Bob Vylan delivered the excitement at the Glastonbury Festival on the weekend. The punk duo expressed its support for Palestine in front of thousands of spectators and criticized Israel, the USA and Great Britain, later also the BBC (which then refused to live the live stream).
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However, the musicians did not leave it, they made their concert a political rally. During the entire appearance, political slogans were projected onto the screen behind them, including “Free Palestine” and “The United Nations describe it as genocide – the BBC calls it a ‘conflict'”.
Later they tuned speeches together with the audience, including “Free, Free Palestine” and “Death to the IDF” (meaning the Israeli forces who are involved in the military campaigns in Gaza, editor).
On stage, Bobby Vylan said: “We are violent punks, because sometimes you have to convey your message by force, because unfortunately this is the only language that some people understand.”
Bob Vylan triggered poisonous debate – criticism from the Glastonbury
Bob Vylan’s appearance triggered violent discussions on the net. While some argued that the band opened openly to violence, others found this as a necessary contribution in a difficult debate and also insisted on freedom of art.
The organizers of the Glastonbury immediately distanced themselves from the appearance of Bob Vylan and described the numerous announcements as anti -Semitic. Specifically, it was said in a statement:
“With almost 4,000 appearances at the Glastonbury Festival 2025, there will always be musicians and speakers whose views we do not share, and the presence of a musician should never be seen as a tacit approval of his opinions and beliefs. However, we are horrified at the statements that Bob Vylan made on the West Holts stage yesterday. Your slogans have exceeded a border and we all remove all, and we all remove, and we all remove, and we all remove a border, and we all remove a border. that are involved in the production of the festival urgently because anti -Semitism, hate speeches or calls to violence in Glastonbury have no place. ”
On Sunday evening (June 29), Bobby published a post entitled “I said what I had to say” on Instagram. The musician explained that he stayed with his opinion because his daughter was a role model. This external consistently your opinion on school lunch, demand more selection in the dishes, also that you may come from other parts of the world.
Bobby Vylan:
“To teach our children to work for changes they want and need is the only way to make this world a better place. If we get older and our fire may begin to expire under the burden of adult life and all its responsibilities, it is incredibly important that we encourage and inspire future generations to continue to carry the torch that has been handed over to us. We want and need changes.
Criticism also came from politics. Cabinet Minister Wes Streeting blame Bob Vylans “Death, Death to the IDF”. “To be honest, I thought it was terrible, and I think the BBC and Glastonbury have to wonder how it could happen that we had to see such a spectacle on our screens,” he said about the duos appearance.
Meanwhile, the Avon and Somerset police have announced that they will initiate an investigation into Bob Vylan’s appearance to “determine whether things may have happened that would require a criminal investigation”. The KNEACAP concert, which appeared right after Bob Vylan at Glastonbury, is also checked by the police. Here, too, there was-as was foreseeable-political messages that were clearly recognizable as Israel hatred.