Bob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan does not regret his controversial chant during their set at Glastonbury festival. The British punk-rap duo sparked controversy in June when they led the crowd in a chant of "Death, death to the IDF (Israel Defense Forces)" during their set. As a result of the uproar, they were dropped by their agency UTA and were forced to cancel their North American tour after their visas were revoked. Despite the repercussions, the frontman, real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster, insisted on The Louis Theroux Podcast that he would do it all again. "Oh yeah. Like what if I was to go on Glastonbury again tomorrow, yes, I would do it again. I'm not regretful of it. I'd do it again tomorrow, twice on Sundays. I'm not regretful of it at all," he stated in his first interview since the performance. In the interview, which was recorded on 1 October, he said the backlash they faced was "minimal compared to what people in Palestine are going through". The musician noted that there were no apparent signs of controversy when they came off stage after their set. "It's normal. Nobody thought anything. Nobody. Even staff at the BBC were like, 'That was fantastic! We loved that!'" he claimed. After the set, representatives for Glastonbury's broadcast partner, the BBC, condemned their "utterly unacceptable" and "antisemitic" sentiments and expressed regret for not pulling the live coverage of the performance. Vylan also hit back at Blur frontman Damon Albarn, who called the chant a "spectacular misfire" and blasted Vylan for "goose-stepping in tennis gear". In response, Vylan slammed Albarn's "disappointing" reaction, saying it "lacked self-awareness". "I take great issue with the phrase 'goose-stepping' being used because it's only used around Nazi Germany," he continued. "That's it. And for him to use that language, I think, is disgusting. I think his response was disgusting."
Bob Vylan 'not regretful' about controversial Glastonbury chant

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