Kneecap happy to meet with David Amess’ daughter
Manager of Irish rap group Kneecap has said the rap trio are “happy to meet” the daughter of murdered MP David Amess. The Belfast group apologized to the families of Mr Amess and Labour MP Jo Cox in April after footage emerged from a gig allegedly showing a member saying: “The only good Tory is […]
Kneecap have gigs cancelled due to pro-Palestinian sentiments
Kneecap’s recently Plymouth has been cancelled due to “safety concerns”, organisers have said. On Tuesday the Eden Sessions in Cornwall announced the band’s appearance scheduled for 4 July had been cancelled before a gig for the same date at Plymouth Pavilions was later announced by the band on the same day. Plymouth Pavilions have now […]
Kneecap get support from celeb musicians in the form of an open letter
Paul Weller, Primal Scream and Lowkey are amongst some of the many music stars who have signed a letter in support of Irish rap group Kneecap. Kneecap have underwent weeks of controversy with criticism regarding their opposition to Israel’s occupation of Palestine. During their performance at US festival Coachella they displayed the message “F*** Israel. […]
Irish collective Kneecap under Investigation by counter terror police
A video which shows one member of the group Kneecap simply saying “Up Hamas, up Hezbollah” has been referred to counter terror police to assess whether they break UK terrorism laws. The video was taken in the O2 Forum in Kentish Town last November and was referred to the UK’s Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit […]
