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On Wednesday night, London punk-rap duo Bob Vylan played their first gig since their controversial performance at Glastonbury 2025, where they led chants of “Death to the IDF.” During the surprise show at London’s 100 Club on July 9th, some fans began to repeat the chant, prompting frontman Bobby Vylan to intervene.
“I’m gonna try to keep my talking at a minimum today ’cause that’s what got us in trouble in the first fuckin’ place,” he said while introducing their song “Take That.” As the “Death to the IDF” chant began, Bobby Vylan (born Pascal Robinson-Foster) quickly shut it down.
“No, no, no, no, no, no, no, you’re going to get me in trouble! You’re going to get me in trouble,” Robinson-Foster said. “Apparently, every other chant is fine, but what you said will get me in trouble.” He then led a “Free Palestine” chant instead and cheekily added, “We gotta stick with the classics. No one wants to hear the new songs anyway.”
Watch fan-shot footage below.
The gig took place just over a week after Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performance led to severe consequences, including the Trump administration revoking their US visas and the UK police launching a criminal investigation.
Responding to the backlash, Bob Vylan released a statement clarifying they are not calling for the death of any “race or group of people,” but rather for the “dismantling of a violent military machine.” They also described the UK government’s response as a “distraction” from the needless killings in Gaza and said they are being “targeted for speaking up.”
Amid the scrutiny, there has been a renewed interest in Bob Vylan’s music. Their latest album, Humble as the Sun, recently re-entered the UK hip-hop and R&B album charts at No. 1.
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