Overview
- The band displayed a Palestinian flag at the Star Theatre and audience members chanted “Free Palestine,” an action that took place on July 29 and was captured in concert visuals and witness reports.
- After consulting the Attorney‑General’s Chambers, police issued stern warnings to founders Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall and barred them from re‑entering Singapore.
- The Infocomm Media Development Authority said it will not approve future performance applications from Massive Attack following breaches of the Foreign National Emblems (Control of Display) Act and the Public Order Act.
- Massive Attack said the whole touring party was detained, separately questioned, and that some members faced hotel searches and temporary passport confiscation, a claim Singapore authorities have not fully detailed.
- The dispute highlights Singapore’s strict ban on public displays of foreign national emblems without a permit to protect social cohesion and raises broader tensions between local public‑order laws and artists’ political expression.