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'I hear I got a mention': John Swinney responds to Kneecap

FIRST Minister John Swinney has said the public should focus on what rap group Kneecap are concerned about, rather than their comments ...

The National (Scotland)

We should focus on what Kneecap are concerned about, says Swinney

The First Minister was mentioned at the rap trio’s show in Glasgow on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

‘They can’t stop us’: Kneecap hit back against Swinney at Glasgow gig

The band played a sold-out O2 Academy show after their spot at TRNSMT was axed following calls from the First Minister and warnings from police.

Evening Standard

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Kneecap at Finsbury Park: 'infamy doesn't weigh heavily on them'

4/5 Jake Hawkes on the most controversial group of the moment hitting the big stage in Finsbury Park in typically outspoken form

Evening Standard

Fontaines DC display words ‘Israel is committing genocide’ on screen at sell-out gig

Fontaines DC played to a crowd of 45,000 people in London

The Independent UK

Kneecap vow to beat government in court ‘for second time’ amid band member’s terror charge

Kneecap played in Finsbury Park on Saturday evening as a supporting act for Fontaines D.C.

The Independent UK

Kneecap supporters chant ‘f*** Keir Starmer’ at largest ever gig in north London

Controversial group played in Finsbury Park on Saturday evening as a supporting act for Fontaines DC

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Voices: I quit the BBC over Gaza – Glastonbury proves it was the right thing to do

COMMENT: By trying to play things safe with its Kneecap coverage – and getting it very wrong with Bob Vylan… – the corporation has failed to represent the reality of public sentiment about Palestine, says its former newsreader Karishma Patel

The Independent UK

Glastonbury controversy explained: Police investigate Kneecap and Bob Vylan sets

Musicians making headlines for their politics isn't new, but this year’s Glastonbury featured two sets by Kneecap and Bob Vylan that riled politicians – including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Police are investigating both concerts.

Euronews

Met Police will not charge Kneecap over ‘kill your MP’ video

The Irish rap group performed at Glastonbury on Saturday in one of the most talked-about shows of the weekend

The Independent UK

Have politics ruined Glastonbury? Here's what festivalgoers on site think

With Kneecap and Bob Vylan bringing negative headlines, it can be tempting to view the festival as a breeding ground for extremism, but what do fans on the site think?

Evening Standard

Glastonbury says chants by Bob Vylan ‘crossed the line’ as police assess footage

The punk performer on Saturday led crowds on the festival’s West Holts Stage in chants of ‘Death, death to the IDF’.

Evening Standard

UK police reviewing rapper's anti-Israel comments at Glastonbury Festival

British police are reviewing videos from the Glastonbury Festival after rapper Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan led chants of “death to the IDF” or Israel Defense Forces and “free Palestine” on Saturday

The Independent UK

Kneecap respond to 'legend' who streamed their Glastonbury set after BBC blackout

KNEECAP have responded to the “legend” who streamed their entire Glastonbury set after the BBC decided not to show their performance in its live…

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Wes Streeting says chants of ‘death to the IDF’ at Glastonbury were ‘appalling’

The Health Secretary said that the BBC and festival have ‘questions to answer’.

The National (Scotland)

Police 'examining' Kneecap and Bob Vylan Glastonbury Festival performances

POLICE are assessing videos of comments made by Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury during their performances on Saturday ...

The Independent UK

Bob Vylan and Kneecap comments at Glastonbury investigated by police

Officers reviewing footage of comments made by bands during performances on West Holts Stage

The Guardian - UK

Kneecap at Glastonbury review – sunkissed good vibes are banished by rap trio’s feral, furious flows

From Rod Stewart to Keir Starmer, no one is safe from the Irish group’s ire, as the weekend’s most talked-about set became a mosh-heavy, provocation-filled melee

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Evening Standard

Kneecap at Glastonbury 2025 review: fiercely, unapologetically themselves

4/5 The Irish rap trio took a victory lap of the West Holts stage with chants of “f*** Keir Starmer”

International Business Times

Irish Rappers Kneecap Perform Controversial Glastonbury Set

Irish rap trio Kneecap staged a defiant performance at Britain's Glastonbury Festival Saturday, days after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said they should not be performing there.

The Guardian - UK

Kneecap lead anti-Starmer chant during politically charged Glastonbury set

Police assessing video footage of rap trio’s performance to ‘determine if any offences may have been committed’

Evening Standard

Police launch criminal investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap Glastonbury sets amid furore over chants

Police probe comes as BBC admits it 'should have pulled' broadcast in which Bob Vylan rapper called for ‘death to the IDF’

Evening Standard

Kneecap lead Glastonbury crowd in chants against Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

In the run-up to the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, several politicians called for Kneecap to be removed from the line-up.

Louder

"Glastonbury, I'm a free man!" Kneecap draw massive crowd at Glastonbury, as BBC refuse to livestream the festival's most talked-about performance, but insist "the BBC doesn’t ban artists"

Read Louder's eyewitness account of what went down at Kneecap's Glastonbury set, the gig the BBC didn't want you to see

Evening Standard

Kneecap rapper JJ Ó Dochartaigh wears Palestine Action T-shirt ahead of controversial Glastonbury set

The Irish band’s performance in Worthy Farm went ahead amid heightened security and political backlash

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