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.

The BBC says it regrets not cutting off the Glastonbury festival live stream of punk-rap duo Bob Vylan's performance, which included an anti-Israel chant.

Ipswich punk-rap duo Bob Vylan grabbed the headlines at Glastonbury Festival over the weekend, but for many readers, the name might be a new one. Organisers of the festival said they were "appalled" after frontman Bobby Vylan led a crowd in chants of "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]".

But it’s little-known rap-punk duo Bob Vylan attracting politicians’ ire — and a police probe — after leading a chant calling for “death” to the Israeli military. This isn’t the first time politics has collided with pop at the festival.