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| Kneecap nixes US tour due to court hearing for band member accused of terror support |
| 2025-08-26 |
What US tour? Weren’t all their concerts cancelled after praising Hezbollah in Glastonbury? Irish rap trio Kneecap has canceled its 15-date US tour scheduled for October, it says, citing the proximity of a London court hearing where member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh faces a terrorism charge.Ó hAnnaidh, known by his stage name Mo Chara, is accused of displaying a flag of Iran-backed Lebanese terror group Hezbollah during a performance in London in November 2024. The 27-year-old was charged in May under the Terrorism Act, which prohibits displaying articles in a way that may suggest support for a proscribed organization. The Belfast-based band, which has said the flag was thrown on stage during its performance, says the closeness of the September 26 hearing to the start of the tour made it impossible to proceed with the 15 scheduled dates. “To all our US-based fans we have some bad news,” the band says in an Instagram post. "To anyone with good taste, we have good news" “Due to the proximity of our next court hearing in London to the first date of the tour, as the British government continues its witch-hunt, we will have to cancel all 15 US tour dates in October.” Related: Glastonbury: 2025-07-25 Hungary bans anti-Israel rap group Kneecap from entering country for festival gig Glastonbury: 2025-07-24 ‘Tinder Box' ‐ UK Gov't Scrambles to Restore ‘Social Fabric' as Migration Divisions Threaten Further Riots Glastonbury: 2025-07-19 UK police won’t take further action against Kneecap after probe into Glastonbury performance Related: Kneecap 07/25/2025 Hungary bans anti-Israel rap group Kneecap from entering country for festival gig Kneecap 07/24/2025 ‘Tinder Box' ‐ UK Gov't Scrambles to Restore ‘Social Fabric' as Migration Divisions Threaten Further Riots Kneecap 07/19/2025 UK police won’t take further action against Kneecap after probe into Glastonbury performance |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 TW, I think it's a matter of semantics here - they had the tour cancelled for them after Glastonbury, but they were ranting about freedom , oppression, etc. and didn't accept it/announce it until now. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2025-08-26 06:28 |