Man interviewed over Bob Vylan anti-IDF comments at Glastonbury
A unnamed man in his mid-30s attends voluntary interview after police review legal advice from the Crown Prosecution Service. A man in his mid-30s has been interviewed under caution for comments made on stage during a Bob Vylan performance at Glastonbury festival, police have said. Pascal Robinson-Foster, who’s stage name is Bobby Vylan and is […]
Bobby Vylan on Glastonbury IDF chant: ”I’d do it again tomorrow”
Bobby Vylan sits down on the Louis Theroux podcast to talk about his controversial Glastonbury IDF chant: ”I’d do it again tomorrow” lead singer for Bob Vylan, Bobby Vylan became the centre of a media onslaught after his performance at Glastonbury Festival saw him lead the crowd in a chant of “Death to the IDF”. He sticks […]
Bob Vylan denies celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death
The punk duo’s lead singer has taken to social media to deny celebrating the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. Bobby Vylan said that in his performance in Amsterdam he didn’t celebrate Kirk’s death but admitted to calling him a “piece of shit”. He claims a reporter bought a ticket with the sole purpose to […]
Bob Vylan lead singer mocks the death of Charlie Kirk
British punk duo Bob Vylan used their freedom of speech to mock the death of conservative influencerCharlie Kirk during a performance in Amsterdam on Saturday. Bob Vylan who made headlines in the summer for chanting “death, death to the IDF” have found themselves in some controversy for mocking Charlie Kirks Death during their performance. According to […]
Bob Vylan announce their UK tour.
Punk Duo Bob Vylan of have announced their first UK tour since standing up against Injustice towards Palestinians over the summer. Bob Vylan are an English punk rap duo. Their musical work merges elements of punk rock, hip hop, grime, and hardcore, and features criticisms of the British establishment, inequality, racism, sexism, and homophobia. The […]
Bob Vylan to headline Burn It Down Festival after controversy
The punk duo will headline the punk, alt, metal, and rock festival in Torquay, Devon. London punk band Bob Vylan have been announced as Burn It Down Festival’s Thursday headliner. Burn It Down takes over three grassroots venues in Torquay – The Foundry, Attic, and Apple & Parrot – from Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th August 2025. Bob Vylan tops the bill on […]
Bob Vylan top UK Hip Hop & R&B charts a week after Glastonbury
Bob Vylan’s 2024 album Humble As The Sun has reached number one on the UK’s Official Hip Hop and R&B albums chart. It follows backlash of the punk duo over the past week, following their Glastonbury performance, where frontman Bobby Vylan led the West Holts stage with chants of “free, free Palestine” and “death to the IDF”. In a post on Twitter, Bob Vylan wrote: “Ban Bob […]
Public Enemy’s Chuck D speaks on Bob Vylan, Trump and more
Public Enemy rapper Chuck D speaks on the Bob Vylan controversy, the US president, “fight for peace and love by any means necessary” and more in an exclusive interview with The Telegraph. Sarfraz Manzoor asked Chuck D about Bob Vylan‘s “Death, Death to the IDF” chant and the Hip-Hop pioneer said “When people say death […]
BBC to scrap “High risk” performances after Bob Vylan backlash
BBC have said that they will scrap ‘high risk’ performances after Bob Vylan Glastonbury backlash. The BBC said “We deeply regret that such offensive and deplorable behaviour appeared on the BBC”. The duo have been criticised by Israel supporters for leading the crowd in a chant of “death to the IDF [Israel‘s Defence Forces]” while […]
Chief Rabbi calls “vile Jew-hatred at Glastonbury” a “national shame”
The UK’s Chief Rabbi strongly criticised “the airing of vile Jew-hate at Glastonbury” after a live broadcast of Bob Vylan’s performance at the festival went out on the BBC, during which the band’s singer led the crowd in chants of “death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]”. Writing on Twitter, Sir Ephraim Mirvis wrote: […]
