West Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap are having a 2024 to remember, with rave reviews for their debut album Fine Art, film festival awards being bestowed upon their upcoming 'heightened reality' biopic Kneecap, and the likes of Elton John and former Oasis bandleader Noel Gallagher declaring themselves fans of their work.
In a new interview conducted with NME, the trio - or more specifically DJ Próvaí (JJ Ó Dochartaigh) - talked about their encounter with Noel Gallagher at Glastonbury festival, joking, “I've been a massive fan of Blur my whole life, so growing up I was like, I want to meet this fella.”
The band posted a photo of the encounter on Instagram, with a caption referencing The Wolfe Tones' classic 'rebel' song On The One Road, and acknowledging Gallagher's County Mayo roots.
“Mayo people are generally decent spuds, as we would say in Ireland,” Próvaí tells NME. “It was lovely to get chatting to him. He said he’s a massive fan. He came backstage for a wee kiss and a cuddle. It was good to meet him.”
“Now we're all best friends,” jokes rapper Móglaí Bap (Naoise Ó Cairealláin).
