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Glastonbury Festival ‘appalled’ by punk duo Bob Vylan’s IDF chants
Glastonbury Festival organisers said they are “appalled” by comments made by punk duo Bob Vylan that called for “death” to the Israeli military during a performance on Saturday. Rapper Bobby Vylan led chants of “free, free Palestine” and “death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]”. The festival said the statements “very much crossed a…
Neil Young reverses his Glastonbury ‘boycott’
Neil Young has announced he will play this year’s Glastonbury Festival, just days after saying he had turned down a slot because of the BBC’s involvement. The 79-year-old had announced that he and his band would not play the event because the BBC “wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we…
Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury and says it is ‘under corporate control’
Rock star Neil Young has announced he will not be performing at this year’s Glastonbury, saying he believes the festival, which is partnered with the BBC, is “now under corporate control”. The 79-year-old Canadian wrote on his website that he and his band the Chrome Hearts “were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my…