Following an interview with Bob Vylan’s frontman Pascal Robinson-Foster, who conducted the contentious chant at Glastonbury, British Airways suspended its sponsorship of the Louis Theroux podcast.
Following the airing of an interview with Bob Vylan’s frontman, British Airways suspended its sponsorship of the Louis Theroux podcast.
The punk duo sparked controversy this summer when they led chants of “death, death to the IDF” (Israel Defence Forces) during their BBC livestreamed set at Glastonbury Festival.
In an episode that was broadcast earlier this week, frontman Bobby Vylan, also known as Pascal Robinson-Foster, said he was “not regretful” of the chant and would “do it again tomorrow.”
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British Airways has now suspended its advertising on the podcast, stating the content “breaches” its sponsorship policy, the Jewish News first reported.
Our involvement with the series has now been ended, according to a BA spokesperson who spoke to the PA news agency. We’re appreciative that this was brought up, as the content clearly violates our sponsorship guidelines for politically sensitive or contentious subjects.
We are looking into how this happened, and we and our third-party media agency have procedures in place to prevent these incidents.
Avon and Somerset police opened an investigation into the group after their June performance, which included a performance at a German music venue, a concert at a German venue, and their US tour. Following demands from Jewish leaders and MPs to axe the show, the group recently had to cancel two UK shows due to “political pressure,” including a Manchester date.
The band has benefited from the band’s support, despite criticism, and their album Humble As The Sun rose again in the charts over the summer months thanks to the band’s loyal and resurrected supporters.
Its debut album, We Won’t Go Quietly 2025, debuted at number one both in the UK hip hop and R&, B album charts.
When Theroux questioned whether Vylan would continue to play the chant, he replied, “Oh yeah. What if I went to Glastonbury once more tomorrow, I would definitely do it.
“I don’t regret it,” I said. Tomorrow, twice on Sunday, I would do it. I don’t regret it at all, like the criticism I’ve received as a result. It is a minimum. In comparison to what Palestinians are going through, it is not significant.
If that is what I can do, and if I can get Palestinian friends and people who have fled their homes and have lost family members in double digits, they can chant, “Yo, my chant, I love it,” Or it blew my mind, or whatever.
PA has reached out to Louis Theroux for comment.
Source: Mirror
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