Met Police officers could be seen entering the 100 Club on Oxford Street in central London on May 22 where rap trio Kneecap had announced a surprise sold-out gig on Thursday night

The Belfast rap group Kneecap have always been politically outspoken, and lately that outspokenness has involved some major career tumult. During Coachella’s first weekend, the group’s messages condemning Israel’s genocidal ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza were censored on the festival’s official livestream,

Irish rap trio Kneecap have released a new song ahead of their headline performance at London’s Wide Awake festival, just two days after one of their members was charged with a terror offence.

Irish rap trio Kneecap have released a new song ahead of their headline performance at London's Wide Awake festival, just two days after one of their members was charged with a terror offence in the UK.

Rap group Kneecap have taken to the stage to perform in the headline slot of Wide Awake Festival in Brockwell Park, south London after one member was charged with a terror offence

Kneecap came on stage at the Wide Awake festival at Brockwell Park in south London after videos of the Irish rap trio being condemned were shown on a screen.The message “free Palestine” was shown on the screen and was met with cheers from the crowd.