Bob Vylan have put out a new statement following the launch of a police investigation into their Glastonbury set, claiming they are being ‘targeted for speaking up.’ Talk about stating the obvious!

Their full statement issued today said:

‘Today, a good many people would have you believe a punk band is the number one threat to world peace. Last week it was a Palestine pressure group, the week before that it was another band.

‘We are not for the death of jews, arabs or any other race or group of people. We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine. A machine whose own soldiers were told to use “unnecessary lethal force” against innocent civilians waiting for aid.

‘A machine that has destroyed much of Gaza.

‘We, like those in the spotlight before us, are not the story. We are a distraction from the story. And whatever sanctions we receive will be a distraction.

‘The government doesn’t want us to ask why they remain silent in the face of this atrocity? To ask why they aren’t doing more to stop the killing? To feed the starving?

‘The more time they talk about Bob Vylan, the less time they spend answering for their criminal inaction.

‘We are being targeted for speaking up. We are not the first. We will not be the last. And if you care for the sanctity of human life and freedom of speech, we urge you to speak up too.

Free Palestine.’

In addition to the police investigation, Bob Vylan also have to contend with having their US visas revoked, meaning their US tour in October won’t be going ahead. They’ve also been dropped by their management – United Talent Agency.

While performing at Glasto this year, Bob Vylan led the 200,000-strong crowd in chats of ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Death to the IDF’, which was broadcast live on the BBC. You see, the Beeb were too busy ensuring another pro-Palestine group – Irish rap trio Kneecap – were kept off-air, and didn’t count on Bob Vylan turning up and getting political instead.

The BBC issued a statement saying they ‘regretted’ the decision to air Bob Vylan’s set and admitted they ‘should have pulled the stream’. Meanwhile, Ofcom has said that the BBC ‘clearly has questions to answer’ over the broadcast’, and Glastonbury organisers have said they are ‘appalled by the statements’ made by the band. Keir Starmer has had a moan about it, too.

No doubt there are figures even more powerful than the BBC and Keir Starmer who want to ensure that Bob Vylan’s lives and careers are ruined, and I guess they’ve made a solid start on that front. Could the band actually end up going to jail over this? We’ll have to wait and see.

For the time Logan Paul expertly trolled the BBC by sending a lookalike to be interviewed by them, click HERE.