Jane Remover refuses to play M3F Fest over “IDF band” Temper City

Jane Remover will no longer be performing at M3F Fest, after urging promoters to take Israeli band Temper City off the bill.

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The push, they shared, was due to the group’s alleged ties to the Israel Defense Forces. “ “Yo, get that IDF band off the lineup or I’m not playing,” they wrote on August 5.

Temper City are based in LA and best known for their song ‘Self Aware’, which dropped earlier this year and went on to both become a huge hit on TikTok and also top the Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart.

Jane Remover threatens to pull out of M3F Fest after finding out that Temper City is included in the lineup. pic.twitter.com/XspuG98TA5.

Israeli army service is mandatory for the majority of Israeli citizens from the age of 18 and, as per a report from Stereogum, Temper City frontman Eytan Peled has spoken previously about his time in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Neither Temper City nor Jane Remover have publicly spoken out about the change to the line-up at time of writing, and M3F has not shared any reason behind the change to the poster.

Jane Remover has exited M3F Festival following their refusal to drop Israeli band “Temper City”! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/0lr4Kx52g6.

NME has reached out to Temper City for comment.

M3F Fest will return to the usual spot in Phoenix, Arizona next year for the 2027 edition, and will run between March 5 and 6.

Before then, Temper City are set to play at Austin City Limits next month. Jane Remover is set to continue their headline US tour in Minneapolis on September 15.

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