Rap group Kneecap have taken to the stage to perform in the headline slot of Wide Awake Festival in Brockwell Park, south London after one member was charged with a terror offence

Irish rap group Kneecap has claimed a terrorism charge against one of their members is part of a campaign to stop them from performing at Glastonbury this summer.

The Belfast rap group Kneecap have always been politically outspoken, and lately that outspokenness has involved some major career tumult. During Coachella’s first weekend, the group’s messages condemning Israel’s genocidal ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza were censored on the festival’s official livestream,

On May 21, it was announced that Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was charged with a terrorism offence. The charge – which was made under the Anglicised version of his name, Liam O’Hanna – alleges that the band member allegedly displayed a flag in support of the terrorist group Hezbollah at a gig in North London last November.

Irish-language rap band Kneecap faces controversy as a member is charged for displaying a Hezbollah flag, seen as political policing. The band, known for supporting the republican cause, denies supporting banned groups and apologizes for controversial remarks.

Pressure is mounting on Glastonbury organisers to drop controversial rap group Kneecap from this year's bill - after videos showed them leading pro-Hamas chants. The Irish band have also been ...

Kneecap are at the centre of a media storm but - as the bands Sleaford Mods, SOFT PLAY and The Horrors tell us, if they are removed from the bill at Glastonbury, that will set a precedent for ...

The cancellation comes as ministers raised questions on Tuesday (29 April) over Kneecap’s scheduled Glastonbury performance in June. Security minister Dan Jarvis said: “It is not for ...

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was charged over the alleged display of a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in the city in November 2024