{"id":2072027,"date":"2026-07-31T17:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2072027"},"modified":"2026-07-31T17:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:38:02","slug":"massive-attack-members-banned-from-re-entering-singapore-after-palestinian-flag-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2072027","title":{"rendered":"Massive Attack members banned from re-entering Singapore after Palestinian flag display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/massive_attack_delnaja.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Massive Attack members banned from re-entering Singapore after Palestinian flag display<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Authorities have also said they will not allow the band to perform in the country in the future<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-31T18:38:02+01:00\">31st July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/massive_attack_delnaja-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Massive Attack: Lido Festival 2025\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack at Lido Festival in Lido Field on June 06, 2025 in London, England.  (Photo by James Smith\/Sam Snap\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Two members of\u00a0Massive Attack\u00a0have been banned from re-entering Singapore after the group displayed a Palestinian flag at a recent concert.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1255\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Massive Attack tell us about tackling the climate crisis at gigs and new music<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The two musicians in question have not been named, but they have been issued with \u201cstern warnings\u201d by police following their show at The Star Theatre on Wednesday (July 29).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The country\u2019s\u00a0Infocomm\u00a0Media Development Authority (IMDA) has also said it will not approve any future applications for Massive Attack to perform in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>According to a joint statement from the police and IMDA, as reported by\u00a0<i>Channel News Asia<\/i>, the two men were investigated for \u201ctheir actions of support for a political cause and unfurling of a foreign flag\u201d during the performance, and issued warnings for offences under the country\u2019s Public Order Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth men will also be banned from re-entering Singapore,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>After the Wednesday show,\u00a0footage circulated online showing the group holding the flag of Palestine above their heads as the audience cheered. Authorities have said that one band member also shouted: \u201cFree Palestine\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">British band Massive Attack faces a police investigation over a Palestinian flag. pic.twitter.com\/ttdXfE9Son<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc26 (@Malcolm_Pal9) July 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Singapore restricts the public display of foreign national emblems without a permit or exemption, and breaches can carry a fine of up to S$500 (\u00a3290), a prison sentence of up to six months, or both.<\/p>\n<p>The IMDA said it was continuing to investigate\u00a0possible breaches\u00a0of the concert\u2019s licence conditions and would take \u201cnecessary action\u201d once that investigation had concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Massive Attack have been consistent in their support for Palestine and\u00a0have boycotted performing in Israel since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Robert Del Naja revealed that he had invited Palestinian activist Aarab Barghouti \u2013 the son of imprisoned politician Marwan Barghouti \u2013\u00a0to speak before the group\u2019s planned headline appearance at Primavera Sound Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Their set was\u00a0ultimately cancelled\u00a0because of extreme weather, although\u00a0Barghouti later introduced Gorillaz\u2019 headline show.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u00a0Del Naja was among more than 500 people arrested during a London demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action. He later\u00a0criticised\u00a0what\u00a0he called the government\u2019s \u201cdraconian\u201d response and described his arrest as \u201cunlawful\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In February,\u00a0Massive Attack responded to the original ban on Palestine Action being deemed unlawful by the High Court, claiming then-Prime Minister Keir Starmer \u201cwanted to punish those who made their complicity in a genocide visible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The band have also\u00a0backed the No Music For Genocide campaign and committed to a full boycott of Spotify.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Massive Attack<\/li>\n<li>Politics<\/li>\n<li>Trip-Hop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also 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tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Two members of\u00a0Massive Attack\u00a0have been banned from re-entering Singapore after the group displayed a Palestinian flag at a recent concert.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1255\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Massive Attack tell us about tackling the climate crisis at gigs and new music<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The two musicians in question have not been named, but they have been issued with \u201cstern warnings\u201d by police following their show at The Star Theatre on Wednesday (July 29).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The country\u2019s\u00a0Infocomm\u00a0Media Development Authority (IMDA) has also said it will not approve any future applications for Massive Attack to perform in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>According to a joint statement from the police and IMDA, as reported by\u00a0<i>Channel News Asia<\/i>, the two men were investigated for \u201ctheir actions of support for a political cause and unfurling of a foreign flag\u201d during the performance, and issued warnings for offences under the country\u2019s Public Order Act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth men will also be banned from re-entering Singapore,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>After the Wednesday show,\u00a0footage circulated online showing the group holding the flag of Palestine above their heads as the audience cheered. Authorities have said that one band member also shouted: \u201cFree Palestine\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">British band Massive Attack faces a police investigation over a Palestinian flag. pic.twitter.com\/ttdXfE9Son<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc26 (@Malcolm_Pal9) July 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Singapore restricts the public display of foreign national emblems without a permit or exemption, and breaches can carry a fine of up to S$500 (\u00a3290), a prison sentence of up to six months, or both.<\/p>\n<p>The IMDA said it was continuing to investigate\u00a0possible breaches\u00a0of the concert\u2019s licence conditions and would take \u201cnecessary action\u201d once that investigation had concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Massive Attack have been consistent in their support for Palestine and\u00a0have boycotted performing in Israel since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Robert Del Naja revealed that he had invited Palestinian activist Aarab Barghouti \u2013 the son of imprisoned politician Marwan Barghouti \u2013\u00a0to speak before the group\u2019s planned headline appearance at Primavera Sound Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Their set was\u00a0ultimately cancelled\u00a0because of extreme weather, although\u00a0Barghouti later introduced Gorillaz\u2019 headline show.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u00a0Del Naja was among more than 500 people arrested during a London demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action. He later\u00a0criticised\u00a0what\u00a0he called the government\u2019s \u201cdraconian\u201d response and described his arrest as \u201cunlawful\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In February,\u00a0Massive Attack responded to the original ban on Palestine Action being deemed unlawful by the High Court, claiming then-Prime Minister Keir Starmer \u201cwanted to punish those who made their complicity in a genocide visible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The band have also\u00a0backed the No Music For Genocide campaign and committed to a full boycott of Spotify.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/massive-attack-members-banned-from-re-entering-singapore-after-palestinian-flag-display-3960122&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/massive_attack_delnaja.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Massive Attack members banned from re-entering Singapore after Palestinian flag display Authorities have also said they will not allow the band to perform in the country in the future By Max Pilley 31st July 2026 Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack at Lido Festival in Lido Field on June 06, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2072027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2072027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2072027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2072027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2072027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}