Bob Vylan Wins Fight Against Germany Travel Ban
The UK punk duo gets cleared to travel after German police tried to block them over a Glastonbury set.

Bob Vylan's Pascal Robinson ran into some real trouble trying to cross into Germany back in June—authorities straight-up refused him entry, claiming his band's 2025 Glastonbury performance was the reason. That's a wild move, and it made no sense to anyone paying attention.
But here's the win: Robinson's legal team came hard with the facts, pointing out there was zero legal ground for the ban. They were ready to take it to court and fight it all the way. Turns out, you can't just block someone from a country because you didn't like a festival set they played—even if it got heads turning.
Good news dropped when German police reversed course and lifted the ban entirely. Sometimes the system actually works when you push back the right way.
This whole situation had weird energy from the jump. Bob Vylan's raw, no-filter approach to their music isn't for everyone, but that's exactly the point of punk. A travel ban over a performance? That's the kind of move that says more about who's doing the banning than it does about the band.
Read the full story at CMU → https://completemusicupdate.com/bob-vylan-secure-reversal-of-germany-travel-ban-instigated-over-their-2025-glastonbury-performance/
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