Avon and Somerset Police within the UK have confirmed they’ve launched a legal investigation into each Kneecap and Bob Vylan following their respective performances at Glastonbury over the weekend.
“A senior detective has been appointed to steer this investigation,” a spokesperson introduced on Monday. “This has been recorded as a public order incident at the moment whereas our enquiries are at an early stage.”
The investigation shall be “evidence-led and can carefully contemplate all applicable laws, together with regarding hate crimes,” the spokesperson added. “We’ve acquired a considerable amount of contact in relation to those occasions from folks internationally and recognise the power of public feeling. There’s completely no place in society for hate.”
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Throughout their set, Kneecap led the crowd in chants of “Fuck [UK Prime Minister] Keir Starmer” and “Free, free Palestine.” In addition they instructed the group to “begin a riot outdoors the courts” throughout band member Mo Chara’s upcoming hearings within the UK, the place he faces a terror offense tied to allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a London live performance in 2024. They later clarified: “No riots — simply love and help, and help for Palestine.”
In the meantime, duri Bob Vylan led chants of “Free Palestine” and “Loss of life to the IDF.” At one other level of their set, the duo displayed a message on the display screen behind them that learn: “Free Palestine. The United Nations have known as it a genocide. The BBC calls it a ‘battle.’” Mockingly, whereas the BBC selected to not broadcast Kneecap’s set in hopes of avoiding controversy, they aired Bob Vylan’s instead.
The members of Bob Vylan have already had their US visas revoked and been dropped by their expertise company. Nevertheless, the group is standing by the message they delivered at Glastonbury, with Bobby Vylan writing in an Instagram submit on Sunday evening, “Educating our kids to talk up for the change they need and want is the one manner that we make this world a greater place.” He captioned the submit, “I stated what I stated.”
