Kneecap say terror charge is ‘carnival of distraction’ and ‘political policing’ The Met said a member of the group had been charged with a terror offence Evening Standard · May 22, 2025
Member of Irish rap trio Kneecap charged with a terror offense in UK Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh - who performs under the stage name Mo Chara - will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court next month, the Metropolitan Police says. Euronews · May 22, 2025
Member of Irish rap band Kneecap charged with ‘terrorism’ offence British police say Mo Chara displayed a flag of Lebanon’s Hezbollah at a concert. Al Jazeera · May 21, 2025
Kneecap rapper charged with terrorism offence over alleged Hezbollah flag at London gig Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh accused of displaying banned flag in breach of UK terrorism laws The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025
Questions swirl over Kneecap's Wide Awake headline slot after terror offence charge A member of rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence, the Metropolitan Police said. Evening Standard · May 21, 2025
Kneecap member charged with terrorism offence over flag displayed at London gig Liam O’Hanna is due to appear in court on 18 June The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Kneecap member charged with terror offence, police confirm A MEMBER of the Irish language rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence, the Metropolitan Police said ... The National (Scotland) · May 21, 2025
Star of rap group Kneecap charged with terrorism offence over Hezbollah flag The 27-year-old is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 18. Evening Standard · May 21, 2025
All the celebrities and famous faces backing Gary Lineker amid antisemitism row Alan Shearer, Lord Sugar and rap group Kneecap are among those to have shown their support for Gary Lineker Evening Standard · May 20, 2025
UK and Irish governments should ‘consider their actions’ over Kneecap funding Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said the actions of the the band amounted the ‘glorification of terrorism’. Evening Standard · May 19, 2025
Irish rappers turned Fox News villains Belfast rap trio Kneecap made global headlines at Coachella — and right-wing enemies. It's a classic Irish story Salon · May 11, 2025
Self Esteem says she is ‘comfortable sharing’ Glastonbury line-up with Kneecap Self Esteem is due to perform at Glastonbury and said she thinks it is ‘important’ that the Irish band perform. Evening Standard · May 9, 2025
Radiohead star Jonny Greenwood speaks out on cancelled shows with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa June concerts featuring Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Israel-born Dudu Tassa have been cancelled after "credible threats". Greenwood has stated: "Intimidating venues into pulling our shows won't help achieve the peace and justice everyone in the Middle East deserves" Euronews · May 6, 2025
Jonny Greenwood and Israeli musician Dudu Tassa condemn ‘silencing’ after UK concerts pulled After two performances were cancelled over threats linked to protests against Israel, the duo said the actions were ‘self-evidently a method of censorship’ The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 Billy Bragg says open letter from music stars defending Kneecap ‘lacks nuance’ The Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command is investigating two videos, one of which allegedly shows the band calling for the deaths of MPs.
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 Kneecap’s manager says rap trio ‘happy to meet’ Sir David Amess’ daughter The hip-hop group apologised to the family of Sir David after footage emerged from a gig allegedly showing one member saying ‘kill your local MP’.
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 Kneecap teases new music after counter-terrorism officers launch investigation Footage emerged in which a member of the Irish rap group appeared to say: ‘The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.’
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 OPINION - Why Kneecap should play Glastonbury: 'to deplatform them is dangerous' 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 creative self-censorship
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025 Friday briefing: Reform takes Labour scalp in knife-edge Runcorn byelection In today’s newsletter: Early indications of Conservative collapse in benchmark local elections
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 Every Kneecap show cancelled so far amid police investigation Venues have offered refunds to ticketholders but some fans are not happy
The National (Scotland) · May 1, 2025 John Swinney urged to 'speak out' on pro-Israeli artists after Kneecap comments John Swinney has been urged to speak out about pro-Israeli artists performing in Glasgow after he called for Kneecap to be axed from TRNSMT
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 Minister: No-one in the House of Commons wants Kneecap to play Glastonbury The Belfast band are being investigated by counter-terrorism police after videos emerged allegedly showing the band calling for the deaths of MPs.
Euronews · May 1, 2025 Artists support Kneecap as UK counterterror police confirm investigation London’s Metropolitan Police force has issued a statement saying that further investigation is needed regarding two controversial videos. Politicians are putting pressure on festivals to axe Kneecap from their line-ups, while an open letter has been signed by various artists to support the trio.
International Business Times · May 1, 2025 UK Counter-terrorism Unit Probes Rappers Kneecap But Music Stars Back Band British counter-terrorism police Thursday launched an investigation into online videos of Irish rappers Kneecap after the band denied supporting Hamas and Hezbollah or inciting violence against UK politicians.
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 UK counterterror police say they will investigate comments by Irish rap group Kneecap British counterterrorism detectives will investigate comments by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap