British Band Chants “Death to IDF” During Glastonbury Festival

The British Music festival descended into a Nazi hatefest of genocidal bloodlust.

Obscure “musicians” who would be relegated to the obscurity they so richly deserve get worldwide press for calling for death to the Jews.

English-based punk duo Bob Vylan whipped the crowd at England’s annual Glastonbury Music Festival into a furor, and led the massive audience in gang chants of “Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF” in referencing the Israeli Defense Forces.

Bob Vylan, Kneecap, Dave Smith…

None of these "artists" are famous for their talent.

They're all famous for their deathly hatred of Jews. pic.twitter.com/DWYnPHYvkR

— dahlia kurtz ✡︎ דליה קורץ (@DahliaKurtz) June 28, 2025

It is utterly chilling to see such a huge crowd at Glastonbury Festival chanting for people to be killed. This was an expression of mass hatred and Jewish people across the country will be horrified, as will many others. pic.twitter.com/XSofiWhQY9

— CST (@CST_UK) June 28, 2025

Glastonbury.
The UK’s biggest music festival.
Over 200,000 in attendance.

On stage, Bob Vylan screamed:
“DEATH! DEATH TO THE IDF!”
And the crowd screamed it back.

This is how mainstream Jew-hatred has become.
Absolutely disgusting. pic.twitter.com/TC95dtEf0l

— Jews Fight Back 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@JewsFightBack) June 28, 2025

In a country where a mildly mean tweet can land you in prison for 3 years, an artist just got 200,000 people to chant "Death to the IDF" and nothing will happen to either him, the crowd, or the organisers.

— 𝗡𝗶𝗼𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) June 28, 2025

Also at Glastonbury:

ToI: Irish-language rap group Kneecap performs to tens of thousands of people at the Glastonbury Festival despite criticism by British politicians and a terror charge for one of the trio’s members.

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, has been charged under the Terrorism Act with supporting a proscribed organization for allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London in November. He’s on unconditional bail before a further court hearing in August.

“Glastonbury, I’m a free man!” Ó hAnnaidh shouts as Kneecap takes the stage at Glastonbury’s West Holts field, which holds about 30,000 people. A scattering of Palestinian flags flew in the capacity crowd before the show, which opened with an audio montage of news clips referring to the band’s critics and legal woes.

The Belfast trio has been praised for invigorating the Irish-language cultural scene in Northern Ireland, but also criticized for lyrics laden with expletives and drug references, and political statements.

The band draws, often satirically, on the language and imagery of the Irish republican movement and Northern Ireland’s decades of violence. It has faced criticism since videos emerged allegedly showing the band shouting “up Hamas, up Hezbollah” and calling on people to kill lawmakers.

Before Kneecap took the stage, a member of the English punk group Bob Vylan led the crowd in chants of “free Palestine and, “death, death, death to the IDF.”

“Hell yeah, from the river to the sea, Palestine must be free,” added the singer.

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BREAKING:

At the Glastonbury Festival in England, one of the singers chanted “Death, death to the IDF” from the stage while attendees waved Palestinian and Hezbollah flags.

If I was a Jew in the UK right now, I’d start packing my bags… pic.twitter.com/wBabcqQrJX

— Hillel Fuld (@HilzFuld) June 28, 2025

 

UK punk band blasted for ‘Death to IDF’ chants during Glastonbury festival as police probe ‘deeply offensive’ comments

By Chris Harris, NY Post, June 28, 2025:

Another UK band has come under fire for its “threatening” comments against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza — stirring up a frenzy at an outdoor music festival Saturday.

English-based punk duo Bob Vylan whipped the crowd at England’s annual Glastonbury Music Festival into a furor, and led the massive audience in gang chants of “Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF” in referencing the Israeli Defense Forces.

Cops are going over video of the band’s set to see if the group chants involved any criminality.

“We are aware of the comments made by acts on the West Holts Stage at Glastonbury Festival this afternoon,” reads a social media post from Avon and Somerset police.

An Australian reality TV bombshell was arrested in a “catatonic state” for allegedly beheading her boyfriend – with authorities issuing a desperate plea for help in their ongoing search for his missing skull.

“Video evidence will be assessed by officers to determine whether any offences may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation,” the post added.

Cops are going over video of the band’s set to see if the group chants involved any criminality. AFP via Getty Images

Bob Vylan wasn’t alone in its criticism of the Israeli offensive against the notorious terror group, Hamas.

Irish outfit Kneecap got in trouble during a London show when singer Mo Chara shouted out Hamas and Hezbollah — “up Hamas, up Hezbollah” — and allegedly raised the Hezbollah flag, leading to his arrest under the Terrorism Act.

Bobby Vylan, one half of Bob Vylan, similarly urged the crowd to chant along with him on Saturday.
A person crowd surfing at a music festival. 4
The massive audience joined in with the band, shouting chants of Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF.” AFP via Getty Images

BBC, which broadcasts the three-day festival, announced it will not be replaying Bob Vylan’s “deeply offensive” set.

A spokesperson for Lisa Nandy, England’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, said she “strongly” condemns the “threatening comments made by Bob Vylan at Glastonbury.”

Nandy’s office wants “an urgent explanation” from the BBC regarding what sort of “due diligence it carried out ahead of the Bob Vylan performance.”
Portrait of Bob Vylan, a British band, with fake blood on their hands and faces. 4
Bob Vylan first started back in 2017. Bob Vylan/Facebook

In a statement, the BBC acknowledged “Some of the comments made during Bob Vylan’s set were deeply offensive.”

“During this live stream on iPlayer, which reflected what was happening on stage, a warning was issued on screen about the very strong and discriminatory language,” the BBC added.