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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sammy Gecsoyler

Kneecap say terror charge is part of ‘witch-hunt’ to prevent Glastonbury gig

Artsy picture of the trio with green lighting
The rap trio said they were being ‘scapegoated’. Photograph: PR

The Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap have claimed a campaign is being mounted to prevent their performance at Glastonbury this summer, at a surprise gig staged a day after one of its members was charged with a terror offence.

The group told the crowd at the 100 Club in central London on Thursday night that they were being used as a “scapegoat” because they “spoke about the genocide [in Gaza]” at Coachella in April.

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