Bob Vylan frontman Pascal Robinson-Foster has warned fans to stop chanting "death to the IDF" during the band's first UK performance since their controversial Glastonbury festival appearance.
At a sold-out surprise gig at London's 100 Club on Wednesday night, some audience members began repeating the contentious chant that had sparked police investigations into the punk-hip hop duo.
Robinson-Foster, who performs under the pseudonym Bobby Vylan, quickly intervened when fans started the chant.
"You are going to get me in trouble," he told the crowd, adding that "apparently every other chant is fine, but yous will get me in trouble."
Bob Vylan at GlastonburyGETTYThe 34-year-old singer instead encouraged the audience to join him in chanting "Free, free Palestine" as an alternative show of support for the Palestinian cause.
During the intimate performance, Robinson-Foster addressed the controversy directly. "I am pretty tired. It's been a busy week, been a busy couple of days. Just putting out fires, you know?" he told the audience.
He defended the band's stance on Palestine, stating: "We never ever could have imagined that we would create a conversation that needed to be created and needed to be had."
The front-man was unequivocal about his view on the situation in Gaza. "What is happening over there is an absolute mess, it is f***ing criminal what is happening to these people, they are now being concentrated into camps," he said.
Bob Vylan sparked a criminal investigation for his chanting at Glastonbury
PARobinson-Foster remained defiant, claiming there had been attempts to "silence" him. "They have been trying to silence us, they thought that this would shut us up, but the album is back in the charts," he declared.
The controversy stems from Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury's West Holts stage on June 28, where Robinson-Foster led chants of "death, death to the IDF" and spoke about working for a "f***ing Zionist."
Avon and Somerset police launched an investigation into the band following their festival appearance.
The Metropolitan Police are conducting a separate investigation into comments allegedly made at Alexandra Palace on May 28.
Footage from the May concert appears to show Robinson-Foster saying: "Death to every single IDF soldier out there as an agent of terror for Israel. Death to the IDF."
The band issued a statement last week claiming they were being "targeted for speaking up" about Palestine.
Belfast trio Kneecap, who also performed at Glastonbury's West Holts stage, are similarly under police investigation.
Since the controversy, Bob Vylan have faced significant professional consequences. The band have reportedly been dropped by their agency, United Talent Agency (UTA), which appears to have removed the group from their website.
Bob Vylan told fans not to repeat the chant at a recent gig
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They have also been pulled from several concerts, including their entire US tour, after having their visas revoked.
Despite these setbacks, the duo's album, Humble as the Sun, has climbed to number one in the UK hip-hop and R&B album charts.
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Bob Dylan urged fans instead to chant 'free Palestine'
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The band concluded Wednesday's gig by holding up a Palestinian flag. Robinson-Foster told the crowd: "We are a loving band, we love you lot for being here with us. We love the Palestinian people."
He emphasised that attention should remain on Palestine rather than "the words or the actions of a f***ing punk band."