Sprints have shared a story of a night out with Fontaines D.C. and Greta Thunberg. Find all the details below.
In a new interview with Lad Bible Ireland, the group reminisced on a night with the environmental activist, explaining that their wildest memory: “Was getting Greta Thunberg in our van and driving her to a pub with Fontaines D.C. and going out for the night, that was fucking wild,” vocalist Karla Chubb said.
Guitarist Zachary Stephenson went on to say: “Then she came to the next gig and like, used our green room and left her gigantic rucksack, which she travels the world with. And she doesn’t even have a fixed home, she just brings this massive bag.”
“Loves an Aperol Spritz, our Greta does,” Chubb added. Watch the clip below.
Thunberg has been in the news lately, claiming to Swedish officials that she has been subjected to harsh treatment after being abducted in international waters and illegally detained in an Israeli prison, according to correspondence seen by the Guardian.
In an email seen by the publication, an official who has visited her in prison claimed she was detained in a cell infested with bedbugs and with too little food and water.
News of Thunberg’s alleged ill treatment follows Israeli forces intercepting at least 39 vessels and detaining dozens of crew members on the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was attempting to break Israel’s illegal blockade and deliver essential humanitarian aid to the occupied Gaza Strip, amidst the ongoing genocide.
“The embassy has been able to meet with Greta,” the email seen by The Guardian read. “She informed of dehydration. She has received insufficient amounts of both water and food. She also stated that she had developed rashes, which she suspects were caused by bedbugs. She spoke of harsh treatment and said she had been sitting for long periods on hard surfaces.”
Fontaines D.C. and AURORA are among those who have expressed solidarity with Thunberg in light of the news.
Thunberg will be deported to Greece today (October 6), per the Independent.
This marks the second time Thunberg has been arrested alongside other flotilla members, after a similar attempt earlier this year ended with the activists’ arrest and deportation.
Back in July, Fontaines shared an image of themselves backstage with Thunberg at Roskilde Festival, which followed Thunberg’s announcement of the first campaign to deliver aid. In a video update shared in June, she sported a Fontaines D.C. charity shirt and raised awareness for the ‘Freedom Flotilla‘ trip, which saw her and 11 other campaigners set sail for Gaza in an attempt to “break Israel’s siege”.
On June 9, FFC shared an update claiming that Israel had “forcibly intercepted” the boat and acted with “total impunity”, which saw the entertainment world come out in similar condemnation.
