Azealia Banks pulled out of two UK festivals and is threatening authorized motion after claiming she was pressured to make an announcement about Palestine.

Azealia Banks pulled out of two main UK music festivals after claiming organizers tried to coerce her into making a political assertion about Palestine—and now she’s threatening authorized motion.

The outspoken rapper introduced she is going to not carry out at Boomtown and Maiden Voyage, each scheduled for August, alleging that promoters pressured her to publicly say “Free Palestine” or danger being dropped from the lineup.

“So guys, I’m cancelling Boomtown and Maiden Voyage,” she tweeted earlier this week. “The promoters have been stressing me out for weeks making an attempt to pressure me to say free Palestine and threatening to chop me from the invoice as a result of I received’t say free Palestine and I’m not coping with the threats and I’m not placing on a f###### hijab.”

Banks continued her rant, accusing the festivals of “making an attempt to extort me – by insinuating that I must say I assist Palestine or they are going to drop me from the gig BUT I’d a lot slightly drop them and never affiliate with something that has low-cost group suppose b####### hooked up to it.”

She additionally labeled the scenario as “overt antisemitism” earlier than concluding with “#FUCKPALESTINE.”

So guys, I’m cancelling Boomtown and Maiden Voyage, the promoters have been stressing me out for weeks making an attempt to pressure me to say free Palestine and threatening to chop me from the invoice as a result of I received’t say free Palestine and I’m not coping with the threats and I’m not placing on…

— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) June 25, 2025

Boomtown organizers responded publicly, confirming her exit:

“Following her put up on X, we are able to verify Azealia Banks has withdrawn from the line-up and can not be performing. For readability, Boomtown doesn’t and can by no means dictate the private views and beliefs of performers.”

Maiden Voyage echoed the identical, stating {that a} alternative act could be introduced quickly.

Azealia Banks Slams Boomtown, Threatens Lawsuit

However Banks wasn’t achieved. She fired again at Boomtown’s statement, calling it “F###### LIES.”

She then posted a screenshot of a letter from somebody on her crew, who had been in touch with pageant officers. The message mentioned each festivals had been planning to take away her because of mounting stress from boycott teams, different artists, companions and sponsors over her latest social media exercise.

The letter additionally urged {that a} public assertion from Banks would possibly assist reverse the choice however warned that authorized issues may comply with.

@BoomtownFair

Hello Azealia

I simply had additional lengthy name with the heads of Boomtown and Maiden Voyage , the replace is that each festivals really feel they not have any alternative however to write down a joint assertion taking you off the line-up
Each festivals are beneath spiralling stress,…

— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) June 26, 2025

Banks made her subsequent transfer clear: “Okay so now comes the lawsuit and in discovery id like to search out out who the artists and sponsors are so i can sue them too. We’re not having this.”

Okay so now comes the lawsuit and in discovery id like to search out out who the artists and sponsors are so i can sue them too.

We’re not having this.

— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) June 26, 2025

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