Overview

• The Mary Wallopers say their Victorious Festival set was halted after they displayed a Palestinian flag and chanted “Free Palestine,” and they posted footage showing a crew member removing the flag before the audio was cut.
• Organisers initially cited a long‑standing no‑flags policy and claimed the sound was cut only after a chant they described as having a discriminatory context, which the band rejects as misleading.
• In a later statement, Victorious apologised for how policies were handled, acknowledged that sound to the audience was cut as depicted, and pledged a substantial donation to Palestinian humanitarian relief.
• The Last Dinner Party, The Academic and Cliffords withdrew from the lineup in protest, and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig told the crowd that censoring an act for flying a flag would be wrong.
• The dispute has focused attention on festival rules, enforcement of political expression, and ownership ties to Superstruct and KKR that have drawn criticism from artists this season.