Mumford & Sons boycott Swedish festival following sexual assault reports

TW: Sexual assault

Mumford & Sons are boycotting Sweden’s Bravalla music festival in the light of reports that 17 women were sexually assaulted at the event last weekend.

The band, who headlined the festival, wrote on Facebook: “We’re appalled to hear what happened at the Bravalla Festival last weekend. Festivals are a celebration of music and people, a place to let go and feel safe doing so. We’re gutted by these hideous reports.

We won’t play at this festival again until we’ve had assurances from the police and organisers that they’re doing something to combat what appears to be a disgustingly high rate of reported sexual violence.”

Numerous cases of sexual assault were also reported to the police at another Swedish festival, Putte i Parken.