Overview

• Victorious Festival confirmed event management cut the sound and ended The Mary Wallopers’ performance.
• Organisers said a long-standing policy prohibiting flags was communicated before the set and that the stoppage followed a chant they described as discriminatory, not the words “Free Palestine.”
• The band said they were cut off for displaying a Palestinian flag and posted a video asserting a crew member removed the flag and the audio stopped after a “Free Palestine” chant, urging a retraction of the festival’s statement.
• Attendee videos show boos and chants of “let them play” and “free, free Palestine,” with the group remaining on stage leading chants for several minutes after the audio was cut.
• Irish rap trio KNEECAP publicly backed the band, and coverage noted Victorious is operated by Superstruct Entertainment, owned by KKR, a connection previously criticized by artists.