 festivals following a raft of artist withdrawals over the bank’s ties to Israel.
Pest Control, Scowl, Speed and Zulu pulled out of this weekend’s Download Festival, with Pillow Queens, CMAT, Mui Zyu and Georgia Ruth dropping out of July’s Latitude 2024 earlier this month and The Waeve cancelling their slot at Isle of Wight Festival.
Barclaycard became headline partner of Isle of Wight and Latitude in 2023…
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