Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan on stage at Glastonbury

Musician Bobby Vylan has spoken out after it was announced that his comments on stage at Glastonbury over the weekend were being investigated by the local police.

Bobby – who makes up one half of the punk rap duo Bob Vylan – performed on the West Holts stage on Saturday afternoon, where he led the crowd in a chant of “free Palestine”.

After that, he then began another chant of “death, death to the IDF”, referring to Israel’s army, the Israel Defence Forces.

In the days since, UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, the BBC – who broadcast the set live – and Glastonbury organisers have all spoken out to condemn the frontman’s actions.

A BBC spokesperson said: “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. We have no plans to make the performance available on demand.”

Starmer responded: “There is no excuse for this kind of appalling hate speech. I said that Kneecap should not be given a platform and that goes for any other performers making threats or inciting violence. The BBC needs to explain how these scenes came to be broadcast.”

A post on Glastonbury’s official Instagram page later read: “We are appalled by the statements made from the West Holts stage by Bob Vylan yesterday.

“Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding........

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