Watch: Banksy shares footage of IDLES immigrant boat stunt from Glastonbury 2024
nme.comIDLES‘ immigrant boat stunt during their performance at Glastonbury 2024.The dummy-filled boat was launched into the crowd on the Other Stage last Friday (June 28), unbeknownst to the band, during their pro-immigration track ‘Danny Nedelko’.The boat was a visual reference to the current migrant crisis, which has become the focal point of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s immigration policy.
The stunt has since been slammed by Home Secretary James Cleverly who called it “vile”.He told Sky News: “There are a bunch of people there joking and celebrating about criminal actions which costs lives, people die.
People die in the Mediterranean, they die in the Channel. This is not funny.”Now, Banksy has shared his own footage, which you can view below, and seemingly hit back at Cleverly on Instagram. “Using an ocean of people as the water as part of the installation.
A powerful message that makes society think about what’s going on in the world. Very political,” the artist wrote.A post shared by Banksy (@banksy)In our five-star review of their show, NME wrote: “Most astonishing, though, is tonight’s performance of ‘Danny Nedelko’.
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