Yesterday, he was allegedly at a concert in London, where he allegedly showed Hezbollah flag on stage, Kneecap responded after being charged with a terrorist crime in the UK yesterday.
Although the concert took place in November 2024, the London Metropolitan Police only realized the incident in April 2025, when videos of Chara (born Liamógógóhannaidh) and the flag of Hezbollah surfaced online.
"We deny this 'offensive' and will defend ourselves," the band wrote on Instagram. "It's political policing. It's a distracting carnival. We're not a story. Genocide is. Because they profited from genocide, they used the "Counter Terror Act" to oppose us displaying the flag on the stage. This allegation isn't even serious enough to guarantee a "Crown Court" but a court without a jury?"
They continued: "There are limits to our ability to travel. To prevent us from talking to young people around the world. Silence the voice of compassion. Prosecute artists who dare to speak out, rather than defending innocent people, or the principles of international law they claim to adhere to, while in the UK, the massacres in Britain and the massacres in Britain and the massacres in Britain and the famine, as they did in Ireland, at the time.
The statement concluded: "We stand proudly with the people. You are accomplice with war criminals. We are on the right side of history. You are not. We will fight you in your court. We will win. We will win. Free Palestine."
The concert in question was held on November 21, 2024 at the O2 Forum in Kent City, London. In the videos released, Irish rap threes can be heard yelling “Hamas, Up Hamas, Hizbra” and telling the conservative British politician crowd that “the only good Tori is the only good Tori. Hamas and Hezbollah are both banned in the UK, and it is a crime to support them.
After the investigation, Kneecap issued a statement: "Let's say it clearly: We have not, nor have we ever supported Hamas or Hezbollah." The excerpts about the video are "a shot that was intentionally removed from all contexts, and are now being exploited and weaponized, just like taking action."
hanaidh sent out the terrorist charges by mail. He will appear in Westminster District Court on June 18.
Throughout his career, Kneecap has been a staunch supporter of Palestinians, achieving similarities between England’s oppression of the Irish people and Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people. The band shared a Pro-Palestine statement on stage during their April show at Coachella, resulting in a strong backlash.
At the end of the evening, Kneecap played three text screens, and they re-extracted "Some Uncensored Message with Coachella🤝🇵🇸" on social media under the title. The first message reads “Israel genocide against the Palestinian people”, followed by “Despite their war crimes, they will arm and fund the U.S. government of Israel to enable”, the last screen read, “Fuck Israel. Free Palestine.”
Last year, Kneecap told Rolling stones “As far as we come from, everything has to do with politics” and points out the origins of Northern Ireland. “We’re a band, for fucking.
He made clear their position: "It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. Just because we ramble in Irish and may not match your political views - we can be friends with people who don't match us politically."