Billy Bragg shares support for “brilliant” Billy Nomates after online abuse

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Billy Bragg has led support online for Billy Nomates after the musician received a host of online abuse following her set yesterday (June 24) at Glastonbury.After the set, the musician, real name Tor Maries, asked BBC6 Music to take down footage of her online after receiving what she described as an “insane” amount of “personal abuse”, before saying that after her summer gigs, there would be “no more shows”.A post shared from Maries read: “The level of personal abuse on @bbc6music socials for going to work today is insane.

I’ve asked for all footage to be removed.“I know it’s not for everyone what I do. I know lots of people don’t rate me. But the level of personal abuse on that public page is too much.

There will be no more shows after this summer. You wouldn’t stay in a workplace that did this to you. Why should I.”Bragg was one of the first musicians who shared his support for Maries after the set, saying: “Solidarity from everyone at Left Field with Billy No Mates who was so badly abused online after her @Glastonbury set was posted on @BBC6Music that she asked them to take [the] clip down.“She played a set for us last year and was brilliant.

You’ll always have [a] place here Tor.”Solidarity from everyone at Left Field with Billy No Mates who was so badly abused online after her @glastonbury set was posted on @BBC6Music that she asked them to take the clip down.