If you know one thing about the UK punk-rap duo Bob Vylan, it’s this: They led the crowd in a chant of “Death, death to the IDF” while performing at Glastonbury last month. Bob Vylan were on the same stage directly before Kneecap, the Belfast rap group currently facing a whole lot of bullshit for making their own forceful statements against Israel’s ongoing campaign of genocide in Palestine. The BBC refused to air Kneecap’s performance live, but Bob Vylan didn’t face that issue, so they made sure they were heard. For that, Bob Vylan have faced huge and immediate career consequences. The US State Department revoked Bob Vylan’s visas ahead of a planned American tour. London police are reportedly investigating the duo for making similar statements at a show in May. Festivals have dropped Bob Vylan from their lineups. Anyway, Bob Vylan don’t want you to chant “death to the IDF” at their shows anymore.
