Performer Bob Vylan celebrated the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk during a performance, shouting vile insults from the stage as he referred to the Turning Point USA founder as a “piece of s***” and worse.
Vylan — who recently made headlines for chanting “Death to the IDF” from the stage at Glastonbury’s famed music festival — trashed Kirk from a stage adorned with a Palestinian flag, saying he’d deserved to get shot.
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“I want to dedicate this next one to an absolute piece of s*** of a human being,” he began, pacing back and forth across the stage.
“The pronouns: Was/Were,” he said, prompting cheers from the audience. “‘Cos if you talk s***, you will get banged. Rest in peace, Charlie Kirk, you piece of s***.”
He made a shooting gesture with his hand and then proceeded to dance around the stage as the crowd cheered some more.
Vylan prompted backlash after his Glastonbury performance when he led chants of “Free, free Palestine” and “Death to the IDF” during the show in June. Police in the United Kingdom even considered formal charges against him at the time.
“We are aware of the comments made by acts on the West Holts Stage at Glastonbury Festival this afternoon,” Avon and Somerset Police said in a post on X. “Video evidence will be assessed by officers to determine whether any offences may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation.”
Festival officials rebuked Vylan in a statement, saying, “We are appalled by the statements made from the West Holts stage by Bob Vylan yesterday. Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding everyone involved in the production of the festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence.”
Performer Bob Vylan celebrated the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk during a performance, shouting vile insults from the stage as he referred to the Turning Point USA founder as a “piece of s***” and worse.
Vylan — who recently made headlines for chanting “Death to the IDF” from the stage at Glastonbury’s famed music festival — trashed Kirk from a stage adorned with a Palestinian flag, saying he’d deserved to get shot.
WATCH:
“I want to dedicate this next one to an absolute piece of s*** of a human being,” he began, pacing back and forth across the stage.
“The pronouns: Was/Were,” he said, prompting cheers from the audience. “‘Cos if you talk s***, you will get banged. Rest in peace, Charlie Kirk, you piece of s***.”
He made a shooting gesture with his hand and then proceeded to dance around the stage as the crowd cheered some more.
Vylan prompted backlash after his Glastonbury performance when he led chants of “Free, free Palestine” and “Death to the IDF” during the show in June. Police in the United Kingdom even considered formal charges against him at the time.
“We are aware of the comments made by acts on the West Holts Stage at Glastonbury Festival this afternoon,” Avon and Somerset Police said in a post on X. “Video evidence will be assessed by officers to determine whether any offences may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation.”
Festival officials rebuked Vylan in a statement, saying, “We are appalled by the statements made from the West Holts stage by Bob Vylan yesterday. Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding everyone involved in the production of the festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence.”
