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Viral Rap Group Applauds 'Legend' Fan for Livestreaming Glastonbury Set After BBC Censored It

After the BBC declined to air Kneecap's Glastonbury set live, a Welsh woman livestreamed it to thousands, sparking viral praise and debate over censorship, free speech, and political expression at music festivals.

Latin Times

Kneecap, Bob Vylan Glastonbury Sets Spark Police Probe And Global Criticism

UK police on Monday launched a criminal investigation into remarks made by rap groups Kneecap and Bob Vylan during the Glastonbury festival, as the US revoked visas for the latter after its frontman led an anti-Israel chant.

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Brief letters: Blaring for Rod | Criticising Glastonbury | Green behind the ears | This, that or the other violin | Cherry-bun breasts

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Why did BBC decide to stream Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set and what will happen next?

Corporation criticised for not stopping coverage of rap act’s ‘deeply offensive’ comments relating to Israel-Gaza war

The Guardian - UK

Police launch investigation into Kneecap and Bob Vylan Glastonbury performances

Avon and Somerset Police said the two performances have been recorded as a public order incident

The Independent UK

Kneecap and Bob Vylan Glastonbury performances now subject to criminal probe

KNEECAP and Bob Vylan's Glastonbury performances are now subjected to a criminal investigation, police have said.

The National (Scotland)

Voices: Glastonbury wouldn’t be Glastonbury without a political protest

COMMENT: The row over Bob Vylan’s ‘death chant’ ignores the truth about the festival’s deep political roots, says Mark Beaumont. Countercultural protests have always been a central part of its appeal

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Bob Vylan banned from US over ‘hateful’ Glastonbury chants

The rap duo were set to tour in the US later in the year

The Independent UK

Festival Fashion Is Back — See The Best Dressed Celebrities At Glastonbury 2025

Plus, how to recreate their looks

Marie Claire

See the full lists of acts who made political statements at Glastonbury 2025

Here are some of the acts who shared their views with audiences at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, from Kneecap to Rod Stewart

The National (Scotland)

What is the IDF and why did Bob Vylan chant about them at Glastonbury?

The UK government slammed the ‘appalling’ anti-IDF chant by rap duo Bob Vylan as ‘hate speech’

The Independent UK

Glastonbury site left strewn with rubbish as 200,000 fans depart 2025 festival

The Glastonbury Festival site has been left strewn with rubbish as 200,000 music fans departed the 2025 edition on Worthy Farm in Somerset on Monday (30 June).

The Independent UK

Holly Willoughby perfects festival style at Glastonbury in a boho-inspired white lace dress from one of our favourite brands

This is the ultimate lesson in boho-chic festival dressing

Woman & Home

Man, 92, found guilty of murder in ‘UK’s oldest cold case’

Police are now examining whether Ryland Headley could be linked to other unsolved crimes

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Marie Claire

Taylor Swift Had the Best Response to Matty Healy’s Glastonbury ‘Swipe’

The Independent UK

Glastonbury mixed pop and politics long before the Bob Vylan controversy

The Glastonbury Festival is making headlines for controversy rather than music

The Independent UK

Bob Vylan ‘dropped by agents’ after controversial Glastonbury chant

Rap punk duo no longer appear on agency’s website days after festival furore

The Independent UK

Voices: Despite the Bob Vylan furore, Glastonbury still belongs at the BBC

COMMENT: Broadcasting the punk duo’s set, complete with un-bleeped death chants, was wrong-headed – but the festival has been one of the BBC’s ‘crown jewels’ for 30 years, and, for viewers’ sake, it deserves to stay, says Roger Bolton

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Charli XCX hits back at 'boomer vibe' criticism of Glastonbury Festival performance

Charli XCX is proud that her Glastonbury Festival set divided opinion.

The Independent UK

Black Sabbath’s ‘Legendary Lost Tapes’ to be released for the first time

The new album consists of demos recorded by the band in 1969

Guitar World

Glastonbury 2025: the iconic guitar moments that stole the show at one of the world's biggest music festivals

Pop icons with pointy metal guitars, oddball Masterbuilt Fenders, historic Martins and more – Glastonbury was a dream weekend for players, and here are the pictures to prove it

MusicRadar

“He is perhaps the best songwriter to come out of England, he is a Glastonbury legend and a personal hero of mine”: Olivia Rodrigo surprises fans during her headline Glastonbury set by duetting with The Cure’s Robert Smith

He joined her for Friday I’m In Love and Just Like Heaven

Evening Standard

Acts who made political statements at Glastonbury 2025

Kneecap, Sir Rod Stewart and former Little Mix star Jade all used their sets to make political points at this year’s festival.

Evening Standard

Bob Vylan stripped of visas ahead of US tour after ‘death to the IDF’ Glastonbury chant sparks diplomatic row

Planned American tour plunged into chaos after US State Department revokes visas

Louder

"Their chaotic charm hasn’t dulled one bit." The Libertines roll back the years at Glastonbury with a classic scrappy, rough-around-the-edges set

The Pete and Carl Show returns to Worthy Farm

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