The Irish rap trio has drawn widespread criticism in recent months, with U.K. politicians condemning the choice to allow them to perform at the musical festival.

A criminal investigation has been launched over performances by Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury on Saturday, Avon and Somerset Police has said. The force said it had appointed a senior detective to investigate whether comments made by either act amounted to a criminal offence after reviewing footage.

LONDON (Reuters) -British police on Monday launched a criminal investigation into musician Bob Vylan and Irish rap band Kneecap's performances at Glastonbury music festival after they led derogatory chanting about the Israeli military and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The U.S. State Department said it had revoked visas for rap-punk duo Bob Vylan over chants made during their televised performance at the Glastonbury Festival, which was broadcast by the BBC. Bobby Vylan led the crowd in chants of "Free Palestine,

The rap duo's frontman, Bobby Vylan, led the crowd in chants of "free, free Palestine" and "death, death to the IDF."