Kneecap have issued a defiant statement calling out establishment critics amid mounting calls for the Belfast hip-hop group to be pulled from major festival bills in the UK.
The trio - rappers Mo Chara (Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh) and Móglaí Bap (Naoise Ó Cairealláin) plus DJ Próvaí (JJ Ó Dochartaigh) - have come under the microscope in recent weeks following their provocative performances at the Coachella festival. During their two sets at the Californian festival, as at every show they have performed for the past 18 months, Kneecap expressed their support for the Palestinian people, amid on-going attacks on Gaza by the Israeli military, triggered by the October 7, 2023 massacre of 1,195 people in Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
