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Bob Vylan stands by Glastonbury IDF chant: ‘I said what I said’

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The Independent UK

BBC under pressure amid criticism of ‘death to the IDF’ chants at Glastonbury

Avon and Somerset Police said video evidence from the performances would be assessed by officers.

Evening Standard

Bob Vylan share lengthy statement after Glastonbury boss calls onstage remarks ‘appalling’

One half of rap duo told fans that he had been ‘inundated’ with a mixture of ‘support and hatred’, but that he stood by what he said

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Metropolitan Police will not charge Kneecap over 'kill your local MP' comments at London gig

Counter-terrorism officers from Scotland Yard investigated the footage from a gig at Camden’s Electric Ballroom in November 2023

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer responds to Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury IDF chants

PRIME Minister Keir Starmer has said Bob Vylan’s chants about the Israeli military at Glastonbury were “appalling hate speech” and doubled…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer says ‘death to IDF’ chants at Glastonbury were ‘appalling hate speech’

Rapper Bobby Vylan, of rap punk duo Bob Vylan, on Saturday led the chants on the festival’s West Holts Stage on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Glastonbury organisers ‘appalled’ by Bob Vylan’s anti-IDF remarks during performance

Statement condemns comments made by London punk duo while police confirm investigation is under way

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Rod Stewart joined by trio of veteran superstars for rousing Glastonbury set

He was also joined by the festival’s founder, Sir Michael Eavis, who was wheeled on to the stage by his daughter.

Evening Standard

Comment: Emily Eavis was wrong to bow to pressure over Bob Vylan chants

Bob Vylan’s comments didn’t help the Palestine cause with their controversial chants but the festival organisers didn’t help either, says Maddy Mussen

Evening Standard

UK Govt Condemns 'Death To The IDF' Chants At Glastonbury

A British punk-rap group faced growing criticism on Sunday for making anti-Israel remarks at the Glastonbury music festival that have sparked a police inquiry.

International Business Times

Bob Vylan: What to know about the rap duo at the centre of Glastonbury controversy

Their performance is being assessed by the police and has been condemned by the BBC

The Independent UK

Who are the punk duo Bob Vylan, in the spotlight after Glastonbury set?

The duo, made up of Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan, led crowds at the West Holts Stage in a chant of ‘death, death to the IDF’.

Evening Standard

Streeting tells Israel to get its own ‘house in order’ over West Bank violence

Rapper Bobby Vylan, of punk duo Bob Vylan, on Saturday led crowds at Glastonbury in chants of ‘Free, free Palestine’ and ‘Death, death to the IDF’.

The Independent UK

Glastonbury says it’s ‘appalled’ by Bob Vylan’s controversial performance

Festival organisers say musician’s comments ‘very much crossed a line’

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Evening Standard

Who are Bob Vylan? The punk duo behind Glastonbury’s controversial pro-Palestine chants

The duo is making headlines after the chants at their Left Field set on Saturday divided opinion

The Independent UK

UK police reviewing rapper's anti-Israel comments at Glastonbury Festival

British police are reviewing videos from the Glastonbury Festival after rapper Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan led chants of “death to the IDF” or Israel Defense Forces and “free Palestine” on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Streeting condemns anti-IDF chants at Glastonbury but says ‘Israel should get its own house in order’

Minister says BBC and festival organisers have questions to answer over broadcasting of chants during Bob Vylan set

The Independent UK

BBC hits out at Bob Vylan’s ‘deeply offensive’ Glastonbury set

‘We have no plans to make it available on demand,’ broadcaster said

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Evening Standard

BBC bosses 'should be charged for screening Glastonbury death to IDF chants' amid furore over Bob Vylan 'hate speech'

Police launch probe into Bob Vylan rapper’s anti-Israel tirade as shadow home secretary Chris Philp calls for BBC bosses to be prosecuted

The Guardian - UK

‘We answer to nobody’: duo Bob Vylan on humility, hell-raising – and punk hypocrisy

The London punk-rap duo’s second album advocates for repatriation and an aggressive approach to the rental crisis. But equally important, says frontman Bobby Vylan, is promoting hope and self-worth

Metal Hammer

"If I feel I have accomplished something that was set out before me, then I will be vocal about it." How grime-punk duo Bob Vylan became one of the UK's unlikely success stories (and why they're refusing to be humble about it)

How London-based grime-punks Bob Vylan defied the odds, bagged a historic MOBO and are refusing to compromise on, well, just about anything

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"They’ve been vocal on everything from feminism and female rights to animal rights, police brutality and government corruption." The 80s anarcho punk icons that inspired Bob Vylan to do punk properly

Punk-grime duo Bob Vylan pay tribute to one of the 80s' most influential punk bands

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British pop music has a fraught relationship with Queen Elizabeth

Since the 1970s, the UK's punk, alternative and hip-hop artists have used music to share their feelings about the late monarch and what she represents.

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