British duo Sleaford Mods have cultivated a status as a fearlessly political group, however they upset lots of people after they appeared appalled on the concept of taking a stand on the difficulty of Israel’s weeks-long bombardment of Gaza. Earlier this month, Sleaford Mods lower a Madrid present brief after somebody threw a shawl with the Palestinian flag onstage. On Twitter, singer Jason Williamson write, “Don’t be asking me to select sides for one thing I ain’t received any actual concept about, at a gig.” Now, the group seems to be altering its tune a bit.

In a brand new social-media assertion, Jason Williamson writes that he needs to offer “some context” for what occurred in Madrid. He says that the group left the stage after repeated “interruptions” from somebody within the crowd, which he discovered ‘distracting and upsetting.” He additionally writes, “I don’t have the solutions,” and he joins the rising variety of individuals demanding a ceasefire in Gaza: “There must be a significant ceasefire. The slaughter must cease.” Right here’s the total assertion.

Some context is required about Madrid.

I’m horrified by the atrocities dedicated in Gaza and Israel and I’m horrified by the atrocities dedicated elsewhere on the earth that aren’t within the present information cycle.

I’m indignant in regards to the manipulation of human grief and rage by politicians, the media, agitators, and social media platforms to stoke the fireplace of separation, dehumanisation, division and hate.

In Madrid the present was repeatedly interrupted by somebody within the viewers shouting and throwing a flag/scarf on stage. I ended the present to make remark, condemned civilian deaths and referred to as for no extra killing.

This wasn’t sufficient and the interruptions continued. I walked off stage after 80 minutes because the cumulative impact was distracting and upsetting.

The tweet within the aftermath was an try and apologise to these on the present, not remark extensively on the continued atrocities.

I’m as overwhelmed as you’re and I don’t have the solutions, all I do know is we’re all human and there must be a significant ceasefire. The slaughter must cease.

No extra. No extra killing. NO MORE.

Jason.