Zoè Zanias canceled her participation in the Amphi Festival due to preventive censorship by the organizers. Although her stance on Palestine was already known, a few weeks before her performance, the festival team instructed Zanias’ agency that she should not make any political remarks during the show, warning that they would interrupt the performance and take legal action if she did. When asked for clarification, the Amphi Festival specified that Zanias must refrain from speaking between songs and from displaying the Palestinian flag.