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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

The Guardian - UK

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”

Evening Standard

Kneecap’s contested Glastonbury performance was forceful, urgent – and impossible to suppress

5/5 They’re good technical rappers – switching dextrously between English and Irish-language lyrics – but their performance excels most in its pure kinetic energy

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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.

International Business Times

BBC issues statement about Kneecap’s Glastonbury performance

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The Independent UK

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 anti-Keir Starmer chant during Glastonbury set

Irish language hip-hop group performed on the West Holts stage despite criticism from the prime minister

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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.

Evening Standard

In Pictures: Glastonbury fans beat the heat as Kneecap and Pulp perform

Canadian rocker Neil Young’s headline set on the Pyramid Stage will be shown live on the BBC on Saturday night, after a U-turn.

Evening Standard

"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

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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

Evening Standard

Mo Chara says ‘I’m a free man’ as Kneecap take to Glastonbury stage

Fans poured into the area around the West Holts Stage on Saturday forming a sea of Irish and Palestinian flags.

Evening Standard

Kneecap’s Glastonbury set will not be broadcast live, BBC confirms

Irish language rap trio says corporation told them performance would be available on iPlayer from Saturday evening

The Guardian - UK

BBC to televise Kneecap at Glastonbury after all

Kneecap have just announced that the BBC will be putting their set on the iPlayer

Evening Standard

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The National (Scotland)

Kneecap announce BBC will show Glastonbury performance but not live

KNEECAP have confirmed that the BBC will show their Glastonbury performance amid speculation whether the broadcaster would cover it following…

Evening Standard

Glastonbury bosses might close parts of festival during controversial Kneecap set

Organisers are ramping up crowd control plans at Worthy Farm as a politically charged performance from Irish rap trio sparks safety concerns

The Independent UK

Kneecap to play Glastonbury’s West Holts stage amid terror charge controversy

Keir Starmer has said it wouldn’t be ‘appropriate’ for festival to give the trio a platform

The Independent UK

Kneecap are the perfect Glastonbury band – the political controversy is proof

IN FOCUS: The Irish trio’s appearance has, due to political interference, led to an unexpected referendum on the festival’s soul. But, writes Adam White, their anarchy feels historically in keeping with what Glastonbury represents

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Evening Standard

Kneecap to perform at Glastonbury amid calls for them to be banned

Band member Liam Og O hAnnaidh appeared in court last week charged with flying a flag in support of proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah.

The National (Scotland)

Kneecap playing 'satirical characters' on stage, Mo Chara says

KNEECAP’S Liam Ó hAnnaidh, AKA Mo Chara, has said the trio are playing “character[s]” on stage...

The National (Scotland)

'Stop the Genocide': Kneecap release film with Gaza surgeons ahead of Glastonbury set

KNEECAP have published a film they executive produced on the genocide in Gaza ahead of their set at Glastonbury this Saturday

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Briefing on Iran strikes divides senators as Trump pours fuel on tensions

A partisan split was revealed as the president claimed the Democrats leaked a draft Pentagon report on the strikes’ impact. Plus, an exclusive interview with Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation

The Independent UK

Irish trio Kneecap address controversial ‘dead Tory’ remark ahead of Glastonbury set

Band have insisted that their political statements have satirical intent and are not ‘more outrageous than the murdering of innocent Palestinians’

The Guardian - UK

‘We just want to stop people being murdered’: Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation

The Irish rap trio have recently faced censure and a court case, but have also had support for their pro-Palestine stance. Ahead of a Glastonbury appearance deemed ‘inappropriate’ by Keir Starmer, they argue the backlash against them is a deliberate distraction

The Independent UK

Michael Eavis on Glastonbury Festival’s politics amid Kneecap row

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