London’s Roundhouse has shared a statement saying it is “appalled” following Primal Scream allegedly screening Star Of David entwined with Swastika at a recent show, and being reported to police as a result.
The gig in question was the show on Monday (December 8), where the band celebrated 25 years of their classic ‘XTRMNTR’.
According to new reports, as the band played the track ‘Swastika Eyes’ at the London venue, they had a video playing in the background that allegedly showed the Star of David entwined with a swastika. In the visuals, various political figures including Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US president Donald Trump had the symbol in place of their eyes.
As reported by The Guardian, images of destruction in Gaza was also shown on screen alongside the words: “Our government is complicit in genocide.”
A spokesperson for the venue has now issued an apology and said that it is “appalled that anti-Semitic imagery was displayed” during the show.
“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,” their statement read.
It then went on to add that the Roundhouse “absolutely condemns antisemitism in every form” and “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,” they added. “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.”
🚨 Just announced! @ScreamOfficial are bringing XTRMNTR to Camden this December. 25 years on, the album’s fierce energy hits harder than ever
🎟️ RH Members presale: Wed 8–Thu 9 Oct @ 10am
🎟️ General sale: Fri 10 Oct @ 10am
🔗 https://t.co/PsgiFDkw3O@SJMConcerts pic.twitter.com/18dJMKr99i— Roundhouse (@RoundhouseLDN) October 6, 2025
The Community Security Trust, which offers advice and security to British Jews, has also shared that it has reported Primal Scream to the police and pushed for the venue to launch an “urgent investigation”.
Speaking to The Mail (via Jewish News), a spokesperson for the CST said that they were “appalled by the grossly anti-Semitic image displayed”, and that “entwining a Star of David with a swastika implies that Jews are Nazis and risks encouraging hatred of Jews”.
The Campaign Against Anti-Semitism also described the decision to merge the Star of Davis with a swastika is “absolutely sickening and totally inexcusable”.
“This isn’t edgy. This isn’t political statement. It is unadulterated hated, and a clear breach of the International Definition of Anti-Semitism,” they said (as per Jewish News). “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.”
NME has reached out to a representative for Primal Scream for comment.
Primal Scream have been vocal about their support for Palestine for years now, and recently paid tribute to The Only Ones’ Peter Perrett after he was arrested at a Palestine Action demonstration in London.
It came as on August 9, a total of 532 people were arrested at the huge protest in central London, and the demonstration was organised by the campaign group Defend Our Juries. It featured widespread support of Palestine Action, a direct action organisation that has been proscribed as a terrorist group by the UK government.
In 2024, frontman Bobby Gillsepie and co. also collaborated on a shirt design for a Palestinian refugee football team, based on their classic album ‘Screamadelica’.
The team, Lajee Celtic, are based in the Aida Camp in Bethlehem in Palestine’s West Bank, and Primal Scream first collaborated with them in 2022, unveiling the ‘Palestinadelica’ branding.
In September, they joined Fontaines D.C., Amyl & The Sniffers and over 400 other artists in joining the No Music For Genocide campaign, and Gillespie also joined Paul Weller and Kneecap for a ‘Gig For Gaza’ charity show in London later that year.
In spring 2024, the frontman teamed up with Eric Cantona on a song the ex-footballer penned for Palestinians.
