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Kneecap lead ‘F*** Keir Starmer’ chant at Glastonbury

Thousands attend performance days after rapper facing charges under the Terrorism Act 2000 was released on bail

By Jane Prinsley

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Mo Chara (left) with bandmates Moglai Bap (right) and DJ Provai (centre) outside Westminster Magistrates' Court (Image: Getty)

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BBC may not broadcast Kneecap Glastonbury set

By Jacob Jaffa

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Prime minister Keir Starmer says Kneecap should not play at Glastonbury

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

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Kneecap frontman Mo Chara bailed after terror charge hearing

By Imogen Garfinkel

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Kneecap booked for 12,500-seat Wembley arena despite Mo Chara terror charge

By Jacob Jaffa

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Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap hold up an Palestine flag after performing onstage during Wide Awake Festival 2025 in London on May 23, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Glastonbury 2025 full lineup: Kneecap confirmed despite terror charge

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

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Cancelled for klezmer, celebrated for terror

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Member of anti-Israel band Kneecap charged with terror offence over Hezbollah flag clip

Liam O’Hanna, stage name Mo Chara, came under scrutiny after a video emerged of him allegedly yelling ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’ at a 2024 gig in London

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 21, 2025 19:07

Anti-Israel band Kneecap ‘threatens to sue’ music agents calling for Glastonbury gig cancellation amid counter-terror probe

A confidential email trail was reportedly leaked to the band, which is now said to be exploring legal actions over the allegedly ‘defamatory’ comments from senior industry figures

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 20, 2025 15:07

Kneecap has reportedly threatened to sue a group of music agents who called for the band to be dropped from Glastonbury as it faces a counter-terror investigation (Image: Getty)

By John Nathan

Up Hamas, down sense: The music industry’s moral failure

The growing support for Kneecap despite their pro-Hamas comments reflects the culture of self-righteous ignorance that dominates the anti-Israel position.

3 min read

May 7, 2025 14:33

Mo Chara (left) and Moglai Bap from Northern Irish hip hop trio Kneecap perform onstage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Image: Getty)

Counter Terror Police investigating anti-Israel band Kneecap over ‘up Hamas’ video

Clips circulated on social media showing members of the group apparently praising terror organisations and telling an audience ‘kill your local MP’

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 1, 2025 09:53

Anti-Israel band Kneecap is under investigation by Counter Terror Police over clips of its members saying 'up Hamas, up Hezbollah' and 'kill your local MP' (Image: Getty)

Anti-Israel band Kneecap branded ‘vile hatemongers’ in Parliament after ‘kill your local MP’ video

Security Minister Dan Jarvis said Glastonbury should ‘think very carefully’ about inviting group

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

April 29, 2025 14:53

DJ Provai from Irish Hip Hop trio Kneecap performs onstage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Image: AFP via Getty)

Labour MP calls on Glastonbury to drop anti-Israel band Kneecap

The Northern Irish rap trio appeared to praise Hamas and Hezbollah and has been referred to counter-terrorism police

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

April 28, 2025 14:55

Members of the Irish-language rap group Kneecap (Image: Getty)

UK could pay anti-Israel band Kneecap up to £90,000 in legal costs

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused ministers of handing over taxpayer money to the group, which she accused of ‘glorifying evil terror groups’, after ministers dropped a court case against it

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

April 22, 2025 15:51

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Kneecap lead ‘F*** Keir Starmer’ chant at Glastonbury

BBC may not broadcast Kneecap Glastonbury set

Prime minister Keir Starmer says Kneecap should not play at Glastonbury

Kneecap frontman Mo Chara bailed after terror charge hearing

Kneecap booked for 12,500-seat Wembley arena despite Mo Chara terror charge

Glastonbury 2025 full lineup: Kneecap confirmed despite terror charge

Cancelled for klezmer, celebrated for terror

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