An inflatable boat with dummy migrants which was launched onto the crowd at Glastonbury during a gig was let loose by Banksy.
The graffiti artist previously funded a migrant rescue ship, which was impounded in Italy last year after responding to distress calls in the Mediterranean.Rock band Idles led the Glastonbury crowd in chanting 'f*** the king' as the festival turned political on Friday night 'I am an artist from the UK and I've made some work about the migrant crisis, obviously I can't keep the money. Could you use it to buy a new boat or something? Please let me know. Well done. Banksy.'
It came as Welsh singer Charlotte Church also sang 'free Palestine' and wore a keffiyeh as she led an improvised number with the audience.Guitarist Lee Kiernan crowd-surfs during the Idles' headline set at Glastonbury 'Three things - you have to show me how you feel about it - are you pro Palestine? Do you feel that's an unfair war?
Festival-goers sit amongst rubbish on day three of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm near Pilton, Somerset Read More Migrant rescue ship funded by Banksy is impounded in Italy after responding to distress calls in the Med in breach of clampdown introduced by rightwing government Wearing a long red dress, Church also had a keffiyeh, a traditional Arab headdress which has become a symbol of Palestine, over her shoulder.'I sort of want to give you the mic today... there's so much untapped singing potential in you guys which we're going to explore.
Banksy has previously been rumoured to be involved in a woke new stage at the festival that celebrates immigration to the UK and declared that 'no human is illegal'. Outside the stage there are 'UK Border' huts and poles covered in CCTV cameras, while a sign above the artists booth reads: ‘Powered by immigration’Named after a disused Heathrow Terminal, the festival area Outside the stage there are ‘UK Border’ sees revellers answer a question from the Citizenship test to gain entry
Rumours have travelled around the festival site that secretive British graffiti artist Banksy was involved in producing the new area - although this has not been officially confirmed.
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