يحاول ذهب - حر

BBC won't show 'high risk' music acts after Vylan row

July 04, 2025

|

The Independent

The BBC has said it will no longer broadcast performances deemed “high risk” live after controversy over punk rap duo Bob Vylan’s appearance at Glastonbury.

- LAUREN DEL FABBRO

BBC won't show 'high risk' music acts after Vylan row

In a statement issued yesterday, the corporation apologised for the group’s “deplorable behaviour” after frontman Bobby Vylan, whose real name is reportedly Pascal Robinson-Foster, 34, led crowds in chants of “death, death to the IDF (Israel Defense Forces)” during their set on Saturday afternoon.

The BBC admitted it had assessed the act as “high risk” before Glastonbury but deemed them suitable for live-streaming.

The broadcaster said this was “clearly not the case”, and added it was changing its procedures around live music events meaning any music performances deemed high risk will now not be broadcast live or streamed live.

المزيد من القصص من The Independent

The Independent

The Independent

Magnificent, excruciating and genuinely touching

From its depiction of midlife ennui to its satirical take on therapy-speak, 'How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)' is the best Partridge-related project in years

time to read

4 mins

October 03, 2025

The Independent

The Independent

Thatcher and Farage high on Tory conference agenda

Having been virtually invisible during recent fierce arguments between Labour and Reform UK, the Conservatives have an opportunity to remind voters of their existence as their annual conference takes place in Manchester from Sunday.

time to read

4 mins

October 03, 2025

The Independent

The Independent

Mother 'influenced' dying daughter to reject chemo

A University of Cambridge graduate who died after refusing chemotherapy was “adversely influenced” by her mother’s conspiracy theory views, an inquest has concluded.

time to read

4 mins

October 03, 2025

The Independent

The Independent

Two dead, three hurt after terror attack at Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur

Knifeman named as Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was fatally shot within seven minutes of rampage starting on Jewish holy day

time to read

3 mins

October 03, 2025

The Independent

The Independent

'Baroness Bra' and the myth behind her padded fortune

As Michelle Mone's firm is ordered to pay back over £100m, Guy Walters takes a close look at the books to see whether the lingerie tycoon was ever as successful as she made out

time to read

6 mins

October 03, 2025

The Independent

The Independent

Nirvana album cover child abuse case dismissed again

The man who appeared as a naked baby on a Nirvana album cover has had his lawsuit against the grunge rock band thrown out for a second time.

time to read

1 mins

October 03, 2025

The Independent

The Independent

Praying mantises ‘may have blown over from Europe’

Praying mantises have been spotted in the wild in England, with experts suggesting they may have been “blown over” from mainland Europe.

time to read

1 mins

October 03, 2025

The Independent

The Independent

How our WhatsApp archive became a digital graveyard

Katie Rosseinsky speaks to the experts about why hiding uncomfortable conversations is so tempting – and why such behaviour might not be the best solution in the long run

time to read

5 mins

October 03, 2025

The Independent

The Independent

Goodness, Greta, what's the point of your Gaza flotillas?

In common with many, I suspect, I have been tracking the progress of the 40-ship Global Sumud Flotilla since it left Barcelona a month ago, with campaigner-for-everything Greta Thunberg as its standard-bearer.

time to read

3 mins

October 03, 2025

The Independent

The Independent

‘I was naive at Red Bull – but my goal is still the same’

The dust of ruthlessness had barely settled for 24 hours before Liam Lawson made his feelings known. Brutally ousted from Red Bull after two races this season – the shortest ever stint in a full-time Formula One seat – the New Zealander posted on

time to read

4 mins

October 03, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size