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Talent agency UTA drop Bob Vylan following Glastonbury chant controversy (www.independent.co.uk)
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The punk band Bob Vylan has now officially been dropped by the talent agency UTA following the comments being made during their Glastonbury set.

During the performance, the band led a pro-Palestine chant with their crowd, proclaiming “death to the IDF”. Following comments from the festival staff as well as various politicians, UTA has announced their decision to part ways with the group.

Insiders have said that UTA senior executives agreed with the festival, saying that the band had taken their political beliefs too far when making their comments. Despite not coming out with any official statement, all images and information relating to the musical duo have been wiped from the company’s website.

The BBC continued in a statement, “The antisemitic sentiments expressed by Bob Vylan were utterly unacceptable and have no place on our airwaves. We welcome Glastonbury’s condemnation of the performance.”

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[–] LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm sure I'm not the only one who's discovered them through their Glastonbury performance and who's been listening to a ton of their music since. If they ever play near me I'm definitely going and will proudly wear their merch.

[–] nfreak@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 days ago

Same. Literally never heard of them before. Just bought a bunch of their shit and it's actually so good