Glastonbury organizers have responded to controversy over punk duo Bob Vylan‘s set on Saturday, throughout which singer Bobby Vylan led the group in a number of chants together with “demise, demise to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces].”

An announcement shared on Sunday morning by Glastonbury Pageant’s official Instagram account in addition to by organizer Emily Eavis reads: “With virtually 4,000 performances at Glastonbury 2025, there’ll inevitably be artists and audio system showing on our levels whose views we don’t share, and a performer’s presence right here ought to by no means be seen as a tacit endorsement of their opinions and beliefs.”

The assertion continues, “Nonetheless, we’re appalled by the statements comprised of the West Holts stage by Bob Vylan yesterday. Their chants very a lot crossed a line and we’re urgently reminding everybody concerned within the manufacturing of the pageant that there is no such thing as a place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence.”

Bob Vylan performed the West Holts stage on Saturday afternoon to a packed crowd, simply forward of Kneecap’s anticipated set. Whereas Kneecap’s efficiency was not aired on the BBC after current controversy over their political statements — resulting in member Mo Chara just lately being charged underneath the U.Ok.’s Terrorism Act — Bob Vylan’s set was proven dwell. Along with the “demise to the IDF” chant, Bob Vylan additionally led the group in chanting “free, free Palestine” and “from the river to the ocean, Palestine have to be free.”

In response, the BBC referred to as the feedback made through the set “deeply offensive.”

“Throughout this dwell stream on iPlayer, which mirrored what was occurring on stage, a warning was issued on display screen in regards to the very robust and discriminatory language,” the assertion continued. “We’ve no plans to make the efficiency obtainable on demand.”

Kneecap additionally precipitated controversy with feedback throughout their set, together with chants of “fuck Keir Starmer” and “free Palestine.” Although Kneecap didn’t explicitly deal with the BBC’s resolution to not air their efficiency, searching in any respect the Palestinian flags within the viewers, Chara mentioned: “The BBC editor goes to have some fucking job.”

The Avon and Somerset police on Saturday mentioned that they had been wanting into feedback made throughout each Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s units. “Video proof shall be assessed by officers to find out whether or not any offenses might have been dedicated that may require a legal investigation,” they mentioned.

The U.Ok. authorities additionally condemned Bob Vylan’s feedback, telling the BBC: “The tradition secretary has spoken to the BBC director basic to hunt an pressing rationalization about what due diligence it carried out forward of the Bob Vylan efficiency, and welcomes the choice to not re-broadcast it on BBC iPlayer.”

Representatives for Bob Vylan didn’t instantly reply to Selection‘s request for remark.

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