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    Home - Northern Ireland - Kneecap rapper Mo Chara says he’s a ‘free man’ as band draw huge Glastonbury crowd
    Northern Ireland Updated:June 30, 2025

    Kneecap rapper Mo Chara says he’s a ‘free man’ as band draw huge Glastonbury crowd

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    Kneecap rapper Mo Chara says he’s a ‘free man’ as band draw huge Glastonbury crowd

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    • Kneecap’s performance at Glastonbury marked the largest crowd in their career, amidst political controversy over their inclusion in the festival line-up.
    • The band expressed solidarity with the Palestinian cause and highlighted their ongoing legal case, while facing calls for their removal from the event.
    • Numerous musicians and supporters rallied to Kneecap’s defence, countering allegations related to a charge against band member Liam O hAnnaidh for displaying a Hezbollah flag.

    Kneecap rapper Mo Chara says he’s a ‘free man’ as band draw huge Glastonbury crowd

    Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh told Glastonbury he is a “free man” as the Irish rap band played to a huge crowd – the biggest of their career, they said.

    The trio were defiant on stage after calls from some politicians for them to be cut from the line-up.

    They were greeted by cheers of support, and dozens of Palestinian flags waving in the crowd, as well as Irish flags and a few “Free Mo Chara” T-shirts.

    On stage, the band told fans their legal case had been stressful, but emphasised it was nothing compared with what Palestinians are going through.

    Kneecap played the West Holts stage, which has a capacity of about 30,000, and the area was closed by security about 45 minutes before their set.

    They started with a montage of news readers covering O hAnnaidh’s charge. “Has anybody been watching the news?” bandmate Naoise O Caireallain joked.

    They also thanked Glastonbury organisers Michael Eavis and daughter Emily for not bowing to pressure to remove them from the bill.

    Earlier on Saturday, the BBC confirmed they would not be live-streaming the set but said the performance is likely to be made available on-demand later.

    It is understood the performance will need to be reviewed beforehand.

    Liam Og O hAnnaidh, also known as Liam O’Hanna – or by his stage name Mo Chara, was charged with a terror offence in May and appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court earlier this month.

    Outside the court, he and bandmates Naoise O Caireallain and JJ O Dochartaigh were cheered by hundreds of supporters.

    O hAnnaidh is accused of displaying a flag in support of the proscribed group Hezbollah at a gig in London last November, after video footage circulated online.

    He was released on bail ahead of a second court appearance in August.

    One of the band’s lawyers said they would always “defend not only their rights, but the rights of artists and people all around the world”.

    n social media, O hAnnaidh and the band denied support for Hezbollah after the charge was announced, but the trio are unwavering in their support for Palestinians and speaking out against the war in Gaza.

    But as the band were removed from other festivals, there were calls from some for them to be taken off the bill at Glastonbury, too – with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer saying he thought they should be axed.

    Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch also said the BBC “should not be showing” the trio’s set in a post on social media last week.

    Kneecap have the support of dozens of musicians including Massive Attack, Pulp, Primal Scream and Paul Weller, who signed an open letter in May saying there had been a “concerted attempt to censor and ultimately de-platform” the group.

    Kneecap released their first single in 2017 and built a loyal fanbase in the following years.

    They rose to wider prominence in 2024 following the release of their debut album and award-winning eponymous film – a fictionalised retelling of how the band came together and their fight to save the Irish language.

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