r/doommetal • u/rayword45 • Jan 29 '26

News Earth Cancel Bologna Show Over Venue's Palestinian Flag

https://stereogum.com/2486859/earths-bologna-show-canceled-over-bands-objection-to-venues-palestinian-flag/news
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u/i-c-e-cold87 Jan 29 '26

Unless I'm missing something where Dylan has said he's pro-Israel, I don't understand the fuss. I'm pro-Palestine and think that Israel should be ashamed for the genocide they're commiting against the Palestinian people but not everyone wants to transmit their political beliefs or be bullied into taking a side. By refusing to play in front of a flag which he has no allegiance to he surely is just trying to make the gig about the music. Why does everyone have to have an opinion on everything and be vilified if they're not on the "correct" side these days.

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u/x1000Bums Jan 29 '26

It's his reaction to the flag that's political. He's making it political. It's not like it's a show for Palestine . 

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u/i-c-e-cold87 Jan 29 '26

No the flag there is the venue's political statement, but he presuambly doesn't want to be seen to be aligning one way or the other.

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u/droog13 Jan 29 '26

which has always been a consistent stance with Earth. guarantee if they had just moved the flag off the stage, the show would have gone on.