Overview

• The Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command is investigating two videos from 2023 and 2024, alleging Kneecap expressed support for proscribed groups and incited violence against MPs.
• Kneecap has apologized to the families of murdered MPs Jo Cox and David Amess, denied extremist sympathies, and claimed the footage was taken out of context.
• Several of the group’s upcoming gigs, including events in the UK and Germany, have been canceled following the controversy.
• Political leaders, including Conservative minister Kemi Badenoch, have condemned the alleged remarks and called for the group to be removed from festival lineups like Glastonbury.
• Over 30 prominent artists, including Massive Attack and Pulp, have defended Kneecap’s artistic freedom, criticizing attempts to deplatform the band as political repression.