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During her performance at Glastonbury 2025, Kate Nash hit out at Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, Rod Stewart, Matty Healy’s mom, Denise Welch, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and more.
“The loudest feminist voice in the UK is currently transphobic,” she said on Sunday night at Worthy Farm. “That is something that I take very fucking personally, as a feminist and a feminist with trans friends in my life, trans people that I love and that are very important to me. Dismantling systems of oppression lies at the very core of feminism, so transphobia is not fucking feminist.”
She continued, “Just because you’re a fucking millionaire and a fucking bully with an army of trolls on the fucking internet, I don’t give a fuck, mate.” Nash recently dropped the anti-transphobia protest track “GERM.”
Nash then pointed her attention to a series of UK musicians and politicians. Just before launching into her song “Dickhead,” she said: “Fuck Rod Stewart. This one goes out to [UK Prime Minister] Keir Starmer, J.K. Rowling, Rod Stewart and [Member of Parliament] Nigel fucking Farage.”
Stewart was recently met with severe backlash after he said the UK should “give Farage a chance” just before his headlining set at Glastonbury. Farage is the leader of the right-wing party Reform UK, supports Donald Trump, and recently proposed a freeze on immigration into the UK.
Later, Nash (somewhat confusingly) name-dropped actress and TV personality Denise Welch, the mother of The 1975’s Matty Healy. “The music industry doesn’t know what to do with me,” she remarked. “They tried to get rid of me, but they didn’t. There is a record executive sweating their tits off with Matt Healy’s mum.” Following her solo slot, she performed her song “Foundations” with Irish band Sprints.
Glastonbury 2025 was defined by artists taking their stage time to make massive political statements. Irish trio Kneecap’s set also saw them lambast Stewart. They also led a series of anti-Israel/pro-Palestine chants, plus another of “Fuck Keir Starmer.”
While the BBC hoped to avoid controversy by not livestreaming Kneecap’s performance, rap-punk duo Bob Vylan’s aired set featured the group leading chants of “Free Palestine” and “Death to the IDF.”
Both groups are facing assessment from the UK police to “determine whether any offences may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation.” Bob Vylan’s US visas have since been revoked, putting their upcoming tour dates on hold indefinitely.
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