Irish band Kneecap shared a peek at their controversial Glastonbury set after the BBC refused to point out their efficiency reside on Saturday
Irish rap trio Kneecap took to social media to share their opening Glastonbury montage with their followers. The band’s efficiency on the Worthy Farm occasion precipitated controversy with many having referred to as for them to have been faraway from the artist checklist.
Whereas the calls failed, the BBC refused to air the group’s set reside on Saturday as they took to the West Holts stage. And the group have been eager to provide followers a glimpse of what they missed.
Additionally they mentioned they have been sharing as some within the crowd would not have been capable of see both as a result of sheer dimension of the turnout. Organisers needed to announce the stage had been shut down previous to Kneecap’s efficiency to take care of crowd ranges.
Taking to Twitter/X, the band mentioned: “We made a wee intro video for Glasto – crowd was so huge a superb few heads could not see it so right here yis go x,” and likewise added a popcorn emoji. The clip confirmed various excessive profile individuals who have been in opposition to their look.
It included Sharon Osbourne, who was booed by the group on the set. Keir Starmer and different political members additionally featured within the add.
The video divided customers on social media. Whereas some beloved the stance, others hit out on the band. One person wrote: “Boasting about having the counter terrorism squad investigating you ain’t the flex you assume it’s.”
Nonetheless, one other was stuffed with reward, saying: “What an intro,” alongside a hearth emoji. One other mentioned: “Class lads,” with an okay hand emoji. And one other urged the band to share an unedited model of their set after they joked on stage that BBC would have their palms full within the modifying studios.
Because the musicians carried out to a vigorous crowd, chants of “f*** Keir Starmer” bellowed out on various events.
Mo Chara additionally defiantly informed the 1000’s of followers in attendance that he’s a “free man”. It got here after his courtroom look final week.
In the course of the courtroom listening to, the 27-year-old was mentioned to have been “effectively inside his rights” to voice his opinions on Israel and Palestine, however the alleged incident is a “wholly totally different factor”.
On the listening to, Prosecutor Michael Bisgrove mentioned: “After all, help for the one isn’t the identical as help for the opposite. So the problem on this case, and the explanation it has come to courtroom, it centres on the obvious help by Mr Óg Ó hAnnaidh of a proscribed terrorist organisation.”
Óg Ó hAnnaidh was launched on unconditional bail till his subsequent listening to on the similar courtroom on August 20. Resulting from his launch, the band was allowed to play their controversial Glastonbury set.
The band was, nevertheless, eager to reiterate that the “story is not Kneecap”. They made it clear hat the important thing speaking level should not be themselves, however as a substitute mentioned the main target must be on what is occurring in Palestine.
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