Music act Bob Vylan has been dropped from the lineup of a Manchester music festival in the wake of controversy. The rap duo were set to headline the Radar Festival at the city’s Victoria Warehouse on Saturday,

English punk band Bob Vylan defended their onstage comments during Glastonbury, which called for "death to the IDF."

The controversy comes as the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas rages on. It erupted in October 2023 when Hamas attacked Israel and killed some 1,200 people and abducted another 251, Israeli officials say. Israel's offensive in the devastated territory has killed over 55,000 people, according to health officials in the Hamas-run territory.