Overview

• TRNSMT organisers confirmed Kneecap’s removal after Police Scotland raised safety concerns that the trio’s performance would demand a significant policing operation.
• The band has scheduled a make-up headline show at Glasgow’s O2 Academy on July 8 to accommodate fans who purchased festival tickets.
• Member Liam O’Hanna was charged under section 13 of the Terrorism Act for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a November 2024 concert and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 18.
• Police Scotland stated that final lineup decisions rest with festival organisers and that information from public safety reports was provided to guide event planning.
• Kneecap have denied supporting Hamas or Hezbollah and described the proceedings as political policing while receiving support from fellow artists defending free expression.