Bob Vylan’s album ‘Humble As The Sun’ re-enters UK charts following Glastonbury controversy

Bob Vylan‘s recent album ‘Humble As The Sun‘ has re-entered several official UK album charts following their controversial slot at Glastonbury.

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During their set, they voiced their support for Palestine and criticised Israel, and led the crowd in chants of “death, death to the IDF”. The backlash led to them being dropped from shows in Germany and France, finding their set under criminal investigation, having their ties severed with agents United Talent Agency and having their US visas revoked.

More recently they were also dropped from Manchester’s Radar Festival, which took place over the weekend. But several bands also pulled out of the festival as a result including Hero In Error.

Despite that, the band have shared that their 2024 album is currently top of the official UK hip-hop and R&B albums chart, Number Seven in the official album downloads chart and Number Eight in the official independent albums chart.

Taking to X, the band wrote: “Ban Bob Vylan? The people said ‘Nah’. We need artists that speak up. Our album ‘Humble As The Sun’ is back in the charts and, as an independent band releasing music on our own label, it shows the power of the people. You can’t get dropped if you own the label. Thank you all!”

Ban Bob Vylan? The people said ‘Nah’. We need artists that speak up. Our album ‘Humble As The Sun’ is back in the charts and, as an independent band releasing music on our own label, it shows the power of the people. You can’t get dropped if you own the label.
Thank you all! pic.twitter.com/2QsjP00e1i

— Bob Vylan (@BobbyVylan) July 6, 2025

NME awarded their third album four stars when it was released last year, describing it as “electrifying, experimental and empowering” and their “lyrics remain as fierce as ever”.

Since their Worthy Farm performance, Bob Vylan have spoken out in defence of their set multiple times; saying it is vital to “teach our children to speak up for the change they want”. They also reiterated that they are wanting the “dismantling of a violent military machine”, not calling for “the death of Jews or Arabs or any other race or group”.

Massive Attack also showed their support for the duo amid the furore too, and urged the media to centre their attention towards “what is happening daily to the people of Gaza”, rather than focusing on the artists speaking out.

Shortly after the set last weekend, other artists, including Lambrini Girls, Amyl And The Sniffers and Soft Play, shared their backing as well.

The latter shared a statement that read: “Again, the media is trying to distract you from the real story. The outrage sparked […] is merely a smoke screen for the lack of reporting on the destruction of the Palestinian people. They are starving children, where is the media’s outrage at Israel’s continued obliteration of a whole nation?”

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