PM: No Excuse For BBC Hate” reads one tabloid headline. “Why Did BBC Not Pull Plug On Vile Chants” screams another. “Now Arrest Punk Band Who Led ‘Death To Israelis’ Chant At Glastonbury” erroneously quotes a third.
It’s fair to say that London duo Bob Vylan leading a chorus of “Death, death, death to the IDF” at this weekend’s edition of the legendary Pilton shindig has stirred up the most outraged response to any set in the festival’s history: widespread condemnation from the government, press and Eavis farmhouse alike.