Overview

• Fontaines D.C. headlined a sold-out 45,000-person concert on July 5, with frontman Grian Chatten joining Kneecap to perform their collaboration “Better Way to Live.”
• Large screens displayed “Free Palestine” and “Israel is committing genocide” visuals during both acts’ sets, reinforcing the bands’ political stance.
• Attendees echoed pro-Palestinian chants and joined Kneecap in anti-government slogans such as “fuck Keir Starmer,” emphasizing a critique of UK policy.
• Kneecap faces ongoing probes by the Metropolitan Police and Avon and Somerset Police into alleged incitement, and member Mo Chara is due back in court on August 20 on a terror offence charge.
• Band members vowed to challenge British government legal actions again in court and used high-profile shows to galvanize artist solidarity and public support.