Criminal probe launched into Kneecap and Bob Vylan Glastonbury gigs after cops review footage
Police have decided to move their investigation forward after reviewing video and audio recordings from both performances.
A criminal investigation has been launched following the performances of Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury Festival police have confirmed.
Avon and Somerset Police said officers had reviewed video footage and audio recordings from the sets at the Somerset festival's West Holts Stage on Saturday, June 28.
The force said the investigation now is underway, with a senior detective appointed to lead.
During Bob Vylan's performance, rapper Bobby Vylan chanted 'death, death to the IDF (Israel Defence Forces)', while a member of Irish rap group Kneecap suggested fans 'start a riot' outside his bandmate's upcoming court appearance.
The BBC has expressed its regret at not pulling the live stream of Bob Vylan's performance, saying the 'antisemitic sentiments' expressed were 'utterly unacceptable'. It will not be available to watch again on BBC iPlayer.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting later branded the footage"appalling".
Kneecap's set was not shown on the BBC due to controversy over the Irish rap group's previous performances. Band member Mo Chara was recently charged with brandishing a flag backing banned militant group Hezbollah at a gig in November 2024.
Their Glastonbury set was filled with expletives and calls to "free Palestine" and "f*** Keir Starmer" but the band pointed out that they did not call for a riot to take place.
Avon and Somerset Police initially said they were monitoring footage from both sets following reports of comments made, to determine whether any criminal offences had been committed.
A force spokesperson later said: 'This has been recorded as a public order incident at this time while our inquiries are at an early stage.
'The investigation will be evidence-led and will closely consider all appropriate legislation, including relating to hate crimes.
'We have received a large amount of contact in relation to these events from people across the world and recognise the strength of public feeling.
'There is absolutely no place in society for hate.'
The force said neighbourhood policing teams were speaking with people in their local communities and key stakeholders, which it hoped would reassure the public 'how seriously we are treating Saturday's events'.
It asked members of the public to stop reporting the matter because an investigation is already taking place.
Christopher Landau, the US deputy secretary of state, said Bob Vylan had been banned from the US ahead of a tour later this year due to their 'hateful tirade at Glastonbury'.
The duo, formed in Ipswich in 2017, have released four albums addressing issues regarding racism, masculinity and class. Bobby Vylan's real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster, 34, according to reports.
In a statement posted to Instagram after the Glastonbury set, Vylan said: 'Teaching our children to speak up for the change they want and need is the only way that we make this world a better place.
'As we grow older and our fire starts to possibly dim under the suffocation of adult life and all its responsibilities, it is incredibly important that we encourage and inspire future generations to pick up the torch that was passed to us.'
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Kneecap have been in the headlines after member Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, was charged with a terror offence.
In reference to his bandmate's upcoming court date, Naoise O Caireallain, who performs under the name Moglai Bap, told Glastonbury they would 'start a riot outside the courts', before clarifying: 'No riots, just love and support, and support for Palestine.'
Before the band had even taken to the stage, Glastonbury bosses were forced to shut the area down as too many people had flocked to see them.
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I count on the IDF to keep my loved ones safe By Sharone Lifschitz What happened at Glastonbury is so sad on several levels. It hurts the feelings of so many people – Jews and non-Jews alike. It rallies people to hate and it further erodes trust in the BBC at a time when we need our institutions and public broadcasting for safe and responsible reporting. I welcome the BBC accepting its wrongdoing. I believe in the BBC as an institution and understand how complicated things can be. However, the remarks made by Bob Vylan were in no way unexpected, and the BBC should have been better prepared to prevent such a message from being so amplified through its own carelessness. As an Israeli watching the BBC, I find the culpability of Hamas in their coverage of the conflict is very often absent, and also of Islamic Jihad – who held my father hostage, knowing that he was injured and ill, until he died. It is as if they are being forgiven. I hold them responsible; they are clever and vicious and have no regard for the life of their people, let alone ours. Israelis are also all portrayed as if we all agree with each other, when, in effect, many Israelis feel they are fighting for the very essence of their country as a democracy. Most people I know have demonstrated at least once a week since this government came into power in January 2023. There are very big disagreements within Israel. The subtleties of the situation aren't there. I wish the BBC, as a public broadcaster, made it possible for the people in the UK to understand this complexity. So much misinformation is being thrown around by fake media outlets, that its responsibility to good reporting is even more paramount in order to actually understand what is happening in the world. 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The devastation in Gaza has as much to do with the fanatics of Hamas and Islamic Jihad – who held my father, a frail man of 83, and who still hold 50 hostages in the most horrific conditions – as it does with the likes of Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir [the ultra-nationalist Israeli ministers sanctioned by Britain ]. We must do all we can to work towards a future for all our children. And we must remember: our children will learn from our example. As a person who has lost so much to this conflict, and whose heart is in Gaza – with our hostages as well as those suffering in these devastating circumstances – I know that seeing all this devastation must feel infuriating, and that hate can seem inevitable. Hate and fanaticism can feel like a movement forward. But it is just fuelling the fire that has already consumed so much. Seeing Glastonbury succumb to that same hate and fanaticism, instead of promoting our capacity to see our shared humanity across borders and religions, was devastating. For me, hearing chants of 'Death to IDF' was chilling, as it would have been for so many. Being in the IDF is part of Israeli society. The IDF are our children and grandchildren. I disagree with a lot of what the government is making the IDF do at the moment, but I also know that we need them. October 7 showed us what happened when there was no IDF on my kibbutz, and it was horrific. So I count on the IDF to keep my loved ones safe. It is a very complicated situation. And what could possibly be achieved by this hate speech? Hate is always the enemy. And I say that as somebody who has every reason to hate. The level of trauma that I am surrounded by has totally changed my life, changed my ability to function in this world, changed my ability to even be neutral, to be an outsider. 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