More Kneecap Festival Appearances Canceled Amid Coachella Fallout and Accusations of Antisemitism
The music trio responded to the latest axed concert dates Wednesday, saying it's a "loud warning to other acts to say silent" The post More Kneecap Festival Appearances Canceled Amid Coachella Fallout and Accusations of Antisemitism appeared first on TheWrap.
Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap had a number of upcoming shows in Germany canceled amid continued fallout and accusations of antisemitism from the band’s controversial Coachella performance.
German festivals Hurricane and Southside, both of which are organized by FKP Scorpio, removed Kneecap from the music lineups following the Indio-based Coachella set. On April 25, the band confirmed on X that they would no longer be playing at the respective festivals, but still listed links for shows in Cologne, Berlin and Hamburg which were set for September. However, as of Wednesday, the links to ticket seller site Evintim.de note that those events have since been canceled as well.
The music trio (made up of DJ Próvaí, Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap) responded to the canceled tour dates in Germany by saying that the reaction to their pro-Palestine and anti-Israel Coachella set is “not about us,” but is a “loud warning to other acts to say silent.”
In a post shared to X on Wednesday, the band wrote, “It’s about distraction and a loud warning to other acts to stay silent or we will try silence you.”
Let's not loose sight of why the entire political class of Britain and their media are so "outraged" about Kneecap and have no outrage for a mass slaughter of children
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