Police Investigate 'Death to the IDF' Chants During Bob Vylan's Glastonbury Performance

Live from Glastonbury: the resistance will be televised

Glastonbury 2025 was always going to be charged, but few expected the seismic waves sent rippling through the global cultural sphere when Bob Vylan, mid-performance on the Left Field stage, roared out the chant "Death, death to the IDF" to a crowd erupting in cheers. The moment, aired uncut by the BBC, was joined hours later by Belfast rap group Kneecap voicing support for Palestine from the West Holts stage. Mo Chara, one of the trio’s frontmen…

Glasto is a carnival of conformism

Bob Vylan and Kneecap occupy a long tradition of orthodoxy masquerading as radicalism.

Anger over grafitti in Balsall Heath backing controversial Bob Vylan over IDF 'death' chant - Birmingham Live

Controversy as grafitti appears on wall close to college repeating Bob Vylan chant - only to be 'greywashed' hours later

Israeli Fans Meant It When They Chanted “Death to Arabs”

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans rioting in Amsterdam chanted slogans like “There are no schools in Gaza, as there are no children left.” Far from just extremist provocations, their slogans tell the truth about Israeli war aims.

Every artist that showed support for Palestine at Glastonbury 2025

A number of bands and artists performing at Glastonbury Festival 2025 showed support for Palestine, including Kneecap, Bob Vylan, and The Libertines. Some are now under investigation for comments made regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas and Israel-Iran conflicts.

Mamdani’s privileged path, liberals’ Supreme Court hypocrisy and other commentary

At Britain’s Glastonbury music festival, punk duo Bob Vylan’s lead singer led “tens of thousands” in “shouting, ‘Death, death to the IDF,’ ” frets Ayaan Hirsi Ali at The Free Press.