Punk duo Bob Vylan has spoken out following uproar over its Glastonbury performance, saying: 'Whatever sanctions we receive will be a distraction.'

Organizers of the Glastonbury Festival said Sunday they are "appalled" by the onstage statements of the punk duo Bob Vylan, whose singer led the crowd in a series of chants including "Death, death to the IDF" and "Free Palestine" the day before.

"We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine," the duo wrote on Instagram, days after chanting "death to the IDF" during their Glastonbury set over the weekend.