Kneecap hit back at Starmer in highly-charged Glastonbury set

The Belfast Rap Group Kneecap filled Glastonbury’s West Holts scene for an extremely loaded performance that returned to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with expanding cheers.

Irish Language Group, Mo Chara under the name of the rapper Liam óg óg ó Hannaidh, banned in a concert last year, the terrorist organization Hezbollah was allegedly exhibited for a terrorist crime for allegedly exhibited headlines. He refused to accuse.

Last week, Sir Keir, Knecap’s appearance at the festival “not suitable“.

On the stage, the group thanked Glastonbury for holding them and said to the crowd, “Not mine, your country did not want us to play the prime minister.”

Mr. Hannaidh with bail Two weeks ago after a court hearing in London.

Towards the beginning of the sets, the rapper wearing Palestinian keffiyeh grabbed his arms to the crowd and said, “Glastonbury, I’m a free man!”

Performing under the name of Móglaí BAP, the group friend Naoise ó Cairealláin called the case as a “accusation of an drowning terrorism” and added that “for the first time there was no low justice for an Irish system in the British justice system.”

Later, he applied to the fans in August to support Mr. Hannaidh in the next court in the Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Glastonbury organizers had to fence the West Holts field 45 minutes before the group’s appearance, because it appeared to show thousands of support or to see what all fuss are.

A series of low, Rabble Rousing was treated with electro-rap and responded with smoke flare and mosing in the giant fluctuating body circles.

The hedonism of music based on club and drug culture contradicted the group’s statements between the songs.

The trio, the vocal critics of Israel’s military action in Gaza, reconsidered it during the Glastonbury sets.

“We understand colonialism and understand how important it is to support each other internationally.” He said.

He accused Israel of the genocide and directed the crowd in the cheering of “Free, Free Palestine”.

Israel strongly rejected the allegations of genocide about the ongoing war in Gaza.

DizCap also supported the Palestinian Action, a protest group of the UK government. Plans to prohibit according to the Anti -Terrorism LawsAfter some activists enter a shelf base and two military planes enter red.

The group provided a cheer against Sir Keir for criticizing Britain’s sales to Israel.

Founded in 2017, Kneecap rose to fame after playing a semi -autobiographical film next to Oscar nominee actor Michael Fassbender last year.

Vocal supports for the Palestinians took them under the light of intense media and political spotlight early this year after a view at the Coachella Festival in California.

Shortly thereafter, video images of Mr. Hannaidh allegedly kept a Hezbollah flag at a concert in November 2024.

The video was investigated by the Anti -Terrorist police, which caused Mr. Hannaidh under the name of Liam O’hanna.

In the middle of the line, Sir Keir and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy were among those who said that Knecap’s appearance in Glastonbury was not “appropriate”.

However, the band’s set was supported by Sir Michael Eavis, the founder of Glastonbury and Emily, who directed the festival.

“This year, there have been very hot issues, but we stay as a platform for many artists from all over the world, and you know, everyone is welcomed here.”

Sir Michael, Glastonbury’nin on -site interview with the newspaper “people who do not participate in the politics of the event can go elsewhere,” he added.

Kneecap thanked the festival for their support.

“He’s under the family and the pressure they’re strong, Mr. Hanaidh said. “Fair game for them.”

Glastonbury’s appearance, impartiality and aggressive language obligations, caused problems for the BBC, who had to decide whether he could publish his sets.

Although there is no live flow, the publisher said he intended to emphasize later on Saturday.

“Although BBC does not ban artists, our plans allow our programming to meet our editorial guide.”

“We do not always publish each movement live from the main stages and we do not try to make an existing version of Knecap’s performance on our digital platforms as well as more than 90 other sets.”

During the set, Mr. Hanaidh observed the sea of ​​Palestinian flags in the audience and joke “BBC editor will have a little job”.