I can't understand how these types of groups get onto a gig like Glasto
. there's free speech and there's inciting hatred
A criminal investigation has been launched over performances by Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury on Saturday, Avon and Somerset Police has said.
The force said it had appointed a senior detective to investigate whether comments made by either act amounted to a criminal offence after reviewing footage.
A statement continued: "This has been recorded as a public order incident at this time while our enquiries are at an early stage.
"The investigation will be evidence-led and will closely consider all appropriate legislation, including relating to hate crimes."
Police have not specified which part of Bob Vylan's or Kneecap's set would be subject to the criminal investigation.
It comes after the BBC said it should have cut away from a live broadcast of Bob Vylan's performance, during which the band's singer Pascal Robinson-Foster, who performs under the name Bobby Vylan, led a chant of "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]".
Those comments drew criticism of both the English punk-rap duo and the BBC for its live coverage of their performance.
The corporation said it would "look at our guidance around live events so we can be sure teams are clear on when it is acceptable to keep output on air", and labelled the remarks made during the performance antisemitic.
Earlier, broadcast regulator Ofcom said the BBC "clearly has questions to answer" over its coverage, and the government questioned why the comments were aired live.
