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Band Faces Backlash for Incendiary Comments at Glastonbury

4/29/2025

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Kneecap is under fire for incendiary comments inciting violence against MPs during a performance, drawing sharp rebukes from Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Taoiseach Micheal Martin, who labeled the remarks as intolerable. As counter-terrorism police probe the band for possible incitement, demands for their removal from Glastonbury festival grow louder, raising serious public safety concerns.

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Kneecap is under fire for incendiary comments inciting violence against MPs during a performance, drawing sharp rebukes from Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Taoiseach Micheal Martin, who labeled the remarks as intolerable. As counter-terrorism police probe the band for possible incitement, demands for their removal from Glastonbury festival grow louder, raising serious public safety concerns.