Squirrel Flower has pulled out of this year’s SXSW festival “in protest of SXSW's ties to the defense industry and in support of the Palestinian people,” the project’s leader Ella Williams wrote in a statement posted on social media. Squirrel Flower was scheduled to perform at official showcases on March 12 and 14; they will still perform at unofficial showcases that will take place in Austin with no ties to SXSW.
Squirrel Flower Pulls Out Of SXSW: "A Music Festival Should Not Include War Profiteers"
Stereogum - 4 Mar 2024 23:49
Squirrel Flower has pulled out of this year’s SXSW festival “in protest of SXSW's ties to the defense industry and in support of the Palestinian people,” the project’s leader Ella Williams wrote in a statement posted on social media. Squirrel Flower was scheduled to perform at official showcases on March 12 and 14; they will still perform at unofficial showcases that will take place in Austin with no ties to SXSW.
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