7 d. ago Kneecap performing at Electric Picnic is really important, organiser says

Electric Picnic organisers also said The Mary Wallopers’ sound being cut during a festival last weekend was ‘shocking’.

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8 d. ago Kneecap cancel all US tour dates over clash with court hearing in London

Band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh faces terrorism charge in UK for alleged display of Hezbollah flag mid-performanceThe Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap have cancelled their scheduled US tour dates in October, citing the proximity to a court hearing in London involving band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh’s alleged mid-performance display of a Hezbollah flag.Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged with a terrorism offence in the UK in May after being accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah during a concert in London last November. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Bands boycott Victorious Festival after The Mary Wallopers’ set cut short over ‘Free Palestine’ protest

Organisers have apologised after their initial statement claimed the band used a ‘discriminatory’ chant

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9 d. ago Victorious Festival share new statement after The Mary Wallopers set was cut

Irish band The Mary Wallopers had their set cut while performing at the Portsmouth festival on Friday after bringing a Palestine flag on stage

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9 d. ago The Mary Wallopers ‘cut off’ at Victorious Festival for ‘having Palestinian flag’ on stage

Irish band The Mary Wallopers said they were “cut off” from performing at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth on Friday (22 August) for “having a Palestinian flag on the stage”.

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1 week ago Bands boycott music festival after Irish group was hauled off stage following pro

The Last Dinner Party, Cliffords and The Academic announced on Saturday that they would no longer be performing at the Portsmouth music festival following Friday's incident.

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1 week ago Bands boycott festival after group claim they were ‘cut off’ over Palestine flag

The bands pulled out of the Victorious Festival in Portsmouth after The Mary Wallopers claimed they were ‘cut off’ for displaying a Palestinian flag.

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1 week ago The Last Dinner Party boycott Victorious Festival in solidarity with The Mary Wallopers

The Last Dinner Party have pulled out of Victorious Festival in solidarity with The Mary Wallopers after the latter's set was cut short due to them displaying a Palestinian flag

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1 week ago Band ‘cut off’ at UK festival for ‘having a Palestinian flag’ on stage

Irish band The Mary Wallopers said they were “cut off” from performing at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth on Friday (22 August) for “having a Palestinian flag on the stage”.

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1 week ago Queens Of The Stone Age headline festival rocked by controversy

Irish band The Mary Wallopers had their sound cut over an onstage pro-Palestinian protest.

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1 week ago Irish band The Mary Wallopers ‘cut off’ at festival for ‘having a Palestinian flag’

Irish band The Mary Wallopers said they were “cut off” from performing at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth on Friday (22 August) for “having a Palestinian flag on the stage”.

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1 week ago Irish band are hauled off stage at UK festival after starting pro

An Irish folk music band were pulled off stage at a UK festival after starting a pro-Palestine chant.

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1 week ago Kneecap rapper, 27, 'who waved Hezbollah flag at gig' is aided by an Irish language interpreter as he appears in court to face terror charge

Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, is accused of displaying a flag in support of the terrorist group Hezbollah at a gig in November last year.

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1 week ago Hundreds of Kneecap fans descend on court to support rapper, 27, accused of displaying Hezbollah flag during gig

Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, is accused of displaying a flag in support of the terrorist group Hezbollah at a gig in November last year.

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