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M.I.A. told her Glastonbury crowd yesterday that the BBC had "banned" her from their coverage due to her band's political t-shirts, despite the fact that it was streamed live and will be broadcast.
The singer's band and dancers wore t-shirts emblazoned with the slogan "Stop Tamil deportation" written on them.
"This is a political announcement," she told the crowd early on in the set. "The BBC have banned M.I.A. at Glastonbury. It's because of these t-shirts that say 'Stop Tamil deportation'. But we don't give a fuck and you know why?
"We are going to do the best fucking show tonight and it ain't gonna be on TV. I'm here, you're here and that's all we fucking care about. Hashtag freedom motherfucker."
Watch the video for M.I.A. 'Born Free' below
Despite this rabble-rousing speech, it seems M.I.A. was misinformed, as her set was streamed online by the BBC, and DJ Stuart Maconie tweeted: "Don't know where M.I.A. gets her info from but we fully intend to broadcast some of her set. And we're streaming it."
The singer's set included instrumental samples from songs by Kanye West and others, and at one point, she leapt from the barriers into the crowd.
