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Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and rock icon Patti Smith are among the hundreds of musicians who have signed an open letter accusing Israel of "ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population." The letter also demands that musicians cut ties with Israel by refusing to perform for the country's cultural institutions.
Recently, Rage Against the Machine expressed their support for the Palestinian people in the ongoing conflict with Israel. Now they've joined with a large group of musicians drafting a letter sharing their solidarity with the people of Palestine and asking for public support and government action in order to hopefully help the Palestinians "live in a world without segregation
System of a Down‘s
Serj Tankian and
The Strokes‘
Julian Casablancas are among over 600 artists signing an open letter in support of Palestine and calling for a boycott of “Israel’s complicit cultural institutions.”
“As musicians, we cannot be silent. Today it is essential that we stand with Palestine,” the letter begins. “We are calling on our peers to publicly assert their solidarity with the Palestinian people. Complicity with Israeli war crimes is found in silence, and today silence is not an option.”
“We call for you to join us with your name in refusing to perform at Israel’s complicit cultural institutions, and by standing firm in your support of the Palestinian people and their human right to sovereignty and freedom,” the letter continues. “We believe this is crucial to one day live in a world without segregation and apartheid.”
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How will it feel to finally part a festival gate for the first time in 2021? Relief? Trepidation? Absolute unbridled exuberance to be seeing music, any music, on a stage in the sun again?
With California now halfway to being vaccinated and fingers crossed all COVID-19 trends pointing in good directions here, a number of the area’s marquee festivals have booked lineups, set dates and started selling tickets for summer and fall events. The state’s June 15 reopening is proceeding as scheduled, so if you’re comfortable making music and travel plans, there are scores of festivals within a day’s drive of L.A. that will be thrilled to have you back.