Overview

• Avon and Somerset Police have recorded both Bob Vylan’s and Kneecap’s Glastonbury performances as public order incidents and are conducting evidence-led criminal inquiries.
• The U.S. State Department revoked Bob Vylan’s visas, citing his “hateful tirade” and barring incitement of violence from entering the country.
• The BBC removed Bob Vylan’s set from iPlayer and acknowledged it should have cut the livestream when antisemitic chants began.
• Glastonbury organisers reiterated a zero-tolerance policy on hate speech and urged all participants to respect the festival’s ethos of unity and peace.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy have pressed the BBC and festival organisers for swift explanations of editorial and security shortcomings.