English punk-rap duo Bob Vylan have had their next major performance in the Netherlands canceled after their frontman was accused of celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk on stage.
On September 10, Kirk, 31, a father of two and one of the most prominent American political figures to be assassinated in nearly six decades, was shot in the neck while speaking at a Utah college campus.
During the band’s Saturday night show at Amsterdam’s Club Paradiso, frontman Bobby Vylan — real name Pascal Robinson-Foster — made remarks about Kirk that went viral on social media. Despite footage circulating online, he later denied celebrating Kirk’s death.
At the same concert, Robinson-Foster also railed against “fascists” and “zionists,” urging fans to “get out there, go find them, and meet them in the streets.” He further led chants of “Death, death to the IDF,” referring to Israel’s military.
The band has been under investigation by Avon and Somerset Police after leading similar chants at Glastonbury Festival in June.
013, the largest pop venue in the Netherlands, announced Sunday that it was canceling the group’s upcoming show, citing the Amsterdam performance. “However, the statements Bob Vylan made last night at Paradiso clearly cross a line for us. We strongly reject the trivializing of political murder and the call to ‘go out and find people in the streets,’” the venue said.
In a video statement posted to X, Robinson-Foster insisted he did not glorify Kirk’s killing: “At no point during yesterday’s show was Charlie Kirk’s death celebrated.”
The controversy comes after the U.S. revoked Bob Vylan’s visas following their Glastonbury remarks. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau announced on June 30 that the band was barred from entering the United States, saying foreigners who promote hatred are “not welcome visitors to our country.”
After being alerted to Robinson-Foster’s latest comments, Landau reaffirmed Sunday that the decision stands. “Rest assured that the Department of State has revoked his visa so at least he will not be engaging in his grotesque diatribes on American soil,” he wrote.
