Bob Vylan issues warning to fans after police investigation over Glastonbury gig
Bob Vylan issued a warning to fans after they chanted for "death to the IDF." The band took to the stage in London on Wednesday night, for their first performance since it emerged they are facing a criminal investigation.
Since last month, following their performance at Glastonbury and a performance at Alexandra Palace in May, the band have come under fire for their controversial comments, resulting in a criminal investigation. While performing on the West Holts stage at the Worthy Farm festival, singer Bobby Vylan chanted: "Death, death to the IDF" (Israel Defence Forces).
But on Wednesday, Bobby told fans that their chants could lead them into more trouble, as they began repeating: "Death, death to the IDF," at The 100 Club. He told fans that the chant would "get me in trouble."
Bobby added: "Every other chant is fine but yous will get me in trouble," as he encouraged the crowd to chant: "Free, free Palestine." The 34-year-old went on to say: "I am pretty tired. It's been a busy week, been a busy couple of days do you know what I mean? Just putting out fires you know?
"We never ever could have imagined that we would create a conversation that needed to be created and needed to be had. It kind of feels like we have completed punk rock just a little bit. We set the game on the hardest level and just went f****** let's just go all in, shall we?
"What is happening over there is an absolute mess, it is f***ing criminal what is happening to these people, they are now being concentrated into camps. They have been trying to silence us, they thought that this would shut us up, but the album is back in the charts."
He continued: "We just want to see the liberation of the Palestinian people. That's it, I don't think it's too crazy a thing to ask. I don't think it's a violent thing to ask, right? The liberation of the Palestinian people from a tyrannical f***ing oppressor, that's all we want. But until then, free, free Palestine.
"Each and every single time, they will not f***ing silence us." As the gig came to an end, the duo held up the Palestinian flag, with Bobby saying: "We are a loving band, we love you lot for being here with us. We love the Palestinian people.
"Their strength, their resilience, their ability to keep on going in the face of it all is a beautiful and inspiring thing. So as hard as this week may have been for us, it has been nothing in comparison to what the Palestinian people are going through right now. That is where the attention should be.
"That is where the focus should be. That is where these politicians and media outlets should be focusing their attention right now, not on the words or the actions of a f***ing punk band. It is ridiculous and it only speaks to the ridiculous state of this country right now."
Following the backlash around their Glastonbury set, it emerged that while performing at Alexandra Palace on May 28, Bobby allegedly said: "Death to every single IDF soldier out there as an agent of terror for Israel. Death to the IDF." A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told the Mirror: "Officers are investigating comments allegedly made during a concert at Alexandra Palace earlier this year.
"The decision to investigate follows the emergence of footage which appears to have been filmed at the venue on 28 May 2025." Since then, they have reportedly been dropped by their agency, United Talent Agency (UTA), which appears to have removed the group from their website, and have also been pulled from a number of concerts, including their US tour, after having their visas revoked.
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