US EditionBBC to stop broadcasting 'high risk' performances live after Bob Vylan Glastonbury row
- During their livestreamed set at Glastonbury's West Holts Stage on June 28, 2025, the punk rap group Bob Vylan repeatedly chanted slogans including "death, death to the IDF."
- The BBC had assessed Bob Vylan as a high risk act before the festival but allowed live streaming with planned real-time compliance mitigations, which failed during the performance.
- Following public backlash and statements from Glastonbury organisers and government officials condemning the antisemitic chants, the BBC apologized and admitted errors in the lead-up to and during the broadcast.
- BBC Director-General Tim Davie emphasized that antisemitism has no tolerance within the organization, and the broadcaster announced it will cease airing any music performances judged to pose a high risk of such content live or via streaming.
- The BBC plans strengthened editorial policies, onsite compliance support at major festivals, and clearer rules for withdrawing live streams to avoid future failures like this incident.
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The BBC will stop forwarding the "high risk" concerts directly after the controversy caused by the anti-Israeli statements made on Saturday by a member of the Bob Vylan group on the scene of the Glostonbury Festival, announced the radiotelevision...
BBC to stop showing 'high risk' performances after Bob Vylan Glastonbury controversy
Following criticism of their coverage of controversial punk group Bob Vylan at Glastonbury last Saturday (28 June), the BBC will no longer broadcast “high risk” performances. As part of the Glastonbury set, Bob Vylan led a chant of “death to the IDF (Israeli Defence Force).” The band have been accused of anti-Semitic language and an investigation has been launched by police into the performance. Bob Vylan said they are “being targeted for speak…
The concert of punk rap duo Bob Vylan has produced waves of criticism. In the middle: the BBC, which has broadcast the performance live. Now she admits mistakes during the transmission. And wants to change her guidelines.
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