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Led By Donkeys Rockets Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos to Mars at Glastonbury

Set in the festival’s Block9 zone, the installation satirizes Silicon Valley’s Mars fixation by depicting billionaires rocketing off from Earth.

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Overview

  • Led By Donkeys and Block9 erected a rocket installation in the festival’s Block9 zone showing Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos in prison-style jumpsuits bound for Mars.
  • Massive billboards proclaiming ‘Send them to Mars … while we party on Earth’ flank a crushed Tesla carrying the license plate ‘FASCISM’ beneath a shipping container.
  • The activist collective warned that Silicon Valley’s interplanetary ambitions risk distracting from urgent efforts to protect Earth and said Glastonbury remains a vital space for dissent.
  • Sir Michael Eavis defended the booking of Irish rap trio Kneecap despite terror-related charges against a member and political pressure from senior figures.
  • Festival-goers have flocked to the exhibit as part of a broader wave of on-site activism that includes Palestine-flag benches and Green Fields speaker sessions on feminism and climate issues.