Perfomances by two music band Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury festival is under UK police investigation.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned the slogans raised by the musicians at the festival.
This year the Glastonbury festival drew around 200,000 music fans and has come to an end. The current edition of the festival has been dubbed as the most controversial one.
Bob Vylan raised the pro-Palestine slogans which Israeli Defence Forces called as antisemitic.
“Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF (Israel Defence Forces),” Bob Vylan chanted.
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Who Are Bob Vylan?
Bob Vylan is run by a duo. Bobby Vylan is the frontman, and Bobbie Vylan is the drummer for the band. The duo has not made their names public citing privacy reasons.
The mix of punk, rap, and hard rock band was formed in 2017 in Ipswich. So far they have released three albums including, We Live Here (2020), Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life (2022), and Humble As The Sun (2025). The band has won sevreral awards including best alternative act at the MOBOs in 2022.
Their music usually touches the soccial and political issues including racism, homophobia, toxic masculinity, and far-right politics.
Bob Vylan Supporting Gaza
The duo has collaborated with artists including Amyl And The Sniffers singer Amy Taylor, Soft Play guitarist Laurie Vincent, and rock band Kid Kapichi. Their gigs often include some crowd-surfing from the frontman.
Bobby Vylan in an interview once revealled that he started attending pro-Palestine protestwhen he was 15, adding that her friend’s mother used to escort him.
The two have publically shown solidarity with Gaza by speaking on the war in Gaza.
Yeaaaaah Bob vylan #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/NGqmjr1iBA
— Jasmine 🍉 (@_jasminehahn) June 28, 2025
