Irish rap group Kneecap perform on stage at the Fairview Park music festival, in Dublin, Ireland, June 19, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis has offered her stance on the ongoing debate about Kneecap’s scheduled performance at Glastonbury Festival this week.
Bandmate Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, of Belfast, was charged with a terrorism offence under the name Liam O’Hanna after allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a London show last year.
The band – who have publicly spoken out against Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza – recently called the terrorism charge a “distraction”.
Some, including Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, have since called for the band to be pulled from the festival. UK prime minister Keir Starmer said this week that their performance would not be “appropriate”.
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Pushed for her reaction to Starmer’s comments, Eavis insisted: “There have been a lot of really heated topics this year, but we remain a platform for many, many artists from all over the world and, you know, everyone is welcome here.”
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