The [BBC broadcasting] team were dealing with a live situation but with hindsight we should have pulled the stream during the performance. We regret this did not happen." Bobby Vylan of the punk-rap duo "Bob Vylan," crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. LEON NEAL/Getty · The BBC, which is CBS News' partner network in the U.K., quickly acknowledged that the language used ...
The [BBC broadcasting] team were dealing with a live situation but with hindsight we should have pulled the stream during the performance. We regret this did not happen." Bobby Vylan of the punk-rap duo "Bob Vylan," crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. LEON NEAL/Getty · The BBC, which is CBS News' partner network in the U.K., quickly acknowledged that the language used on Saturday was "deeply offensive," but the network was criticized — including by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and members of his cabinet —— for not reacting more quickly after the chant started.The BBC says it regrets not cutting off the Glastonbury festival live stream of punk-rap duo Bob Vylan's performance, which included an anti-Israel chant.The duo, who use stage names and keep their identities anonymous, said their message was aimed at younger generations, whom they said should be shown how to fight for their own futures."Let us display to them loudly and visibly the right thing to do when we want and need change," the band said.
