Primal Scream team up on ‘Palestinadelica’ shirt for refugee football team
nme.comPrimal Scream have collaborated on a new shirt design for a Palestinian refugee football team, based on their classic album ‘Screamadelica’.Frontman Bobby Gillespie confirmed the news in an Instagram video today (August 8), explaining that the team Lajee Celtic, who are a refugee club based in the Aida Camp in Bethlehem in Palestine’s West Bank.The shirt has been designed in conjunction with clothing brand A Number Of Names, as well as The Green Brigade, a supporters group for Celtic FC, the club which Gillespie supports.“The camp has lived under the rule of Israeli military occupation since 1947,” Gillespie says in the video. “Yet despite these abominable conditions, the people of the camp find joyful resistance in the game of football.”A post shared by Primal Scream (@primalscreamofficial)“Football, the universal, democratic sport.
All you need is a ball and a couple of coats for goalposts and off you go.”You can read more about the club and buy the shirt here.The Scottish band first collaborated with the Lajee Celtic in 2022, unveiling the ‘Palestinadelica’ branding for the first time.
Former Manchester United star Eric Cantona joined them in the promotion, posing in the shirt on Instagram.Countless other music industry figures have been similarly outspoken on the Israel-Gaza conflict.In May, Paramore called for donations to support Gaza via the organisation Save The Children, while Brian Eno, members of Fontaines D.C., R.E.M and Bastille read out letters from Palestinians suffering in Gaza as part of a ‘Voices For Gaza’ initiative.Paul Weller has expressed his support for Palestine too, as has Dua Lipa, while FKA Twigs made an appearance at a London fundraising show in support of Gaza and Sudan.Damon Albarn spoke.
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