Bob Vylan attempted to tone down the temperature rising around the group at their first gig since their controversial Glastonbury gig in June.

BBC personnel with the authority to cut Bob Vylan’s live stream at Glastonbury were ‘on the ground on the day’ of the controversial performance. Worthy Farm’s West Holt stage saw the punk duo – comprising of frontman Bobby Vylan and drummer Bobbie Vylan – spark controversy at the end of June that has resulted in a criminal investigation.

Rap group Kneecap were "placed in a higher category of risk" than Bob Vylan by the BBC, prior to its coverage of the Glastonbury festival, according to a letter from the corporation's director general Tim Davie to a committee of MPs. The BBC has previously said it should have cut away from a live broadcast of Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury.