5 h. ago BREAKING: Glastonbury bosses issue warning ahead of Kneecap's controversial performance today

Glastonbury Festival is hosting a performance from Irish rap trio Kneecap later today – ahead of the group's performance on the West Holts stage at 4pm a warning has been issued

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5 h. ago Glastonbury Festival bosses issue warning ahead of Kneecap's controversial performance

Glastonbury Festival is hosting a performance from Irish rap trio Kneecap later today – ahead of the group's performance on the West Holts stage at 4pm a warning has been issued

Events

25 h. ago Irish trio Kneecap address controversial ‘dead Tory’ remark ahead of Glastonbury set

Band have insisted that their political statements have satirical intent and are not ‘more outrageous than the murdering of innocent Palestinians’

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27 h. ago Kneecap at Glastonbury LIVE: Irish rap trio gear up for controversial gig that won't air on BBC

Kneecap trio Liam Og O hAnnaidh, Naoise O Caireallain, and JJ O Dochartaigh are set to perform some of their biggest hits including Get Your Brits Out, The RECAP, and H.O.OD, at the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday

Society

35 h. ago ‘We just want to stop people being murdered’: Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation

Exclusive: The Irish rap trio have recently faced censure and a court case, but have also had support for their pro-Palestine stance. Ahead of a Glastonbury appearance deemed ‘inappropriate’ by Keir Starmer, they argue the backlash against them is a deliberate distractionIn April, the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap performed two sets at Coachella, the California music festival attended by 250,000 people. As is commonplace at the group’s shows, Kneecap displayed a message stating: “Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” and the words “Fuck Israel. Free Palestine”. Mo Chara, one of the group’s members, told the audience: “The Palestinians have nowhere to go. It’s their fucking home and they’re bombing them from the skies. If you’re not calling it a genocide, what the fuck are you calling it?”Within a week, Kneecap’s US booking agent had dropped them, Fox News had likened the statements to “Nazi Germany”, a handful of summer shows had been cancelled, and two vi...

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46 h. ago Kneecap share powerful message ahead of Glastonbury performance that won't be shown on BBC

Irish rap trio Kneecap have shared another message regarding the ongoing genocide in Gaza, urging their followers to 'please pay attention'

Politics

3 d. ago Thousands to descend on Glastonbury Festival as Worthy Farm opens its gates

Performers include alternative pop singer Charli XCX, US rapper Doechii, British rock band The 1975 and Irish rap trio Kneecap.

Politics