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Kneecap: UK government acted illegally in withholding funding from Irish rap trio

The Department for Business and Trade said Kemi Badenoch’s decision to rescind funding had been ‘unlawful and procedurally unfair’

The Guardian - UK

The Pogues 'weren't bothered' about Christmas number one campaign for Fairytale of New York

The Pogues had little interest in the unsuccessful campaign to get 'Fairytale of New York' to top the festive charts last year following the passing of frontman Shane MacGowan.

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Kneecap at the Kentish Town Forum review: a sweaty, swaggering set of party-hard protest anthems

4/5 Vicious and vital this raucous show delivered a whole lot of communal joy

Evening Standard

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BBC Sound of 2025 longlist tips established artists including Chappell Roan and Confidence Man

Following a change in eligibility criteria, nominees for the broadcaster’s annual award also include Kneecap, Barry Can’t Swim and Mercury prize winners English Teacher and Ezra Collective

The Guardian - UK

Paul Weller, Primal Scream, Kneecap and more to play Gig For Gaza charity fundraiser in London

“An opportunity to enjoy a night of powerful music, and make a tangible difference in the lives of people facing unimaginable hardship”

Louder

Kneecap to headline Wide Awake festival 2025, with English Teacher, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Sprints, CMAT among first wave of bands confirmed

London's best independent music festival confirms 2025 headliner and stellar supporting cast

Louder

Kneecap leads nominations for British independent film awards

Belfast-set rap comedy leads the charge with 14 nominations, with Love Lies Bleeding and The Outrun close behind

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Fontaines D.C. announce headline US tour for 2025

Irish post-punk rockers Fontaines D.C. share details of their 2025 run across the US

Louder

Review: A Rap Trio Fights the Power In Gaelic

Kneecap is a semi-dramatized biopic of the Belfast music group of the same name.

Reason

2000trees festival line-up announcement including Alexisonfire and Million Dead

The festival, which was founded in 2007, has just made ‘its biggest announcement yet’

Evening Standard

2000 Trees announces five headliners for 2025: Kneecap, Pvris, Taking Back Sunday, Coheed And Cambria and Alexisonfire

The Cheltenham weekender will also host Million Dead, Kid Kapichi, La Dispute, Bambie Thug and dozens more in July

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The autumn gig guide: everything to watch in London

The nights are drawing in? Fend off the chill with some of the capital’s hottest gigs

Evening Standard

Kneecap review – fictionalised origin story is one of the funniest films of the year

Belfast rappers Kneecap use the Irish language as their weapon in Rich Peppiatt’s exhilarating comedy drama co-starring Michael Fassbender

The Guardian - UK

Reading Festival review, Friday: Blink-182, Kneecap and The Prodigy bring back the festival’s bite

Festival feels back on track after all the Post Malone, Imagine Dragons and The 1975 of Reading’s recent past, the festival equivalent of a midlife crisis

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Irish hip-hop, British K-pop and the best end-of-summer novels – what you should watch and read this week

This article was first published in our email newsletter Something Good, which every fortnight brings you a summary of the best things to watch, visit and read, as recommended and analysed by academic experts. Click here to receive the newsletter direct to your inbox.

The Guardian - UK

Kneecap review – Irish-language hip-hop trio in fiercely riotous Belfast romp

The story of Northern Irish teenagers who reinvent the political purpose of hip-hop, the film is most uproarious when the energy of the music lets loose

Total Film

Kneecap review: "This fictional hip-hop biopic is an unruly mosh-pit of humor and energy"

The Guardian - UK

How Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap rose to fame by subverting the Troubles

As an Oscar-entry film about the rappers opens this week, Kneecap speak about fusing irony and provocation – and the anti-immigrant riots

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Louder

Fontaines D.C. announce biggest ever UK headline show, with Amyl & The Sniffers and Kneecap in support

Dublin's Fontaines D.C. and Belfast's Kneecap to unite Ireland (in song) at huge London outdoor show

Louder

“He came backstage for a wee kiss and a cuddle.” Kneecap share their memories of meeting “massive fan” Noel Gallagher at this summer's Glastonbury festival

“I've been a massive fan of Blur my whole life, so growing up I was like, I want to meet this fella”

Louder

“I couldn’t believe how enjoyable it was. They were really, really good.” West Belfast hip-hop group Kneecap's wild late-night Glastonbury performance made Noel Gallagher a new convert to the cause

“We get there and the tent is absolutely smashed packed – you couldn’t get in!” Noel Gallagher on seeing Kneecap at Glastonbury festival

Louder

"This feels like the beginning of something very special." Kneecap's lairy, explosive pre-noon set starts Glastonbury's Saturday bill with a bang

Kneecap, Ireland's most provocative rap group, kick off Saturday at Glastonbury in rude and raucous fashion

The Guardian - UK

Belfast rappers Kneecap to contest pulling of funding over political views

Irish language group granted leave to seek judicial review of government decision at full hearing in November

Louder

“This is an attack on artistic culture, an attack on the Good Friday Agreement and an attack on us.” Kneecap win High Court permission to challenge the UK government for blocking them from arts funding award

Belfast rappers Kneecap win first round of legal case arguing that the UK government has discriminated against them

Louder

“The government is probably writing up a new law as we speak to ban Irish-language hip-hop for life.” Annoying all the right people, Kneecap have been called “the most controversial band since the Sex Pistols”, and they're only just getting started

With their acclaimed debut album and award-wining film, Kneecap are going global in 2024, not bad for a group who rap in what some claim to be a 'dead' language

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