2 h. ago Thousands support Kneecap at first big gig since terrorism charge

Irish-language rap trio perform at London festival after member charged for allegedly displaying Hezbollah flag• Kneecap review – rap trio remain unbowed by terror chargeThousands of fans showed up to support Kneecap at a festival they headlined on Friday night, days after one of its members was charged with a terror offence.The Irish-language act performed at the Wide Awake festival in Brockwell Park, south London, two days after band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in London in November. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Kneecap urge fans to attend court with them as they say 'we're on right side of history'

Irish rap trio Kneecap have put out a message to their fans to join them outside Westminster Magistrates Court next month as bandmember Liam O'Hanna was charged with terror offence

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24 h. ago Kneecap mock Kemi Badenoch as they release new song ahead of festival appearance

Irish rap trio Kneecap has taken aim at Tory leader Kemi Badenoch in new track, The Recap, released just days after band member Liam O hAnnaidh was charged with a terror offence.

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24 h. ago Kneecap release new song ahead of headline performance at London’s Wide Awake

The Irish rap trio are playing the festival on Friday evening in Brockwell Park.

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26 h. ago Kneecap announce new song ahead of headline performance at London’s Wide Awake

The Irish rap trio are playing the festival on Friday evening in Brockwell Park.

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27 h. ago TRNSMT announce new main stage act amid calls for Kneecap to be axed from festival

TRNSMT bosses have announced a new major act that will take to the stage in Glasgow Green on Friday, July 11 which is the same day controversial Irish rap trio Kneecap are currently set to perform.

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40 h. ago Kneecap's surprise gig stormed by police hours after star charged with terror offence

Irish rap trio Kneecap were performing a surprise gig in London when police were spotted entering the venue, just one day after a member of the group was charged with a terror offence

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45 h. ago Irish rap trio Kneecap announce surprise performance in London hours after member is charged with terror offence 'for displaying flag in support of Hezbollah'

Controversial rap trio Kneecap have announced a surprise performance in London hours after one of their members was charged with a terror offence.

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45 h. ago Irish rap trio Kneecap announce surprise performance in London hours after member is charged with terror offen

Irish rap trio Kneecap announce surprise performance in London hours after member is charged with terror offen  Daily Mail

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51 h. ago Who Are Kneecap? Irish rap group member charged with terror offence

Meet the Belfast band at the centre of a political firestorm

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53 h. ago Kneecap accuse authorities of trying to 'silence' them as member of Irish rap trio is charged with terrorism offences after 'displaying a flag in support for Hezbollah'

Liam O'Hanna, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged over the displaying of a flag in support of Hezbollah during a gig last year.

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63 h. ago TRNSMT act Kneecap break silence after member Liam O’Hanna charged with terror offence

Kneecap have released a statement following the news that band member Liam O'Hanna has been charged by the Metropolitan Police with a terrorism offence.

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63 h. ago Irish rap trio Kneecap issue lengthy statement as Liam O’Hanna charged with terrorism offence

Irish rap trio Kneecap have broken their silence with a post on social media following band member Liam O'Hanna, AKA Mo Chara, was charged with a terrorism offence

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64 h. ago Kneecap break their silence with lengthy statement as Liam O’Hanna charged with terrorism

Kneecap have released a statement following the news that band member Liam O'Hanna has been charged by the Metropolitan Police with a terrorism offence

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65 h. ago Member of Irish rap trio Kneecap charged with a terror offense in the UK

British police on Wednesday charged a member of Irish hip-hopgroup Kneecap with a terrorism offense for allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag at a concert

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66 h. ago Kneecap star charged with terror offence over Hezbollah flag at gig

The member of the controversial Irish rap trio has been charged with terror offences after counter terrorist police reportedly analysed a clip from a recent Kneecap concert

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4 d. ago Now Kneecap threaten to sue industry critics who want them banned from Glastonbury

A controversial Irish republican rap trio have threatened to sue leading music industry figures after they allegedly called for them to be ditched from this year's Glastonbury Festival lineup.

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3 w. ago Kneecap’s manager says rap trio ‘happy to meet’ Sir David Amess’ daughter

The hip-hop group apologised to the family of Sir David after footage emerged from a gig allegedly showing one member saying ‘kill your local MP’.

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3 w. ago Kneecap row: police assessing ‘kill MP’ and ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’ footage

News comes as artists including Pulp, Paul Weller and Primal Scream defend Irish rap trio from criticismCounter-terrorism police are investigating footage that appears to show Kneecap calling for politicians to be killed, and shouting “up Hamas, up Hezbollah”, while dozens of artists – including Pulp, Paul Weller and Primal Scream – have defended the Irish rap trio from staunch criticism from politicians on both sides of the Commons benches.On Thursday, detectives said videos of the two incidents had been brought to their attention in late April, and had been referred for assessment by specialist counter-terrorism officers. They had “determined there are grounds for further investigation into potential offences linked to both videos”, officers said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago David Amess’ daughter accuses Kneecap of ‘making excuses’ as they apologise for ‘kill your local MP’ comments

Sir David Amess’ daughter has said she rejects an apology from Belfast band Kneecap, after video from November 2023 appeared to show a member saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.”

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