“Simply to make clear, I don’t need anyone to begin a riot”

Kneecap have accomplished an expletive stuffed Glastonbury efficiency that included repeated chants of “F*** Keir Starmer” and “free Palestine” all through their set.

The group have confronted a barrage of criticism in current weeks over their stance in assist of Palestine and have been unlikely to put all the way down to strain as they took to the West Holt’s stage for a charged efficiency regardless of a number of efforts to ban them.

They opened with a montage of their critics, earlier than shifting on to Higher Method To Reside.

However they didn’t take lengthy to put into their critics together with the Prime Minister who had stated it was “not acceptable” to permit Kneecap to play the pageant.

Mo Chara, together with bandmates Naoise Ó Caireallain (Móglaí Bap), and JJ Ó Dochartaigh (DJ Próvaí), made their emotions identified early on, with Móglaí Bap telling the group: “The Prime Minister of your nation, not mine, didn’t need us to play. F*** you, Starmer.”

The group chanted the insult all through the set.

They later added: “Are there any English individuals right here? We f***ing love the English individuals. It’s the English authorities we don’t like. We aren’t distant from a Celtic republic.”

Pageant bosses had earlier closed entry to the stage amid crowd crush fears as individuals of their tens of hundreds arrived to catch the controversial Irish language rap group.

The rap trio took to the West Holts stage at 4pm on Saturday, simply over every week after certainly one of their members appeared in court docket on terror expenses.

At a present in O2 Discussion board Kentish City final yr, Mo Chara is alleged to have waved a Hezbollah flag.

As we speak, to cheers and a sea of Palestinian flags, Mo Chara, carrying a keffiyeh, stated: “Glastonbury, I’m a free man.”

After a number of songs, the frontman Móglaí Bap stated: “On August 20 Mo Chara is again in court docket for a trumped-up terrorism cost. Belief me it’s not the primary time that there was a miscarriage of justice in opposition to an Irish particular person by the British justice system.”

He added: “So if anybody is offered on August 20 to assist Mo Chara, let’s begin a riot.” He later added: “Simply to make clear, I don’t need anyone to begin a riot.”

In the course of the set, the band stated: “I don’t know if all people right here is following the Glastonbury app however we’ve had a notification that they’ve needed to shut the West Holt’s stage as a result of there’s too many F**ian b*****s right here.”

The group additionally made reference to the BBC’s choice to not livestream their efficiency, with O hAnnaidh, 27, telling followers: “I don’t need anyone to begin a riot, simply love and assist and extra importantly assist for Palestine as a result of that’s what it’s all about.

“This case may cause stress for us however the stress we’re feeling in minimal in comparison with the stress the individuals of Palestine are feeling.

“The Irish suffered 800 years of Colonialism by the hands of the British state, however the Irish, we have been by no means f***ing bombed from the skies with nowhere to go.”

The political theme continued from the band who instructed the group: “This case might be fairly f***ing tense for us certainly however the stress we’re feeling is minimal in comparison with what the Palestinian persons are going via each f***ing day.

“We’re from West Belfast, a spot nonetheless beneath British occupation and Derry… so we perceive colonialism.

“We perceive how essential it’s for solidarity internationally.

“The Irish suffered 800 years of colonialism by the hands of the British state however we have been by no means bombed from the f***ing skies with nowhere to go. The Palestinians have nowhere to f***ing go, actually.

“Not solely are they being bombed from the f***ing skies. They’re now being starved to demise… I don’t need to lecture you individuals. We’re all watching it… Israel are conflict criminals. It’s a genocide.”

Looking at a sea of Palestinian flags, the band members laughed as they instructed the followers: “The BBC editor goes to have some job.

“Typically you are feeling helpless. Typically you are feeling you’re not doing sufficient and that’s most likely true generally however the distinction it makes to individuals in coverage after they see this many individuals from the opposite aspect of the world screaming, free Palestine.”

There have been extra boos from the group after they have been requested if anyone was “going to see Rod Stewart tomorrow”.

The 80-year outdated rocker has brought about a stir after talking out in assist of Reform and saying that folks ought to give Nigel Farage an opportunity.

“Have I missed one thing?” Kneecap requested. “I imply the person’s older than Israel. Rod, the Prod.”

Kneecap’s present culminated with the band main chants of “free Palestine” and “f*** Keir Starmer” as they rammed house their level.