US EditionInside the Campaign to Ban Pro-Palestine Irish Group Kneecap From Glastonbury
- Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap faced controversy after projecting "Fuck Israel, Free Palestine" at Coachella in April 2025 and will perform at Glastonbury on June 28 despite calls to censor them.
- The uproar stems from member Mo Chara's May terror charge for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag, and past performances with politically charged pro-Palestinian messages.
- Kneecap has consistently denied inciting violence and apologized in April 2023 for any harm caused by remarks at earlier shows, while supporters claim footage was taken out of context.
- Johnny Marr and Fontaines D.C.'s Grian Chatten publicly supported Kneecap, condemning censorship as oppression and a coordinated attempt by 30 music elites to silence three Belfast artists.
- The ongoing dispute highlights tensions over free artistic expression and political activism at Glastonbury, a festival historically committed to both, with fans and musicians rallying behind Kneecap amidst troubling times.
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Johnny Marr Defends Kneecap Amid Calls for Censorship at Glastonbury: ‘Oppression Fears Artistic Expression’
Johnny Marr is standing behind Kneecap, even as some are calling for the Irish band to be censored at Glastonbury in light of their past politically charged concerts and recent legal trouble. In a statement posted to Instagram on Monday (June 16), the former Smiths guitarist wrote that he feels it’s important to make his “own position clear” after “learning that calls have been made for Kneecap to be censored during their Glastonbury set.” …
Kneecap get support from Johnny Marr amid calls for them to be axed from Glastonbury - The Mirror
Kneecap rapper Liam O hAnnaidh, 27, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday amid calls for his band to be removed from the 2025 Glastonbury line-up
Johnny Marr supports Kneecap playing Glastonbury and "musicians who call for an immediate end to the atrocities in Gaza and a free Palestine"
Johnny Marr has expressed his support for Kneecap playing Glastonbury 2025, condemning calls for their performance at the festival to be censored. READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2025: See the full line-up, stage times and stage splits The statements come amid controversy surrounding the Irish rap trio – both for their Coachella set in April which left festival organisers “blindsided”, and for resurfaced footage of 2024 concerts, which allegedl…
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