British punk speaking duo with Glastonbury

In a punk rap duo in the UK, shouting “IDF death” and “Free Palestine” during Glastonbury’s festival is now condemned by actions by political and festival officials.

London-based Bob Vylan describes himself as the “prettiest punk/rap/ALT stuff you’ll ever encounter” on X. With songs like “We Live Here,” “Dreams Bigger,” “Make Me Violent,” and “Terms and Conditions,” elements of duo rap and punk.

The duo performed a high energy show at the Glastonbury festival on Saturday, which ended up becoming a political podium for the band’s singers to yell anti-Israel rhetoric.

Singer Bobby Vylan shouted, “Death, Death IDF [Israel Defense Forces]“Several times before turning the microphone to the crowd to attract attendees to repeat the chant. IDF is Israel’s national army. Video of crowd view shows several Palestinian flags waving as performers and attendees shout back and forth.

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Once, Veran shouted “Free, Free, Free Palestine”, and once again made some of what he said repeat in the crowd.

However, before returning to his scene, Veran ended the hymn, saying, “Yes, from the river to the sea. Palestine must be Inshallah, it will be free.”

The singing video spreads to the internet like crazy, and now British police in Somerset and Avon are reviewing the video to “determine if there is a possible crime that requires a criminal investigation.”

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To be in the backdrop of the Palestinian flag, the British duo’s Bobby Vylan performed on the West Holtz stage on the fourth day of the Glastonbury Festival in Filton Village, Somerset, Southwest England on June 28, 2025. (Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Image)

The BBC reported that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned Bob Vylan for calling for the death of Israeli troops and used “shocking hate speech”.

The BBC reportedly broadcasts live broadcasts of the festival, which has chosen to remove the duo from its iPlayer.

The BBC said during the live broadcast it posted warnings on screen about “very strong and discriminatory language.”

The festival organizers did not comment easily, and later released a statement about Instagram, saying: “The Glastonbury Festival was founded in 1970 and is a place where people come together and rejoice in their efforts for music, art and the best humanity.”

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Bob Vylan’s Bobby Vylan heads to Bobby Vylan in front of the West Holtz stage on June 28, 2025 on June 28, 2025 at the Glastonbury Festival in Glastonbury, England on the fourth day of the 2025 Glastonbury Festival. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

“As a festival, we oppose all forms of war and terrorism. We will always believe – and actively campaign – hope, unity, peace and love,” the statement said. “In the nearly 4,000 performances in Glastonbury in 2025, there will inevitably be artists and speakers appearing on our stage, our opinions we do not share, and the presence of performers here should never be seen as a default recognition of their views and beliefs.

“But, Bob Vylan was shocked yesterday at the West Holts stage statement.” “Their odes are very crossing a line and we sharply remind everyone involved in the festival that there is no place in Glastonbury to anti-Semitism, hate speech or incite violence.”

Another group KNEECAP also performed on Saturday despite alleged terror charges against one of his members. During the show, Kneecap led a large crowd with a chant rate of “Free Palestine.”

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Glastonbury, famously the largest summer festival in the UK, attracts nearly 200,000 music fans every year, reaching the Worthy Farm in southwest England. During the festival, about 4,000 performances were performed in 120 stages.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.