DUBAI: US politician Bernie Sanders found a moment to mention Gaza as he took to the stage at Coachella music festival on Saturday night in California to introduce US singer-songwriter Clairo.
“Now I’m here to introduce Clairo, not just because they are a great band, not just because Clairo at the age of 13 posted videos on the internet as a singer-songwriter,” said Sanders. “I’m here because Clairo has used her prominence to fight for women’s rights, to try to end the terrible brutal war in Gaza where thousands of women and children are being killed. So, I want to thank Clairo not only for being in a great band, but for the great work she’s doing.”
Another political moment arrived on Saturday night, when US rock band Green Day tweaked the lyrics of their track “Jesus of Suburbia” to reflect the ongoing Israeli attacks against Gaza.
While performing the song, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong sang, “Runnin’ away from pain, like the kids from Palestine / Tales from another broken home.”
The original song lyrics from 2004’s “American Idiot” were, “Runnin’ away from pain when you’ve been victimized.”
