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BBC to stop broadcasting 'high risk' performances live after Bob Vylan Glastonbury row
SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 3 – Following Bob Vylan's controversial Glastonbury set, the BBC will no longer livestream performances deemed 'high risk,' affecting seven artists identified before the festival, the broadcaster said.
- During their live-streamed performance at Glastonbury on June 28, 2025, the punk-rap group Bob Vylan prompted the audience to chant "death, death to the IDF" in Somerset.
- The BBC had earlier deemed Bob Vylan 'high risk' but allowed their set to be streamed live with real-time mitigations, a decision later called mistaken.
- Following widespread criticism including from BBC leadership and government officials, the broadcaster apologized and acknowledged errors in handling the broadcast.
- BBC Director-General Tim Davie emphasized that antisemitism is completely unacceptable at the BBC and pledged to implement stricter editorial guidelines for live music broadcasts.
- As a result, the BBC announced it will no longer broadcast or live stream any music performances deemed high risk, aiming to prevent similar failures in the future.
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The Bob Vylan duo was left without a number of concerts after they clashed with the Israeli army at Glastonbury.
Many of these artists who go for these festivals around slogans asking for the death of Israeli soldiers are with Palestine but without ever being in Palestine, Hamas will not tell them.
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Following punk-rap duo Bob Vylan’s performance at Glastonbury, the BBC has sworn to no longer live-stream performances deemed “high risk”. This official category implies the existence of moderate and low-risk punk rap. I can think of plenty of bands who would match that designation, but none who would find it flattering.
BBC Removes Senior Staff Over Bob Vylan Performance at Glastonbury - Quds News Network
London (Quds News Network)- The BBC has removed several senior staff members following a performance by the British punk duo Bob Vylan, who chanted “Death to the IDF” and “Free Palestine” during their set at the Glastonbury Festival last Saturday, reported Haaretz. The performance aired live on the BBC’s iPlayer, sparking attacks and accusations of antisemitism by Israel. In response, the BBC’s leadership issued a statement declaring: “There is …
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