Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson clarifies stance on Palestine after Madrid gig incident: “No more killing”

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Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson has clarified his stance on the Israel-Hamas war after the band recently cut short a concert in Madrid.The duo were playing at La Riviera in the Spanish capital earlier this month but decided to end the show early, after a Palestinian scarf was repeatedly thrown onstage.The band subsequently addressed the situation on X, formerly Twitter, Williamson writing: “Don’t be asking me to pick sides for something I ain’t got any real idea about, at a gig.

I’m a singer. My job is music. The only real thing I know about War is that I’m sick and tired of premature death like we all are.

Of the murder of anyone, under whatever fucking belief grid.”He has now addressed the incident again in a new tweet this afternoon (November 13).#nomorekilling #meaningfulceasefirenow pic.twitter.com/k8LF0cU2Yc— Sleaford Mods (@sleafordmods) November 13, 2023He wrote: “Some context is needed about Madrid.

I’m horrified by the atrocities committed in Gaza and Israel and I’m horrified by the atrocities committed elsewhere in the world that are not in the current news cycle.“I’m angry about the manipulation of human grief and rage by politicians, the media, agitators, and social media platforms to stoke the fire of separation, dehumanisation, division and hate.“In Madrid the show was repeatedly interrupted by someone in the audience shouting and throwing a flag/scarf on stage.