Watch the moment punk duo Bob Vylan celebrate Charlie Kirk’s assassination onstage in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The English group gained notoriety this summer by chanting ‘death to the IDF (Israeli Defence Force) during their performance at Glastonbury on live TV.
Frontman Bobby Vylan, real name Pascal Robinson-Foster, smiles while telling the crowd: “I want to dedicate this one to an absolute piece of s*** of a human being.”
He continued: “The pronouns was/were. Because if you talk s***, you will get banged.
Bob Vylan sparked more controversy for onstage remarks
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“Rest in peace Charlie Kirk you piece of s***.”
It comes just days after Mr Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot dead while speaking at a Utah college event.
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Mr Kirk collapsed immediately after being horrifically hit by gunfire in front of a large crowd of college students.
His assassination has been condemned across the political spectrum, but some have instead taken to social media to post vile remarks about the MAGA (Make America Great Again) activist “deserving” his fate.
Bob Vylan sparked a criminal investigation for their singer’s chanting at Glastonbury
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PABob Vylan has now made its feelings clear on the 31-year-old’s death as he leaves behind a wife and two young children.
The band’s frontman made the shocking remarks at a sold-out show in Paradiso, a popular venue in the Dutch capital, while standing next to a large Palestinian flag.
Venues and festivals are increasingly under pressure not to book the popular punk act given the heavy nature of hard-left politics in their shows.
Paradiso acknowledged the controversy surrounding the band by stating “activism is inseparably linked to Bob Vylan”.
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The Ipswich-raised pair have previously been let down by record labels in their efforts to secure contracts as they were viewed as “too extreme”.
Bob Vylan’s reputation reached new levels this summer as Israel lashed out at the BBC and Glastonbury for allowing the band to advocate for the killings of its soldiers.
In July, the band pulled a U-turn onstage with Mr Robinson-Foster urging fans against singing the anti-Israel chant, telling them “you’ll get me in trouble”.
“Apparently every other chant is fine, but yous will get me in trouble”, he said, after quickly intervening.
The BBC faced considerable criticism for broadcasting Bob Vylan’s full Glastonbury set, which included the controversial anti-Israel chants
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GettyThe 34-year-old instead called on his fans to join him in chanting “free, free Palestine”.
He then addressed the fallout from Glastonbury, remaining steadfast in his view on the situation in Gaza.
“What is happening over there is an absolute mess”, he told the crowd.
“It is f***ing criminal what is happening to these people, they are now being concentrated into camps.”
He claimed there had been attempts to “silence” him, saying: “They have been trying to silence us, they thought that this would shut us up, but the album is back in the charts.”
Avon and Somerset Police launched an investigation into the band following their festival appearance.
Bob Vylan continue to be outspoken in their political views and will be embarking on a six-date tour of the UK in November.