Avon and Somerset Police have launched a criminal investigation into the Glastonbury Festival sets of Bob Vylan and Kneecap, following public backlash and political scrutiny over remarks made during their respective performances on Saturday (June 29).

Glastonbury 2025 is under intense public and political scrutiny following performances by Bob Vylan and Kneecap that have sparked a police investigation, government condemnation and widespread debate over freedom of speech at music festivals.

During Bob Vylan’s set, the band’s singer Bobby Vylan (born Pascal Robinson-Foster) led Glastonbury crowds in chants of both “free, free Palestine” and, more controversially, “death, death to the IDF.”