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State Department bans visas for English punk duo Bob Vylan

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Cnon · 01/07/2025 15:24

The rapper led Glastonbury Festival crowds on Saturday in chants of "free, free Palestine" and "death, death to the IDF" (the Israel Defense Forces), according to videos shared on social media.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/state-department-bans-visas-english-punk-duo-bob-vylan-glastonbury-per-rcna215996

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy hits out at BBC over Glastonbury controversy

A criminal investigation has been launched into the Glastonbury performances of both Bob Vylan and Kneecap after the police reviewed video footage and audio of both sets, which took place on Saturday.

https://news.sky.com/story/criminal-investigation-launched-into-glastonbury-performances-of-kneecap-and-bob-vylan-13389603

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GanninHyem · 01/07/2025 15:32

Landau said "Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country," while actively planning for a visit from Netanyahu.

The hypocrisy and histrionics are extraordinary

BiologicalRobot · 01/07/2025 15:42

Is Netanyahu a visitor/on his holibobs or asked to come for diplomatic talks? Totally different if so.

Vylan is learning FAFO.

BIossomtoes · 01/07/2025 17:25

GanninHyem · 01/07/2025 15:32

Landau said "Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country," while actively planning for a visit from Netanyahu.

The hypocrisy and histrionics are extraordinary

Unbelievable, isn’t it? You genuinely couldn’t make it up.

notimagain · 01/07/2025 17:39

It shouldn't be unbelievable.

It is indeed classic FAFO.

AguNwaanyi · 01/07/2025 19:12

The same country welcoming Netanyahu with open arms and was complaining the UK has no freedom of speech? Okay.

Comedycook · 01/07/2025 19:13

Fantastic....well done to the US

HermioneWeasley · 01/07/2025 19:20

You really can’t see the difference between welcoming a democratically elected leader of an ally country for diplomatic talks vs artists who called for the death of the army which defends the only Jewish nation on Earth? An army which has conscription so the vast majority of citizens of that only Jewish nation have served?

Twiglets1 · 01/07/2025 19:23

Well Done to the US for acting so quickly & decisively.

No US concerts for them … not so full of themselves now.

With any luck a few of their UK concerts will get cancelled too.

EasternStandard · 01/07/2025 19:34

notimagain · 01/07/2025 17:39

It shouldn't be unbelievable.

It is indeed classic FAFO.

FAFO indeed. As for the other lot who were proscribed after Brize Norton.

RowsOfFlowers · 01/07/2025 19:49

What is FAFO ?

Soontobe60 · 01/07/2025 19:54

RowsOfFlowers · 01/07/2025 19:49

What is FAFO ?

Fuck about find out

AspiringChatBot · 01/07/2025 19:57

I call shenanigans on the "but Netanyahu!!!!" replies.

There's no direct comparison between the visa policies toward Bob Vylan versus Netanyahu; the rules for a P1-B/O1-B visa versus an A1 visa are completely separate. A1 visas are automatically granted to a sitting Head of State or Head of Government while P- and O-series visas have a number of qualifications and take into consideration the nature of the expected public performances and the reputation of the artist.

cocolokiko · 01/07/2025 20:47

I agree with the US ban too. Leading chants calling for the death of anyone is horrendous. Can anyone seriously imagine those chants for Russian forces or Rwandan Hutus or Iraqi forces invading Kuwait?

DressOrSkirt · 04/07/2025 13:47

cocolokiko · 01/07/2025 20:47

I agree with the US ban too. Leading chants calling for the death of anyone is horrendous. Can anyone seriously imagine those chants for Russian forces or Rwandan Hutus or Iraqi forces invading Kuwait?

It's not calling for the death of anyone though, it's calling for the death of an organisation.

notimagain · 04/07/2025 14:15

Umm..be that as it may anyone who has gone through the US ESTA process and most most certainly those who have gone through the more thorough US Visa process darn well know that the document and associated approvals can be pulled in an instant for pretty much any reason....

Given the current state of US and world politics you'd have to be pretty stupid to go on stage, shout the phrase in question to a worldwide audience and expect to keep the Visa.

Actions have consequences/FAFO.

LethargicButAwesome · 04/07/2025 23:08

Trump threatened the ny mayoral candidate with ICE the country is falling to pieces and you cannot breathe a word against the genocide the US is supporting, it was inevitable the visa would be banned but Bob just said what we were all thinking.

why is is so hard to get justice for ethnic cleansing and murder?

Twiglets1 · 05/07/2025 06:33

LethargicButAwesome · 04/07/2025 23:08

Trump threatened the ny mayoral candidate with ICE the country is falling to pieces and you cannot breathe a word against the genocide the US is supporting, it was inevitable the visa would be banned but Bob just said what we were all thinking.

why is is so hard to get justice for ethnic cleansing and murder?

No Bob did not just say what we were all thinking.

Speak for yourself not for all of us.

EasternStandard · 05/07/2025 07:41

Twiglets1 · 05/07/2025 06:33

No Bob did not just say what we were all thinking.

Speak for yourself not for all of us.

Agree

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