Rock group Primal Scream have sparked outrage after alleged antisemitic images were shown during their gig at London’s Roundhouse.
The band appeared to show images depicting a Jewish Star of David being merged with a swastika – the symbol of the Nazis, who killed approximately six million Jewish people during the holocaust.
The move was met with a backlash and has been reported to the police for antisemitism by the Jewish charity Community Service Trust.
The Roundhouse in Camden issued an apology to the Jewish community following the incident.
Footage shared online shows the images appeared on screen during a performance of the controversial track “Swastika Eyes,” which the band wrote in 1999 about American foreign policy.
Primal Scream have been reported to the police for screening antisemitic images of the Star of David merged with a Swastika for their song ‘Swastika Eyes’ at North London’s Roundhouse.
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A Jewish fan who was in the audience told me how sickened he felt to see the sign for Judaism… pic.twitter.com/hUyoXIeGmf
During the song, images of the destruction of Gaza were shown on screen, followed by the Star of David merged with a Swastika.
Footage then showed Israeli political figures, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Donald Trump and Keir Starmer, with the Star of David/Swastika image spinning in their eyes.
The segment was concluded with the words “Our Government is complicit in genocide”.
Alex Hearn, director of Labour Against Antisemitism, told the Mail that merging swastikas with Stars of David is “unambiguously racist”.
He said: “It takes the symbol under which Jews were murdered and uses it to incite more hatred against Jews, casting Jewish symbols as representations of evil itself.
“This isn’t protest art; it’s dehumanizing propaganda that has historically preceded violence against Jewish communities.
“That this can happen at a public concert shows how deeply we’ve been failed. Police and CPS inaction has normalized what should be prosecuted as racial hatred.”
A spokesperson for Community Service Trust said: “CST is appalled by the grossly antisemitic image displayed at Primal Scream.
“Entwining a Star of David with a swastika implies that Jews are Nazis and risks encouraging hatred of Jews.
“There needs to be an urgent investigation by the venue and the promoter about how this happened, and we will be reporting to the police.”
A spokesperson for the Roundhouse said: "We are appalled that antisemitic imagery was displayed during a Primal Scream gig on Monday December 8 at the Roundhouse.
"We deeply regret that these highly offensive images were presented on our stage and unequivocally apologise to anyone who attended the gig, and to the wider Jewish community.
"The content, which was used entirely without our knowledge, stands against all of our values. Our organisation absolutely condemns antisemitism in every form.
"Acts of hatred, discrimination or prejudice of any kind are entirely unacceptable and have no place in our community or spaces. The safety of our staff and gig-going audiences remains of paramount importance to us.
"We stand in solidarity with the Jewish community and remain committed to ensuring that our spaces are places where everyone feels secure, respected and valued."
Primal Scream was contacted for comment by the Press Association.
