UK Punk rap duo Bob Vylan has sparked massive outrage after calling Charlie Kirk a “piece of sh-t” and appearing to celebrate his assassination in front of a packed crowd.
Frontman Bobby Vylan, whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster, was performing at Amsterdam’s Club Paradiso on Saturday when he was heard delivering the vile remarks about Kirk — days after he was killed while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University, Rolling Stone reported.
“I want to dedicate this next one to an absolute piece of sh-t of a human being,” he told the cheering crowd.
“The pronouns was/were. ‘Cause if you chat sh-t you will get banged. Rest in peace Charlie Kirk, you piece of sh-t.”
Bobby Vylan was also asked the sold-out crowd if there were “any snipers in the room” before launching into the disturbing tirade.
The remarks were delivered beneath a Palestinian flag on stage, with police maintaining a presence outside the venue due to heightened security.
After receiving fierce backlash over the comments, Bobby Vylan released a statement in an Instagram video, saying, “At no point during yesterday’s show was Charlie Kirk’s death celebrated.”
“At no point whatsoever did we celebrate Charlie Kirk’s death,” the rapper reiterated, adding that he “did call him a piece of sh-t,” but people upset about his comments need to “calm down.”
“If it was, go find me a quote, go find me something that proves we were celebrating his death. You’re not going to find it because it didn’t happen.”
Club Paradiso also issued a statement following the controversial performance, appearing to defend the group’s “artistic freedom.”
“Paradiso believes in the power of artistic freedom. Music, and punk in particular, has traditionally been a form of art that amplifies anger, discontent, and injustice without filter,” the venue shared in a statement, according to Rolling Stone.
Bob Vylan remains under investigation following a controversial performance at Glastonbury in June, where they led the massive audience in gang chants of “Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF” in referencing the Israeli Defense Forces.
The BBC was forced to issue an apology for airing the Glastonbury set, saying it “deeply regrets that such offensive and deplorable behavior appeared on screen.”
During testimony before a parliamentary committee, BBC Director General Tim Davie condemned the performance, calling it “antisemitic” and “deeply disturbing.”
A spokesperson for Lisa Nandy, England’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, said she “strongly” condemns the “threatening comments made by Bob Vylan at Glastonbury.”
Bobby Vylan hit back, claiming his Glastonbury comments were “neither antisemitic nor criminal.”
Kirk — a 31-year-old father of two and founder of Turning Point USA — was shot in the neck as he answered an audience member’s question about the proliferation of mass shootings perpetrated by trans people.
His alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, was arrested Sept. 12 after a 33-hour multi-agency manhunt.
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