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Now playing Next Culture news Latitude Festival 2024: Musicians dropping out over Barclays links Several musicians are dropping out of the upcoming UK music festival Latitude, over its sponsorship with Barclays and the bank’s ties to Israel. These announcements come shortly after the major boycott of The Great Escape in Brighton last month, also due to its ties with Barclays. 07/06/2024
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