Little over a year ago, mentioning Kneecap to an average member of the London public would probably elicit shrugs and confusion. A few young people might know what you were talking about, and you might even get an odd nod of approval from someone older who happened to watch their self-titled 2024 film, which is still rated 96 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.
But now their very name is enough to ruffle feathers. Or, more aptly, their logo: an advertisement for the band’s tour was just banned from the Transport for London network on the grounds that it “would likely cause widespread or serious offence to reasonable members of the public.”
