The Radiohead frontman, in Australia for a solo tour, has previously denounced the Pro-Palestine BDS Movement and defended his decision to play in Israel
Thom Yorke performs as part of his Everything tour at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne. His performance was interrupted by a pro-Palestine protester.Thom Yorke performs as part of his Everything tour at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne. His performance was interrupted by a pro-Palestine protester.walked off stage during a solo show in Melbourne on Wednesday night after being heckled by a pro-Palestine protester in the crowd.
The protester then yelled out: “How many dead children will it take for you to condemn the genocide in Gaza?”He returned a few minutes later to perform his final song of the evening, Radiohead’s 1997 hit Karma Police.The incident happened near the end of the concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, the second of two inas part of Yorke’s Everything tour, featuring music from across his career, including solo material and songs from Radiohead and the Smile.
In May, Radiohead and the Smile musician Jonny Greenwood was criticised for playing a gig in Tel Aviv with Israeli artist Dudu Tassa, with the BDS movement accusing him of “artwashing genocide”.
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