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U.K. Culture Sec. condemns Bob Vylan Glastonbury performance, demands answers from BBC

  • Punk-Rap duo Bob Vylan performed at Glastonbury 2025 and led the crowd in chanting 'Death to the IDF,' which was broadcast live by the BBC.
  • The chant sparked widespread backlash because many viewed it as incitement to violence amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict and rising antisemitism.
  • Following the incident, Avon & Somerset Police launched a criminal investigation, BBC began an internal editorial review, and Glastonbury organisers condemned the chant and banned Bob Vylan from future events.
  • Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy criticized the BBC for leadership failures in not cutting the live feed promptly, publicly stating that 'several editorial failures become a problem of leadership,' while Bob Vylan defended the chant as a call for justice.
  • The controversy intensified political scrutiny, with ministers summoning the BBC and festival organisers to parliament, highlighting tensions between free speech and hate speech in broadcast content.
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GB News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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