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Every Kneecap show cancelled so far amid police investigation

Venues have offered refunds to ticketholders but some fans are not happy

The Independent UK

Who Are Kneecap? Irish rap group member has terror charge dropped

Meet the Belfast band at the centre of a political firestorm

Evening Standard

Daughter of murdered UK MP asks rappers Kneecap for apology

A clip of the band allegedly calling for the death of Conservative MPs is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terror unit. Now, the daughter of a murdered MP has spoken out and demanded an apology.

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Belfast rappers Kneecap and singer Kehlani receive backlash in US over support of Palestine

Kneecap and Kehlani face backlash in the US for their pro-Palestinian support, with the Irish rap group's Coachella performance and the American singer's cancelled Cornell University concert drawing criticism.

Euronews

Kneecap Shares Short Response After Learning UK Police's Counter Terror Team Was Reviewing 'Up Hamas' Concert Chant

The Irish group condemned Israel's war on Gaza and the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians during both their Coachella sets this month.

Latin Times

Kneecap say ‘statements aren’t aggressive’ after denouncing Israel at Coachella

Belfast rappers criticised by US conservatives and Sharon Osbourne for the pro-Palestine and anti-Israel content of their set

The Guardian - AU

Sharon Osbourne calls for Kneecap’s US visas to be revoked after pro-Palestine Coachella set

The Irish rap group criticised Israel during their performance at the music festival at the weekend

Evening Standard

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Sharon Osbourne urges US to revoke Kneecap rappers’ visas after Israel criticism

Irish language group uses Coachella gig to denounce Gaza attacks, saying ‘Palestinians have nowhere to go’

The Guardian - UK

Missing head of a King George V statue appears with Kneecap during Australia gig

‘Allegedly his head was cut off last year in the city,’ wrote the band on Instagram

The Independent UK

Kneecap director picks up Bafta for outstanding debut

The Irish-language film that depicts the rise of the Belfast rap trio landed six nominations at the Bafta film awards.

Evening Standard

Belfast rap group Kneecap would be ‘very proud’ to scoop best British film Bafta

The Irish-language film, also called Kneecap, has been nominated in six categories.

Evening Standard

Saoirse Ronan among Irish stars in eye-catching gowns at Ifta awards

The stars walked the red carpet ahead of the awards ceremony at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre on Friday.

Evening Standard

Kneecap shake up Iftas and say they are going to go ‘back to roots’

The self-titled Irish language film won four awards at the Irish Film and Television Academy awards.

Evening Standard

‘Comedy and art should push up against a line’: Rich Peppiatt on class, controversy and Kneecap

Ex-tabloid reporter shares how an encounter with Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan led to his acclaimed film about an Irish-language rap trio

The Guardian - UK

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Louder

"If we win an Oscar, we’ll take it to Cash My Gold, melt it down and get some gold teeth made." It's been Kneecap's year, we just lived through it

A hit album, a box office-smashing biopic, Oscar nominations, a court victory over the British government, causing a split between Liam and Noel: Kneecap look back on 2024

WhatToWatch

Netflix adds one of the wildest, most entertaining movies I've seen this year, and you should watch it ASAP

Irish movie Kneecap is now streaming on Netflix, and I can’t recommend this comedy about an Irish-language hip hop group enough.

WhatToWatch

Movies to stream in December: our expert's 12 must-watch movies new to streaming services

From Netflix to Disney Plus, here are 12 movies you are not going to want to miss when they land on streaming this December.

Evening Standard

Kneecap at the Kentish Town Forum review: a sweaty, swaggering set of party-hard protest anthems

4/5 Vicious and vital this raucous show delivered a whole lot of communal joy

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Certified Fresh 2024 new movie is this generation's Trainspotting

I caught the critically acclaimed Kneecap recently and here's why it reminded me of the Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor classic Trainspotting.

Evening Standard

The Cine Files: from riotous Irish rap romp Kneecap to Hunter Schafer in Cuckoo, August's best films

Kneecap is an absolute, erm, cracker, and we can’t wait for Alien: Romulus. Here are the 12 best films out this month

Louder

“The government is probably writing up a new law as we speak to ban Irish-language hip-hop for life.” Annoying all the right people, Kneecap have been called “the most controversial band since the Sex Pistols”, and they're only just getting started

With their acclaimed debut album and award-wining film, Kneecap are going global in 2024, not bad for a group who rap in what some claim to be a 'dead' language

The Guardian - UK

Belfast rappers Kneecap on stunts, drugs and Kemi Badenoch: ‘We don’t discriminate who we piss off’

Their riotous music is uniting young people in Northern Ireland and reviving the Irish language. The punk-rap trio talk about raving, working with Toddla T – and enraging politicians

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re not an army – we’re three boys from Belfast’: rap crew Kneecap laugh off their week of controversy

Their mural of a burning police van had politicians of all stripes up in arms. But they say they want to provoke thought, not violence

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