There were dummies inside the inflatable boat that were made to resemble people trying to cross the Channel.
When Idles performed on the Other Stage at Worthy Farm on Friday night, festival goers raised it above the heads of the attendees and distributed it among them.
Rapper Little Simz performed on the Pyramid stage on Saturday, and during her set, the boat made a second appearance.
Later, Banksy seemed to verify that the boat was his creation when he uploaded a video of it to his Instagram page.
The Guardian reports that the lyrics “My blood brother is an immigrant, a beautiful immigrant” were sung by the Bristol-based band the Idles.
Ministers in the administration expressed disapproval of the art display after Rishi Sunak listed “stopping the boats” as one of his top five goals.
Home Secretary James Cleverly posted on X, the former Twitter platform, saying: “Too many lives have been lost due to small boat crossings, which are deadly.
Festival-goers dressing up as migrants and applauding the illegal immigrants’ deeds while having a terrible time. Regardless of your political stance, we shouldn’t minimize this.
Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister, stated on Times Radio: “I was genuinely upset by it.
When men, women, and kids are pushed onto those dinghies, you can see what happens: criminal gangs only fill them halfway with gasoline, which causes them to run out midway across the English Channel and begin to sink, putting people’s lives in danger.
