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Kneecap, Sir Rod Stewart and former Little Mix star Jade all used their sets to make political points at this year’s festival.
Bob Vylan's performance preceded that of Northern Irish rappers Kneecap, whose set the BBC did not air live due to previous instances at the group's concerts involving alleged comments supporting ...
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, to give it its full name, was founded by Michael Eavis in 1970 on ...
The BBC has issued a statement regarding the controversy sparked by Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set on Saturday, with the broadcaster saying it “should have pulled” the livestream of the performance. UTA ...
Controversial Belfast rappers Kneecap and their weekend slot made headlines in the lead-up to the festival, after several MPs, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, called on Glastonbury to pull the ...
Glastonbury is no stranger to political statements, and this year a punk duo grabbed headlines after leading pro-Palestine ...
The BBC said Monday it should have pulled a livestream of rap duo Bob Vylan’s performance at the Glastonbury Festival over “antisemitic” chants against Israeli troops.The British broadcaster has come ...
“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 ...
Because we must pray, hope and wish for a day when the Palestinian people are liberated and free from the tyranny of the Israeli government.”KneecapIrish rap group Kneecap performed on the West Holts ...
Ofcom has said they are speaking to the BBC over Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performance, after they led the festival crowds in chants including ‘death to the IDF’. On Saturday the English punk duo – ...
A major clean-up operation has begun at Glastonbury Festival to return the site from a pop-up city of 200,000 music fans to a ...