Boardmasters licence review dropped at last minute
A member of the public had complained to the licensing authority about the UK festival's booking of controversial duo Bob Vylan
News By James Hanley | 17 September 2025
A review of a UK festival’s licence following concerns over its booking of controversial duo Bob Vylan has been dropped a day before it was due to take place.
Hundreds of people wrote to Cornwall Council, the licensing authority for Boardmasters, ahead of the August event to call for the UK-hailing duo to be removed from the bill after the band chanted “death to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]” during a televised appearance at Glastonbury.
The performance ultimately went…
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