Kneecap

[mightymoyes]

When your political stance garners more attention than your musical ability, your career prospects aren't very good long term. There's a reason Rage Against the Machine still has a worldwide audience.

Speaking out against a genocide should not be attracting so much attention though, says it all that doing the right thing is somehow controversial

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Speaking out against a genocide should not be attracting so much attention though, says it all that doing the right thing is somehow controversial

I make no excuses for a society that still had Nazi sympathizers during and after the they factually and evidentially pulled.

I'm just sitting here, watching the wheels go round and round...

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

When your political stance garners more attention than your musical ability, your career prospects aren't very good long term. There's a reason Rage Against the Machine still has a worldwide audience.

The same Rage that milk fans and contribute to the capitalist world they sing about by selling overpriced tickets for their has been gigs?

 

[Root66]

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Fair play to Bob.

Well done for either ending Glastonbury or for taking it off the BBC.

The BBC can't have it if glasto want it to become a political festival.

The sets been pulled from iPlayer now and both are under investigation from the Plod

 

[Bryan+]

Wow, who ever could have predicted this.

 

[COYBL25]

Wow, who ever could have predicted this.

It’s the best thing that could’ve ever happened to them, global publicity over the opinion of three working class lads and a flag

For those old enough to remember, the exact same thing happened when the Sex Pistols released God Save the Queen, which is now seen as an iconic track of the era.

 

[davek]

I hope Rod Stewart gets a rough reception today.

 

[tommye]

Well done for either ending Glastonbury or for taking it off the BBC.

The BBC can't have it if glasto want it to become a political festival.

The sets been pulled from iPlayer now and both are under investigation from the Plod

Kneecap set is still there.
Watching it now, 100% behind the Free Palestine agenda but jesus wept they're 'kin awful.
Just a loud shouty noise.

Very, very meh

 

[davek]

Speaking out against a genocide should not be attracting so much attention though, says it all that doing the right thing is somehow controversial

100%

It's grotesque when two performers who speak the truth about an ongoing genocide are vilified by politicians, the state broadcaster and are threatened with incarceration.

What a 'kin place this is now.

A hideous reptile like Starmer overseeing the immiseration of disabled people criticising anyone at all is off the charts mad.

 

[Walken]

It’s the best thing that could’ve ever happened to them, global publicity over the opinion of three working class lads and a flag

For those old enough to remember, the exact same thing happened when the Sex Pistols released God Save the Queen, which is now seen as an iconic track of the era.

True enough, moral panics around pretty benign entertainment acts usually have the opposite effect of their intentions.

The life of Brian probably did better as a result

 

[kenada_blue]

I went to a Massive Attack gig last month which was a part music show part political rant stage show. They, and others, have been political for decades. Remember Portishead at Glasto with a giant lazer eyed background of Tony Blair firing into the crowd.

So its about time a new band turn up being a little bit angry on a popular stage IMO.

Issue is now is that they get labelled terrorists and there are more laws in place stopping "activism".

Let them crack on. Music is too desensitised now. Trigger warnings everywhere just on the off chance you'll feel something.

 

[mightymoyes]

Well done for either ending Glastonbury or for taking it off the BBC.

The BBC can't have it if glasto want it to become a political festival.

The sets been pulled from iPlayer now and both are under investigation from the Plod

Lol is this a piss take post?

 

[MikeH72]

Kneecap set is still there.
Watching it now, 100% behind the Free Palestine agenda but jesus wept they're 'kin awful.
Just a loud shouty noise.

Very, very meh

Their music is objectively very bad, so they have to make their brand about something else other than the music. They remind of that band that did the Put a Donk On It song way back in the day, was it the Blackout Crew?

 

[kenada_blue]

Well done for either ending Glastonbury or for taking it off the BBC.

The BBC can't have it if glasto want it to become a political festival.

The sets been pulled from iPlayer now and both are under investigation from the Plod

Rage Against the Machine played Glasto in 94.

Wonder if they got investigated after their set.

Two completely different worlds now.

 

[Amw79]

Coming to kneecap a bit late here, and expecting a backlash on this.

Obviously speaking out against Israel and IDF is all fine, but what’s the score with them apparently (previously) chanting ‘Up Hammas’ and ‘Up Hezbollah’? That’s not ideal, no?