More than a quarter of The Great Escape music festival's line-up boycotted this year’s edition due to the sponsor’s ties to Israel’s war on Gaza. It has been announced that the 2025 edition will not be associated with the bank. More than 130 artists cancelled their performances at this year’s , one of the UK’s best music festivals when it comes to showcasing upcoming new talent.
They did so to protest the Brighton festival’s , who are accused of investing in several companies that supply arms to Israel. Following the boycott in solidarity with the people of Palestine during the , it has been announced that Barclays will no longer be a partner of The Great Escape. The news that the bank will no longer sponsor the festival was shared by the campaign group Bands Boycott Barclays on social media, who wrote: “CONFIRMED: Barclays is not a partner of The Great Escape 2025! BOYCOTTS WORK!” “After hundreds of artists and music industry professionals took collective action in solidarity with Palestine this year, Barclays are no longer in any way affiliated with The Great Escape Festival!” The BDS movement stated that they use “strategic, targeted boycotts to disrupt the flow of financial support to the Israeli military” and in their post, the group said that this news “is yet more evidence of how this strategy works.
” “Artists who are offered bookings for TGE 2025 can accept them in the knowledge that their music will not be used as a smokescreen for a com.