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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michael Savage Media editor

BBC to drop ‘high risk’ live performances after Bob Vylan Glastonbury set

Bob Vylan performing onstage
Bob Vylan performing on the West Holts stage at the Glastonbury festival. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

The BBC has said it was wrong to believe the punk duo Bob Vylan were “suitable for live streaming with appropriate mitigations” for their performance at Glastonbury festival, despite ranking them as “high risk” before the event.

In a statement signalling there would be repercussions for those blamed for the failure, the corporation said any musical performances deemed to be high risk would now not be broadcast live or streamed live.

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