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Glastonbury mixed pop and politics long before the Bob Vylan controversy

The Glastonbury Festival is making headlines for controversy rather than music

The Independent UK

Bob Vylan ‘dropped by agents’ after controversial Glastonbury chant

Rap punk duo no longer appear on agency’s website days after festival furore

The Independent UK

Voices: Despite the Bob Vylan furore, Glastonbury still belongs at the BBC

COMMENT: Broadcasting the punk duo’s set, complete with un-bleeped death chants, was wrong-headed – but the festival has been one of the BBC’s ‘crown jewels’ for 30 years, and, for viewers’ sake, it deserves to stay, says Roger Bolton

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Charli XCX hits back at 'boomer vibe' criticism of Glastonbury Festival performance

Charli XCX is proud that her Glastonbury Festival set divided opinion.

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Black Sabbath’s ‘Legendary Lost Tapes’ to be released for the first time

The new album consists of demos recorded by the band in 1969

The Independent UK

Glastonbury 2025: the iconic guitar moments that stole the show at one of the world's biggest music festivals

Pop icons with pointy metal guitars, oddball Masterbuilt Fenders, historic Martins and more – Glastonbury was a dream weekend for players, and here are the pictures to prove it

Guitar World

“He is perhaps the best songwriter to come out of England, he is a Glastonbury legend and a personal hero of mine”: Olivia Rodrigo surprises fans during her headline Glastonbury set by duetting with The Cure’s Robert Smith

He joined her for Friday I’m In Love and Just Like Heaven

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Acts who made political statements at Glastonbury 2025

Kneecap, Sir Rod Stewart and former Little Mix star Jade all used their sets to make political points at this year’s festival.

Evening Standard

Bob Vylan stripped of visas ahead of US tour after ‘death to the IDF’ Glastonbury chant sparks diplomatic row

Planned American tour plunged into chaos after US State Department revokes visas

Evening Standard

"Their chaotic charm hasn’t dulled one bit." The Libertines roll back the years at Glastonbury with a classic scrappy, rough-around-the-edges set

The Pete and Carl Show returns to Worthy Farm

Louder

‘Art is divisive’: Charli XCX responds to Glastonbury set criticism

Charli XCX responded to accusations of being a 'fraud' following backlash over her Glastonbury Festival performance. Viewers criticised the singer for her use of Auto-Tune and her dancing style during the BBC's coverage of the festival. Charli XCX defended her artistic choices, stating that deliberate Auto-Tune does not make an…

The Independent UK

OPINION - The storm in a teacup over Bob Vylan has ignored this salient point

All that remains of the Glastonbury festival now is quite staggering piles of debris across the fields, much of it, from the looks of it, non-compostable. That and an almighty row over the Bob Vylan debacle.

Evening Standard

Labour minister: Bob Vylan Glastonbury comments ‘crossed line’

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The Independent UK

Ronnie Wood shares behind-the-scenes Glastonbury footage

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Evening Standard

Sunday at Glastonbury review: Maccabees, Rodrigo and The Prodigy close it in style

Sunday at Worthy Farm ended on a number of highs

The Independent UK

Olivia Rodrigo joins Pulp fans to watch surprise Glastonbury set

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The Prodigy praised for moving moment during Glastonbury Festival set

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Watchdog investigates BBC for airing Bob Vylan ‘death to the IDF’ Glastonbury chant

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Glastonbury Festival revellers head home as Worthy Farm clean-up begins

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BBC regrets not pulling Bob Vylan Glastonbury live stream

The rap punk duo performed on Saturday during the music festival.

The Guardian - UK

Police investigate Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s Glastonbury performances

Investigation into public order incident comes as US revokes Bob Vylan’s visa ahead of tour later this year.

Metal Hammer

Hot off stealing the show at Glastonbury festival, Turnstile announce UK/Europe tour dates with The Garden and High Vis

Hardcore’s good time boys will trek across Europe in October and November

The Independent UK

Reform UK mayor says Bob Vylan’s chants show ‘two-tier justice’

Reform UK mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Andrea Jenkyns, said that if Bob Vylan aren’t arrested over their chants at Glastonbury, it is evidence of a “two-tiered justice system.”

The Independent UK

BBC admits it should have pulled coverage of Bob Vylan ‘death to the IDF’ Glastonbury chant

Ofcom said the BBC has ‘questions to answer’ over its broadcast of Bob Vylan’s ‘death to the IDF’ chant

The Guardian - UK

‘Glastonbury’s definitely still medieval!’: The Libertines’ Pete Doherty and Carl Barât interviewed at the festival

The wild men of noughties indie on their return to the site to play the Pyramid stage, Pete Doherty’s opinions on Oasis – and their regrets

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