Musickneecap summons fans with ‘Ketamine Bag’ before audience

During your presentation at the festival Wide awake 2025, the North-Sandery Group Kneecap He mocked the accusations he faces in British courts and called on fans to meet in front of the Westminster court on June 18 – leading, according to them, “a large Ketamine bag.”

The provocative speech was made days after Moonone of the members, being accused by the Metropolitan Police for allegedly displaying a flag associated with Hezbollah during a show last year. The band denies any bond with extremist groups and states that the video used as proof was taken from context.

For the Kneecapthe process is an attempt to divert attention from the real problem: the genocide of the Palestinian people. On the stage of Brockwell Park, Chara stated that the lawsuit is an attempt to silence the group, which has been using their shows – as in Coachella – To denounce the Israeli attacks in Gaza.

“The number of people here today, and the fact that many agree with what we say, shows that we are on the right side of the story,” he said Chara to the public. Another member completed, with a joke tone:

If someone is free on June 18, it takes a keta bag and we all go to the court steps. ”

The band also commented on the cancellation of several of their presentations at festivals such as HURRICANE, SOUTHSIDE (Germany), Eden Project (Cornualha) and in Plymouth. British parliamentarians even asked them to be excluded from events like Trnsmt and Glastonbury.

“They tried to cancel this show. You have no idea how close it came to happen,” they told the audience of Wide awake.

Despite criticism of its political position, the Kneecap has received support from several artists. Names like Tom Morello, Brian Eno, Pulp, Fontaines DC and Massive Attack They signed public letters in defense of freedom of expression and denounced genocide in Gaza. “THE Kneecap It is not the story. Gaza is the story. Genocide is the story, ”said the Massive Attack.

While awaiting the audience, the group continues to release songs. The new single, “The Recap”with the participation of Mozeyreinforces the politicized tone that has marked its trajectory. The track, for now, has only been presented live and is not yet available on music platforms.

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