The frontman of Bob Vylan warned fans at a London gig on Wednesday night to stop chanting against the Israeli military, saying they could get him in trouble. The warning came during the duo's first UK show since their Glastonbury performance, which is under police investigation.
Pascal Robinson-Foster, known as Bobby Vylan, addressed the crowd at the sold-out 100 Club after some fans repeated the chant 'death, death to the IDF' from Glastonbury. He said: 'You are going to get me in trouble, apparently every other chant is fine but yous will get me in trouble.' He then led the crowd in chants of 'Free, free Palestine'.
The 34-year-old had led similar chants at Glastonbury on 28 June, also speaking of working for a 'fucking Zionist'. Avon and Somerset police are investigating both Bob Vylan and Belfast trio Kneecap for remarks made during their sets. The Met police are also investigating comments from a May gig in London, where Robinson-Foster allegedly said: 'Death to every single IDF soldier out there as an agent of terror for Israel. Death to the IDF.'
Since the controversy, Bob Vylan have been dropped by their agency, United Talent Agency, and had their US visas revoked, leading to the cancellation of their US tour. Despite this, their album 'Humble as the Sun' has climbed to No 1 in the UK hip-hop and R&B album charts. The group are still scheduled to perform at the Boardmasters festival in Newquay in August.
