Los Campesinos! have revealed they turned down a $60,000 advert deal with Airbnb due to the company’s alleged links with “stolen Palestinian land”.
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The Welsh indie group shared the news on their social media accounts last week, stating that they did not feel able to accept the offer as they did not wish to “profit” from what they believe are Airbnb’s connections to the ongoing destruction in Gaza.
“In April we declined an offer of $60,000 [£45,000] to license a song of ours to an Airbnb commercial,” they wrote on X. “Airbnb continues to make money from stolen Palestinian land and contributes to the housing crisis worldwide.”
“We do not wish to promote or profit from this,” they added. “Free Palestine. Eat the Rich.”
In a follow-up post, they continued: “We’re sharing this because we have found similar acts of solidarity and protest by our peers to be inspiring. Every time an artist takes a principled stance it makes it easier for the next artist to do the same.”
We’re sharing this because we have found similar acts of solidarity and protest by our peers to be inspiring.
Every time an artist takes a principled stance it makes it easier for the next artist to do the same
— Los Campesinos! (@LosCampesinos) July 15, 2025
NME have contacted Airbnb for a response to the band’s comments.
An increasing number of musicians and artists have been using their platform to voice their support for the people of Palestine in recent months. On Thursday, Massive Attack announced an alliance of musicians speaking out over Gaza against what they called “intimidations from within” the music industry.
“The scenes in Gaza have moved beyond description. We write as artists who’ve chose to use our public platforms to speak out against the genocide occurring there & the role of the UK Government in facilitating it,” they wrote. “Because of our expressions of conscience, we’ve been subject to various intimidations from within our industry (live & recorded) & legally via organised bodies such as UK Lawyers For Israel; whose range of activities has now finally been exposed in a new documentary film projected last night by the Led By Donkeys collective.”
Other artists who have thrown their support behind the alliance include Kneecap, Fontaines D.C., Brian Eno and Garbage among others. Kneecap added in their own post: “End threats and censorship against artists who speak out against the genocide in Palestine. Speak out. Stand up. We are the majority.
Los Campesinos!, meanwhile, spoke about the “financial restrictions” of touring earlier this year, revealing that they had suffered a significant loss from a one-off show in Dublin.
“We always get asked ‘why don’t you ever come to play in XYZ’, and, though flattered, I personally also feel frustrated that there’s a lack of understanding as to the financial restrictions touring bands often face,” the website post read.
In total, for the one-off gig that the band played at Dublin venue the Button Factory, they earned £6,151.59. However, they spent £7,863.88, resulting in a total loss of £1,712.29.
“Without the backing/protection of wealthy family (and it’s clear to see that UK guitar/pop music is overrun by the middle class and private school rich kids), or being sold a dream by an albatross of a recording advance/management company, what hope does anyone have?” they said.
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