After the BBC refused to air their live performance on Saturday, Irish band Kneecap gave a sneak peek of their contentious Glastonbury set.
Irish rap trio Kneecap took to social media to share their opening Glastonbury montage with their followers. The band’s performance at the Worthy Farm event caused controversy with many having called for them to have been removed from the artist list.
While the calls failed, the BBC refused to air the group’s set live on Saturday as they took to the West Holts stage. And the group were keen to give fans a glimpse of what they missed.
Due to the large turnout, they added that they were sharing because some in the audience couldn’t see either. Before Kneecap’s performance, organizers had to inform organizers that the stage had been closed in response to the volume of the audience.
Taking to Twitter/X, the band said: “We made a wee intro video for Glasto – crowd was so big a good few heads couldn’t see it so here yis go x,” and also added a popcorn emoji. The clip showed a number of high profile people who were against their appearance.
It included Sharon Osbourne, who was booed by the crowd at the set. Keir Starmer and other political members also featured in the upload.
On social media, users were divided over the video. Some people adored the stance, but others criticized the band. One user wrote, “Boasting about having the counter terrorism squad investigating you isn’t the flex you think it is.”
However, another was full of praise, saying: “What an intro,” alongside a fire emoji. Another said: “Class lads,” with an okay hand emoji. And another urged the band to share an unedited version of their set after they joked on stage that BBC would have their hands full in the editing studios.
As the musicians performed to a raucous audience, “f*** Keir Starmer” screamed loudly in different tempos.
Mo Chara also defiantly declared his independence to the thousands of fans present. Following his court appearance last week, he received it.
The 27-year-old was alleged to have been “well within his rights” to express his views on Israel and Palestine during the court hearing, but the alleged incident is “wholly different.”
Prosecutor Michael Bisgrove stated at the hearing that “support for one is not the same as support for the other.” The issue with this case, and why it has been brought to court, is primarily centered on Mr. hAnnaidh’s apparent support of a prohibited terrorist organization.
Until his next hearing in the same court on August 20th, hAnnaidh was released on unconditional bail. The band’s controversial Glastonbury set was permitted as a result of his release.
However, the band made a point of reiterating that “the story isn’t Kneecap.” They stated that the main topic of conversation should not be about themselves, but that Palestine should be the subject of attention.
Source: Mirror
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