Glastonbury Festival releases statement regarding Bob Vylan set

Glastonbury Festival have released a statement regarding Bob Vylan’s controversial set before Kneecap yesterday at the West Holts stage, where chants of ‘Death To The IDF’ were made during the set.

“Glastonbury Festival was created in 1970 as a place for people to come together and rejoice in music, the arts and the best of human endeavour. As a festival, we stand against all forms of war and terrorism. We will always believe in – and actively campaign for – hope, unity, peace and love.

With almost 4,000 performances at Glastonbury 2025, there will inevitably be artists and speakers appearing on our stages whose views we do not share, and a performer’s presence here should never be seen as a tacit endorsement of their opinions and beliefs.

However, we are appalled by the statements made from the West Holt’s stage by Bob Vylan yesterday. Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding everyone involved in the production of the Festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence”.