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Police review footage of chants led by Glastonbury acts

2025-06-29 13:00:12
Bob Vylan performed on the West Holts Stage just ahead of a performance by Kneecap

Bob Vylan are an English punk duo based in London. Bobby Vylan serves as the singer and guitarist, while Bobbie Vylan is the drummer of the band. Both members use stage names to maintain their privacy and collectively refer to themselves as "the Bobs".

A joint Instagram post from Glastonbury Festival and organiser Emily Eavis on Sunday said the event stood "against all forms of war and terrorism", and that with almost 4,000 performances on site "there will inevitably be artists and speakers appearing on our stages whose views we do not share".

"However, we are appalled by the statements made from the West Holts stage by Bob Vylan yesterday," it continued.

"Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding everyone involved in the production of the festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence."

Frontman Bobby Vylan's chants were described as revolting by Wes Streeting
Kneecap's highly-charged performance on Saturday drew huge crowds at the festival