British singer and actress Little Simz declared in her twitter account the cancellation of her performance at the Meteor Music Festival in northern Israel this weekend.
“Palestinian and Israeli relations are far more complicated than I knew. I will not be appearing at Meteor Festival” she wrote.
Simz’s announcement came after 15 music artists have cancelled their performances at the Meteor Festival in Israel.
The move came after BDS as well as its supporters including Roger Waters had called upon many of the artists to cancel their performance at the festival as an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people.
The first cancellation which was supposed to be the biggest act in the festival was American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey.
The American musician Henry Laufer also known as Shlohmo announced his cancellation only several hours after Del Rey.
Shlohmo posted on his Twitter “sorry for short notice but I will NOT be playing in Israel next week. Supporting the oppressed thru my absence is more important to me especially after the government’s recent human rights atrocities.”
Among the other famous names which will not be part of the festival’s lineup are British DJ Shanti Celeste British DJ and producer Leon Vynehall as well as Swedish DJ Seinfeld and Australian DJ Mall Grab. Also Turkish singer Selda DJ Volvox DJ Python Black Motion and bands such as Khalas and Zenobia have pulled out of the event.
