Primal Scream reported to police over alleged antisemitic image at London Roundhouse
Primal Scream reported to police over alleged antisemitic image at London Roundhouse
Primal Scream have been reported to the police after a Jewish audience member alleged that an antisemitic image combining the Star of David and a swastika was projected during the song “Swastika Eyes” at the band’s XTRMNTR anniversary concert at London’s Roundhouse on 8 December 2025. The complaint was first reported by British journalist Nicole Lampert on X.
Primal Scream have been reported to the police for screening antisemitic images of the Star of David merged with a Swastika for their song ‘Swastika Eyes’ at North London’s Roundhouse.
— Nicole Lampert (@nicolelampert) December 11, 2025
A Jewish fan who was in the audience told me how sickened he felt to see the sign for Judaism… pic.twitter.com/hUyoXIeGmf
According to Lampert, the fan who filed the report said he felt “sickened” when he saw “the sign for Judaism merged with the sign of those who killed 6 million Jews” while the band played “Swastika Eyes”. She stated that the incident had been reported to the police.
Primal Scream vs Israel
The show was one of Primal Scream’s one-off show at the Roundhouse marking the 25th anniversary of their 2000 album “XTRMNTR”. Setlist data for the night confirms that the band performed “Swastika Eyes” twice as part of a full-album run-through, followed by a hits section including “Jailbird”, “Loaded”, “Movin’ On Up”, “Country Girl” and “Rocks”.
“Swastika Eyes” was originally released in 1999 as the lead single from “XTRMNTR”. The band have previously described the track as an attack on authoritarian governments, corporations and what they saw as “American international terrorism”.
Primal Scream have a history of highly politicised statements around Israel and Palestine. At Glastonbury in 2005, frontman Bobby Gillespie was reported to have altered a charity poster slogan to read “Make Israel History” and was later alleged to have made Nazi-style salutes during a performance of “Swastika Eyes”, an incident that drew criticism at the time.
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