They dropped out in protest of military sponsorship.
https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2024-03-12/sxsw-responds-to-artist-dropouts-following-tweet-from-greg-abbott/
Bye bye indeed.
Yep, accepting those sponsorships was a big choke and you can thank Bibi for that.
"..All 10 Irish bands listed as official Republic Of Ireland showcase artists at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas have cancelled their participation after news that the US Army was listed as a festival “Featured Partner”, along with and defence companies RTX (formally Raytheon), Collins Aerospace, and BAE Systems.
The wave of cancelations include 70 additional bands from countries other than Ireland.."
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