Primal Scream reported to police after Stars of David entwined with swastika at show

The Community Security Trust has reported Primal Scream to the police after the rock band featured a video of swastikas repeatedly shown inside Stars of David during a North London performance.

As reported by the Daily Mail, the band, which has been vocally critical of Israel, was playing their song “Swastika Eyes” at a performance at Camden’s Roundhouse earlier this week. Behind them, however, a video showed various politicians, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, with Stars of David featuring swastikas inside where their eyes would usually be. Other politicians featured included US President Donald Trump, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Argentine President Javier Milei.

A spokesperson for CST told the Mail: ‘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.’

Numerous music publications covered the band’s show at the Roundhouse, meant to mark a quarter of a century since the release of their “XTRMNTR” album. None of the publications in question remarked on the use of the Star of David and swastika imagery.

A spokesperson for the Campaign Against Antisemitism said: “The Nazi swastika represents the ideology that inspired people to industrially slaughter six million innocent Jewish men, women and children by bullet, gas and any other means available.

“To visually combine that with the Star of David – the preeminent symbol of Judaism – is absolutely sickening and totally inexcusable. This isn’t art. This isn’t edgy. This isn’t political statement. It is unadulterated hated, and a clear breach of the International Definition of Antisemitism.

“We will be writing to the Roundhouse and our legal team is examining the footage to consider further steps. Racism should have no place in the arts, but depressingly it is finding a very welcoming home there.”

A spokesperson for The Roundhouse said the venue was “appalled that anti-Semitic imagery was displayed” during Primal Scream’s performance.

They added: “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. 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.”

Representatives of Primal Scream have been contacted for comment.