After the London punk rap -duo Bob Vylan provided controversies with its appearance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival because they called “Death of the IDF”, several festivals have canceled the rapper shows. What is meant by this exclamation are the Israeli armed forces involved in the military campaigns in Gaza.
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Both the Radar Festival in Manchester and the French Kave firmly confirmed that Bob Vylan had been removed from their programs at short notice.
Consequences for the duo
The Glastonbury Festival had publicly convicted the slogan immediately after the concert and classified it as anti -Semitic. The “BBC”, which transferred the set live, also spoke of “completely unacceptable” statements. As a result, the US government also withdrawn from the duo the already issued visas for a planned tour in autumn. The Booking Agency Uta also ended its cooperation with the group.
No appearances in Manchester and Gisors
The Radar Festival in Manchester announced on Wednesday (July 2) that Bob Vylan will not appear at the open air on the upcoming first July weekend. There was no detailed reason, but the decision is most likely related to the said Glastonbury appearance.
The cave was a lot more clearly positioned in Gisors: According to the organizer, both the administrative district have announced yours and the city administration to speak against the band’s appearance. This was forced to undo Bob Vylan’s booking.
In a statement, the cave organizers emphasized that the freedom of expression of all artists was supported: inside, but condemned every act of war and hatred. At the same time, the team expressed solidarity with the civilian victims in the Middle East and announced that they will promptly present a replacement for the free slot.
That’s what the rappers say about it
Bob Vylan continues to defend her approach. In a video, singer Bobbie Vylan stated that it was never wrong to demand “an end to the killing of innocent”. At the same time, the group emphasized that it does not stand against Jews or Arab, but against a “violent military machine”.
In a current Instagram story, they also reacted to the radar cancellation with the words: “Silence is not an option. We will be fine – people in Palestine suffer. Manchester, we will come back.”