The UK's chief rabbi has strongly criticised "the airing of vile Jew-hate at Glastonbury" after a live broadcast of Bob Vylan's performance at the festival went out on the BBC, during which the band's singer led the crowd in chants of "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]".

As U.K. antisemitism hits record highs with 3,528 incidents in 2024, Jews say hate like Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury chant is ignored by leaders who still downplay threats to the community’s safety.

Last year the BBC won a Bafta for its Glastonbury coverage. This year it's being attacked for it. Or, to be more precise, for one hour of it, two at the most, if you count Kneecap's set, which followed Bob Vylan's on the West Holts stage on Saturday afternoon.

BBC apologizes after streaming Bob Vylan's controversial Glastonbury set despite 'high risk' warning. New policies ban live broadcasts of risky acts.

"We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine," the duo wrote on Instagram, days after chanting "death to the IDF" during their Glastonbury set over the weekend.

Punk duo Bob Vylan have been dropped from the line-up of a music festival in Manchester following their controversial appearance at Glastonbury. The group had been due to headline the Radar Festival at Victoria Warehouse on Saturday, but organisers confirmed in a statement they would no longer appear.

Bob Vylan have been removed from the lineups of England's Radar Festival and France's Kave Fest as backlash continues from their Glastonbury set. The London punk-rap duo also lost their U.S. visas and representation with United Talent Agency following their politically charged West Holts Stage appearance,

Punk duo led Glastonbury crowd in chants of ‘Free, free Palestine’ and ‘Death, death to the IDF’ during their set on 28 June