The Justice Department’s Anti-Semitic Task Force, led by Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Leo Terrell, is looking at a planned fall U.S. tour by the terrorist supporting, anti-Semitic and self described “violent” British punk band Bob Vylan after violence promoting, anti-Semitic remarks were made by the group at the Glastonbury Festival.
Terrell posted about the investigation on Sunday, saying he would be contacting the State Department and tagging President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio:
Statement from Leo Terrell on Antisemitic Chants by Bob Vylan:
Leo Terrell, Chair of the DOJ Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, strongly condemns the antisemitic chants made by Bob Vylan at the Glastonbury Festival. These abhorrent chants, which included calls for the death of members of the Israeli Defense Forces, are abhorrent and have no place in any civil society.
We understand that Mr. Vylan is planning to travel to the United States as part of the Inertia Tour. In response, Mr. Terrell’s Task Force will be reaching out to the U.S. Department of State on Monday to determine what measures are available to address the situation and to prevent the promotion of violent antisemitic rhetoric in the United States.
@StopAntisemites @realDonaldTrump @SecRubio
Statement from Leo Terrell on Antisemitic Chants by Bob Vylan:
Leo Terrell, Chair of the DOJ Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, strongly condemns the antisemitic chants made by Bob Vylan at the Glastonbury Festival. These abhorrent chants, which included calls for the death of… https://t.co/9abfmvNCq2
— Leo Terrell (@LeoTerrellDOJ) June 29, 2025
Bob Vylan (a play on the name of music icon Bob Dylan and the word “villain”), is a duo featuring singer Bobby Vylan and drummer Bobbie Vylan (both stage names). The group made international headlines with a performance Saturday at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK that was broadcast live on the BBC and featured explicit calls by singer Bobby Vylan for violence, murder against Israelis serving in the Israeli Defense Forces and calls for the eradication of Israel: “Free Palestine”, “Death, Death to the IDF” and “Hell yeah, from the river to the sea, Palestine must be, will be, Inshallah (Allah willing), will be free.”
Bobby Vylan also said on stage, “We are not pacifist punks here over at Bob Vylan Enterprises. We are the violent punks, because sometimes, you have to get your message across with violence because that is the only language some people speak.”
Screen images of Bob Vylan performing at the Glastonbury Festival via the BBC, June 28, 2025.
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Bob Vylan at Glastonbury got the crowd to chant “death, death to the IDF”.
Adding “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. Inshallah” at the end.
Completely unacceptable. Underneath the inclusivity facade, Glastonbury has become a hate fest. pic.twitter.com/URaMarlPJe
— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) June 28, 2025
Bob Vylan at Glastonbury.
“I heard you want your country back, shut the fuck up”.
Livestream on BBC too.
We have hit a all time low pic.twitter.com/y0tBheNATg
— The Baraka Show (@TheBarakaShow) June 28, 2025
“Because sometimes you’ve got to get your message across with violence because that is the only language that some people speak, unfortunately.”
Punk duo Bob Vylan used their Glastonbury set to deliver a powerful message against the , declaring that they’re not… pic.twitter.com/9zg3RW34sM
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) June 29, 2025
According to Bands in Town, Bob Vylan is scheduled to open for Grandson on the 19 date Intertia tour of the U.S. in October and November, including shows in Dallas on November 14…
JUST ANNOUNCED ✖️ @grandson – INERTIA Tour at House of Blues Dallas on Friday, November 14th with special Bob Vylan!
Presale: Wednesday, June 18th @ 10AM (PW: TREBLE)
On sale: Friday, June 20th @ 10AM
https://t.co/B5fRFNVRRL pic.twitter.com/IZAdvBa3D6— House of Blues Dallas (@HOBDallas) June 13, 2025
and Washington, D.C. on November 9:
JUST ANNOUNCED: So Fetch, @uhalldc PresentsThe Recession Pop Party, @emonight_bk, & @itsmurphmusic, @allgoodpresents… @brucehornsby and the Noisemakers, @betweenfriends, @grandson, All Good Presents… @thewoodbrothers and @dogpark_band.
Tickets on sale Friday, June 20 at 10AM pic.twitter.com/2vi7aAU7Ln— 9:30 Club (@930Club) June 18, 2025
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