Manchester gig by punk rap duo Bob Vylan postponed

A Manchester performance by arguable punk rap duo Bob Vylan has been postponed, pursuing calls by Jewish leaders and MPs for it to beryllium cancelled. 

The band, which led a assemblage successful chants of "death to the IDF" (Israel Defence Forces) during an quality astatine Glastonbury euphony festival this summer, had been owed to play astatine the Manchester Academy aboriginal adjacent month.

According to correspondence, seen by Sky News, the venue has rescheduled the gig for adjacent year.

It comes aft the Jewish Representative Council (JRC) of Greater Manchester - backed by 10 MPs - wrote to the Manchester Academy asking them to cancel the duo's performance.

The telephone came successful the aftermath of the Manchester synagogue attack by 35-year-old Jihad al Shamie, successful which 2 radical were killed and 3 others were injured.

Calling for the band's show to beryllium cancelled, Marc Levy, JRC Chief Executive, speaking to Sky News, claimed the set had "openly engaged successful egregious anti-semitism."

"How tin immoderate liable venue adjacent see hosting specified an act?" Mr Levy said, "especially aft what happened successful Manchester truthful recently?"

The Manchester Academy and Bob Vylan person been contacted for comment.

Following backlash implicit the Glastonbury gig, Bob Vylan said successful a post connected Instagram that "we are not for the decease of Jews, Arabs oregon immoderate different contention oregon radical of people".

The band's US visas were revoked successful the aftermath of the set, and they were dropped by their endowment agents, United Talent Agency.

However, Bob Vylan's frontman, who goes by the pseudonym Bobby Vylan, earlier this week said helium did not regret chanting "death, decease to the IDF" astatine Glastonbury - and would bash it again.

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Speaking connected The Louis Theroux podcast, helium besides went connected to cull claims that their acceptable had contributed to a spike successful antisemitic incidents that were reported a mates of days later.

"I don't deliberation I person created an unsafe ambiance for the Jewish community. If determination were ample numbers of radical going retired and going similar 'Bob Vylan made maine bash this'. I mightiness go, 'oof, I've had a antagonistic interaction here'."