Massive Attack have said they were "surprised and disappointed" by their treatment by Singaporean authorities after expressing pro-Palestine sentiments during a performance in the city-state. The band's two members held up a Palestinian flag during its 29 July show there and shouted "free Palestine" alongside members of the audience. Singapore, which has stringent rules on public speech and assembly, subsequently said it had indefinitely banned Massive Attack from returning to the country. The band's Instagram post, which has been liked by 146,000 users, was flooded with supportive messages from fans. Crystal Lim-Lange, a content creator in Singapore who attended the concert, wrote in an Instagram post that this was a "complex issue".