Throughout her efficiency at Glastonbury 2025, Kate Nash hit out at Harry Potter creator J.Okay. Rowling, Rod Stewart, Matty Healy’s mother, Denise Welch, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, amongst others.
“The loudest feminist voice within the UK is at present transphobic,” she stated on Sunday evening at Worthy Farm, refferencing Rowling. “That’s one thing that I take very fucking personally, as a feminist and a feminist with trans mates in my life, trans people who I really like and which can be crucial to me. Dismantling methods of oppression lies on the very core of feminism, so transphobia just isn’t fucking feminist.”
She continued, “Simply since you’re a fucking millionaire and a fucking bully with a military of trolls on the fucking web, I don’t give a fuck, mate.” Nash lately dropped the anti-transphobia protest monitor “GERM.”
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Nash then pointed her consideration to a sequence of UK musicians and politicians. Simply earlier than launching into her music “Dickhead,” she stated: “Fuck Rod Stewart. This one goes out to [UK Prime Minister] Keir Starmer, J.Okay. Rowling, Rod Stewart and [Member of Parliament] Nigel fucking Farage.”
Stewart was lately met with extreme backlash after he stated the UK ought to “give Farage an opportunity” simply earlier than his headlining set at Glastonbury. Farage is the chief of the right-wing social gathering Reform UK, helps Donald Trump, and lately proposed a freeze on immigration into the UK.
Later, Nash (considerably confusingly) name-dropped actress and TV persona Denise Welch, the mom of The 1975’s Matty Healy. “The music business doesn’t know what to do with me,” she remarked. “They tried to eliminate me, however they didn’t. There’s a file government sweating their tits off with Matt Healy’s mum.” Following her solo slot, she carried out her music “Foundations” with Irish band Sprints.
Glastonbury 2025 was outlined by artists taking their stage time to make huge political statements. Irish trio Kneecap’s set additionally noticed them lambast Stewart. Additionally they led a sequence of anti-Israel/pro-Palestine chants, plus one other of “Fuck Keir Starmer.”
Whereas the BBC hoped to keep away from controversy by not livestreaming Kneecap’s efficiency, rap-punk duo Bob Vylan’s aired set featured the group main chants of “Free Palestine” and “Loss of life to the IDF.”
Each teams are going through an investigation from the UK police to “decide whether or not any offences might have been dedicated that might require a felony investigation.” Bob Vylan’s US visas have since been revoked, placing their upcoming tour dates on maintain indefinitely.
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