Rap group Kneecap have taken to the stage to perform in the headline slot of Wide Awake Festival in Brockwell Park, south London after one member was charged with a terror offence

The Belfast rap group Kneecap have always been politically outspoken, and lately that outspokenness has involved some major career tumult. During Coachella’s first weekend, the group’s messages condemning Israel’s genocidal ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza were censored on the festival’s official livestream,

Irish rap group Kneecap has claimed a terrorism charge against one of their members is part of a campaign to stop them from performing at Glastonbury this summer. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

On May 21, it was announced that Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was charged with a terrorism offence. The charge – which was made under the Anglicised version of his name, Liam O’Hanna – alleges that the band member allegedly displayed a flag in support of the terrorist group Hezbollah at a gig in North London last November.

A member of Kneecap has been charged with a terrorist offence over allegations he expressed support for Hezbollah, a proscribed terrorist group, at a gig last year. It comes as the group’s lawyers thr

A confidential email trail was reportedly leaked to the band, which is now said to be exploring legal actions over the allegedly ‘defamatory’ comments from senior industry figures

Irish-language rap band Kneecap faces controversy as a member is charged for displaying a Hezbollah flag, seen as political policing. The band, known for supporting the republican cause, denies supporting banned groups and apologizes for controversial remarks.

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was charged over the alleged display of a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in the city in November 2024