Protestors arrested outside controversial Glastonbury performer Bob Vylan's gig in Kentish Town - British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's London constituency
Demonstrators for Stop The Hate and Pro-Palestine protestors descended upon Bob Vylan's gig in London on Tuesday night (11.11.25), following frontman Bobby Vylan's "death to the IDF" chant at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
Arrests were made as rival Pro-Palestine and Pro-Israel protestors descended upon Bob Vylan's gig at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on Tuesday night (11.11.25).
Tensions ran high outside the venue - which is located in British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Holborn and St Pancras constituency - as a planned Stop The Hate protest against the rap-punk duo took place with counter protestors joining.
Bob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan caused controversy during the band's 2025 Glastonbury appearance when he chanted "death, death to the IDF”, with his words being broadcast by the BBC.
In the wake of his televised words, Prime Minister Starmer denounced the chant as hate speech, and after Bob Vylan's concert was announced for the O2 Forum the local council were contacted by the Stop The Hate advocacy group who asked the gig to be stopped.
Stop The Hate soundtracked their protest against Bob Vylan's gig with songs like Sir Elton John's I'm Still Standing and Queen's Another Bites the Dust in a stand of defiance.
Protestors held up signs which read "Stop Jew Hate", while one man held a placard emblazoned with the words "Met Police Arrest The Vylan".
Pro-Palestine protestors gathered across the street from their ideological opposites and chanted "free Palestine" as they waved flags.
A sizeable police presence separated the two opposite groups, but as events became more heated five arrests were made.
Three protestors were detained for breaching Public Order Act conditions. The Met Police confirmed that a pro-Palestine protester was arrested in relation to chants referencing the IDF outside, whilst a protester from the Stop the Hate demonstration was also arrested on suspicion of common assault following an altercation involving another protester.
Bob Vylan's gig took place as planned.
Footage from inside the concert shows Bobby Vylan - real name Pascal Robinson-Foster - interacting with the crowd and he read out a poster, saying "see you at Glastonbury 2026".
At one point a chant of "death, death to the IDF" - a reference to the Israel Defence Forces - broke out amongst fans and Bobby Vylan held his microphone outwards to face fans and his bandmate Bobbie Vylan broke out into an accompanying drum beat.
Yet another "death!" hatred rally in London last night. Bob Vylan beams as the mob shrieks at O2 Kentish Town. The frenzy is revolting. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/es7AVJwJI3
— habibi (@habibi_uk) November 12, 2025
Bobby Vylan recently appeared on The Louis Theroux Podcast and stated that he had no regrets over his chant at Glastonbury - which was denounced by co-organiser Emily Eavis as being in contradiction to the festival's ethos of "hope, unity, peace and love".
When asked by Theroux whether he would do it again, Bobby replied: "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."
Bobby - whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster - insisted the subsequent backlash the duo faced was "minimal compared to what people in Palestine are going through".
