Bob Vylan ‘not regretful’ about IDF chant at Glastonbury: ‘I’d do it again tomorrow’

Bobby Vylan of British duo Bob Vylan performs at Glastonbury festival in June 2025. In an interview with Louis Theroux, Vylan said he is ‘not regretful’ of chanting ‘death to the IDF’ on stage, which sparked controversy for both the band and festival broadcasters the BBC. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Bob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan is “not regretful” of his “death, death to the IDF” chant at Glastonbury and said he would “do it again tomorrow, twice on Sundays”.

The outspoken punk duo sparked controversy when they led chants of “death, death to the IDF”, referring to the Israel Defense Forces, at the festival in June. The chant was condemned by Glastonbury and the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, who described it as “appalling hate speech”.