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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-performance

The Guardian - US

Kneecap forced to cancel 15 US tour dates due to upcoming court hearing

IRISH rap trio Kneecap say they have been forced to cancel 15 US tour dates in October due to one of their members’ upcoming UK court hearing in…

The National (Scotland)

Mass music festival boycott in UK after band's set cut short over Palestine flag

Several bands pulled out from the Victorious music festival over the weekend, in some cases just hours before their scheduled performances. They were standing in solidarity with the Irish folk group The Mary Wallopers, who had their set cut short for displaying a Palestinian flag.

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Kneecap triumphs at Paris' Rock en Seine festival despite pro-Israeli protestors

The Irish rap trio took to Paris' Rock en Seine stage following weeks of tension and had the last word when faced with pro-Israel supporters.

Euronews

Kneecap To Play Paris Concert In Defiance Of Objections

Irish rap group Kneecap, one of whose members faces a British terror charge for allegedly supporting Hezbollah, are to perform outside Paris on Sunday, despite objections from French Jewish groups and government officials.

International Business Times

Irish band call festival statement ‘misleading’ after being ‘cut off’

The Mary Wallopers were performing at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth when they claimed they were ‘cut off’ for displaying a Palestinian flag.

Evening Standard

Kneecap head to France’s Rock en Seine festival amid increased scrutiny

The French Minister of the Interior has reiterated his zero-tolerance stance towards any disorder. The owner of France’s most popular music festival said to those who oppose the presence of Kneecap on stage: “To claim that supporting the Palestinian cause is a threat to public order is deplorable."

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Is Irish Band 'Kneecap' Terrorists? Here's Why Mo Chara Had To Appear In Court

Kneecap rapper Mo Chara faces a UK terrorism charge for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag during a 2023 concert.

International Business Times UK

‘Pc Predator’ jailed for second time after having sex with crime victim

Stuart Trentham was sent to prison for 18 months by the same judge who sentenced him in February for an ‘almost identical’ crime.

Evening Standard

Man detained by police outside Kneecap court house hearing

A MAN has been detained by police outside the Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where Kneecap member Liam Og O hAnnaidh appeared on Wednesday ...

The National (Scotland)

Kneecap's Mo Chara has Irish translator at second court hearing

Kneecap's Liam O hAnnaidh had an Irish language interpreter present at his second court appearance on Wednesday ...

The National (Scotland)

Terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Mo Chara adjourned by UK court

A member of rap trio Kneecap, Mo Chara, has been released on unconditional bail after appearing in court today, charged with supporting a proscribed terror organisation.

Euronews

Terror charge against Kneecap rapper should be thrown out, court told

Belfast musician Mo Chara, whose real name is Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, is accused of displaying Hezbollah flag at gig

The Guardian - UK

Kneecap Rapper In Court On Terrorism Charge Over Hezbollah Flag

Dozens of supporters of Irish rap band Kneecap protested outside a London court Wednesday, as one of the band members appeared charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly supporting Hezbollah.

International Business Times

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Evening Standard

Kneecap rapper brands terror charge 'distraction to genocide' as he bids for criminal case to end

Hundreds of Kneecap supporters turned out for the hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court

Euronews

Kneecap rapper Mo Chara to appear in UK court over alleged support for terror group

Kneecap member Mo Chara is scheduled to appear in court today in London. The Metropolitan Police has issued Public Order Act conditions for today’s court date, which has prompted Kneecap to react: "It is a distraction from war crimes that the British State support."

International Business Times

Kneecap Rapper Faces Court On Terror Charge Over Hezbollah Flag

A member of Irish rap band Kneecap was due to appear in court on Wednesday charged with a terror offence for allegedly supporting Hezbollah.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of supporters welcome Kneecap rapper Mo Chara as he arrives at court

Liam Og O hAnnaidh was swamped by photographers as he arrived at court

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Green Man Festival 2025 round-up: An eclectic weekend in the Welsh countryside

As the summer festival season winds down, the UK’s biggest independent festival has staked its claim as one of the country’s best offerings...

The Independent UK

Sziget 2025 review – Post Malone is a lively, unserious showman, while Chappell Roan is at the top of her game

4/5 Watching the 30-year-old ping between country rock, pop-rap, and balladic R&B ought to be whiplash-inducing, but there’s a strange unity to his set

Euronews

How the UK’s Green Man Festival has managed to stay independent

Ahead of this year's festival, Green Man Festival owner and director Fiona Stewart explains the importance of independent festivals as corporations take over the industry.

Evening Standard

Kneecap apology to fans as Vienna concert cancelled due to ‘safety concerns’

The group, known for their provocative lyrics and championing of the Irish language, have had several shows cancelled in recent months.

The Guardian - UK

‘The Welsh language has been aggressively oppressed’: Tristwch y Fenywod, the gothic trio communing with a mystical Wales

Inspired by the ‘enchanted, sapphic feeling’ of the coast and with bat sounds for drums, this Wales-obsessed band sound like no one else. They explain how queerness, neurodivergence and anti-colonialism guide what they do

The Independent UK

Line of Duty star says people ‘jumped to conclusions’ about Kneecap

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The Independent UK

Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar defends rap group Kneecap: ‘Everybody got too heated about them’

‘I think everybody jumped to conclusions about them,’ Dunbar said in a recent interview when asked about Kneecap

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