Punk rap duo Bob Vylan have had their subsequent gig cancelled after their frontman made controversial feedback about Charlie Kirk’s demise on stage.
A clip from the Ipswich band’s efficiency at Amsterdam’s Membership Paradiso on Saturday went viral – during which the band’s frontman hit out at Mr Kirk.
The feedback got here after Mr Kirk was fatally shot within the neck on Wednesday whereas talking to college college students at an occasion in Utah. Bob Vylan had been subsequent set to carry out on the 013 venue in Tilburg within the Netherlands on Tuesday.
The band, who led chants of “death to the IDF” at Glastonbury, that are the topic of an ongoing felony investigation by Avon and Somerset Police, launched a response to claims on-line that they had been celebrating Kirk’s demise.
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Bob Vylan with their MOBO award in London in November 2022. Pic: Reuters
Frontman Bobby Vylan, who retains his actual identify non-public, stated in a video response on X: “At no level throughout yesterday’s present was Charlie Kirk’s demise celebrated.
“I did call him a piece of s***. That much is true. But at no point was his death celebrated.
“If it was, go discover me a quote… that proves that we had been celebrating his demise. You are not gonna discover it, as a result of it did not occur.”
He ended the video by telling people to “relax”.
The video has received more than 25,000 comments, including from the former mayor of New York and Trump ally Rudy Giuliani, who said the band were being “irresponsible and harmful”.
In a press release, the 013 stated the band’s most up-to-date statements went “too far”.
“While we understand that these statements were made in the context of punk and activism, and that the reporting on them is sometimes less nuanced than what actually happened, we still believe these new statements go too far,” learn the assertion.
“They no longer fall within the scope of what we can offer a platform.”
The venue stated it had initially determined to allow them to carry out “despite the controversy that arose after their Glastonbury performance”.
It added that it was additionally as a result of the duo clarified in a press release that the mantra was “not an antisemitic slogan, but rather criticism of the Israeli army”.
