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BBC to Air Kneecap’s Glastonbury Set Ahead of Wembley Arena Headline Show

Kneecap will follow its June 28 Glastonbury performance with a 12,500-capacity Wembley concert in September despite a member facing a terror charge alongside sustained political pressure.

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A member of Kneecap appeared to say during a clip taken of a Belfast concert that 'the only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP' (Photo: REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne)
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Overview

  • The BBC will include Kneecap’s West Holts Stage set on June 28 in its TV and iPlayer coverage, reserving the right to edit content under its editorial guidelines.
  • The Belfast trio has announced its biggest UK headline show to date at London’s 12,500-capacity OVO Arena Wembley on September 18, with presale beginning June 4 and general sale on June 6.
  • Member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, is due in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 18 after being charged under the Terrorism Act for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag.
  • Organisers and the BBC have defied calls from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and other politicians to drop the group, keeping them on Glastonbury’s lineup after they were removed from Scotland’s TRNSMT festival over safety concerns.
  • Kneecap have scheduled a replacement Glasgow O2 Academy gig for July 8, released the politically charged single “The Recap,” and insist footage of their statements has been misrepresented.