Amyl & the Sniffers Get Political During Fiery Glastonbury 2025 Set
The Melbourne punk favourites, who recently appeared on on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform their single 'Tiny Bikini,' brought their explosive energy to Worthy Farm's second stage, performing fan favourites including 'Guided By Angels', 'Hertz', 'Security' and 'Got You', as well as deeper cuts and unreleased material.
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Midway through the set, frontwoman Amy Taylor paused to share an impassioned political message.
'What an honour it is to be here. And because I got that honour, I want to take the time to say something political,' she began.
'I'm thinking about the people in Palestine. We're from Australia, we ain't doing jack s—, I know yours aren't doing jack s—. I think about schooling and I think about media, and I think we don't learn nothing about colonisation or sexual education, we don't learn any of the right things.'
'They want us to shut the f— up, because if we think about Palestine, then back home in Australia, we think about the Indigenous people there. And we think about the fact that us as whiteys, we're the f——colonisers, and that's disgusting.'
'That's the truth, and I thought I'd share that today. It was gonna be something way more poetic, but that's just what I said, and it's not perfect, but I think it's better to say anything than to say nothing at all right now. S—'s going down the s—–r fast, and mate, we've got AI on the way and that's gonna be even crazier, so buckle up b—-s, s—'s about to get weird.'
The moment has since gone viral on social media, with fans praising Taylor's unfiltered commentary and the band's refusal to shy away from difficult conversations.
The set comes on the heels of another major moment for the band, who were recently announced as the official support act for AC/DC's upcoming Australian stadium tour. The record-breaking run of shows will see the pub rock icons return to home soil for the first time in years.
'AC/DC! The best rock and roll band in the world. I just can't believe it I am so excited,' Taylor wrote on Instagram stories following the announcement. 'Never ever ever would have dreamed this. Highlight of my literal life like wow can you believe it.'
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