Kneecap

[Suprefan]

40 minutes ago, chazwwe said:

They've blown up due to recent media attention. Very difficult to move artists around within a month of a festival 

 

coachella happened 2 months before. Sorry, lots of time. and they moved Weezer with a month left so youre out of excuses. They legit thought Weezer was the one they had to give space to. It was their choice to book em at Woodsies in the first place.

Edited June 28, 2025 by Suprefan

[Spindles]

Fair comment tbh, if they could move Weezer they could move Kneecap.  I'm guessing the WH booker was adamant on keeping them there, and as a 1-2 Bob Vylan into Kneecap is a belter.

[henry bear]

Given the political pressure they’ve been under regarding this booking, I’m guessing the festival thought it prudent not to inflame things further by giving them a more prominent slot

[WillyVWade]

1 minute ago, henry bear said:

Given the political pressure they’ve been under regarding this booking, I’m guessing the festival thought it prudent not to inflame things further by giving them a more prominent slot

And having dead air on a bigger stage wouldn’t look good for iPlayer.

[Spindles]

BBC reporting that the tiktok live stream (Thank you Helen!) peaked at around 1.1m viewers.

[SwedgeAntilles]

It was f**king brilliant. F**k Kier Starmer!

[Jontydf]

2 minutes ago, Spindles said:

BBC reporting that the tiktok live stream (Thank you Helen!) peaked at around 1.1m viewers.

This was absolutely class. Best use of live media I’ve seen in a while. Made me wish I was there and feel like I was!
 

Hope it is picked up by Kneecap’s social media later as well.

[steviewevie]

It was too hot and too busy and made me feel guilty about being British. One star.

[Mand3]

13 minutes ago, Spindles said:

BBC reporting that the tiktok live stream (Thank you Helen!) peaked at around 1.1m viewers.

I watched Helens live and it looked like a time! Especially after Bob Vylan! 

 

She got 1.1m likes and over 7k watching

[emilya1993]

Brilliant 

[MEGABOWL]

1 hour ago, Suprefan said:

 

coachella happened 2 months before. Sorry, lots of time. and they moved Weezer with a month left so youre out of excuses. They legit thought Weezer was the one they had to give space to. It was their choice to book em at Woodsies in the first place.

There’s nothing for anyone to be ‘sorry’ for. Like the Sugababes last year, the festival and the bands management know that ‘Band X is so popular they had to close the stage at Glastonbury’ is a cracking headline for the media. 

[Padgey]

Was it worth it? Not listened to their stuff so was it all about politics rather than music?

[panda97]

1 hour ago, Padgey said:

Was it worth it? Not listened to their stuff so was it all about politics rather than music?

It is a bit of a unique taste and I am not the biggest fan of their stuff on record, but watching the livestream it looked like a cracking show, plenty of energy as you'd expect

[CaledonianGonzo]

Apparently someone in the crowd threw a load of red paint over people.

 

Need to check the alibis of several posters on here.

[Suprefan]

2 hours ago, MEGABOWL said:

There’s nothing for anyone to be ‘sorry’ for. Like the Sugababes last year, the festival and the bands management know that ‘Band X is so popular they had to close the stage at Glastonbury’ is a cracking headline for the media. 

 

again, til theres an incident. Then guess who gets in trouble.

[Mr. B]

21 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Apparently someone in the crowd threw a load of red paint over people.

 

Need to check the alibis of several posters on here.

Can confirm

[she bangs the drums]

3 hours ago, steviewevie said:

It was too hot and too busy and made me feel guilty about being British. One star.

Are you proud of being British?

 

I've seen them before and it was too packed this time for most pits etc

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

Are they still playing Shangri La?

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

Later on Saturday, an Avon and Somerset police spokesperson said the force was assessing comments made by Kneecap during their set.

 

They told the Guardian: “We are aware of the comments made by acts on the West Holts stage at Glastonbury festival this afternoon.

 

“Video evidence will be assessed by officers to determine whether any offences may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation.”

 

Wtf.  For what that they said?

[WillyVWade]

2 minutes ago, HotChipWillBreakYourLegs said:

Later on Saturday, an Avon and Somerset police spokesperson said the force was assessing comments made by Kneecap during their set.

 

They told the Guardian: “We are aware of the comments made by acts on the West Holts stage at Glastonbury festival this afternoon.

 

“Video evidence will be assessed by officers to determine whether any offences may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation.”

 

Wtf.  For what that they said?

Somebody reported it, the police are investigating. That’s the way it’s supposed to work…

 

Do I believe they reported it in good faith? Probably not.

 

Do I believe the police are super keen to investigate? Probably not, but it’s a high profile situation, so they don’t want to be accused of not doing their job.

[FuzzyDunlop]

4 hours ago, henry bear said:

Given the political pressure they’ve been under regarding this booking, I’m guessing the festival thought it prudent not to inflame things further by giving them a more prominent slot

 

Got this on pretty good authority, it was the Beeb who objected against moving Kneecap

[HotChipWillBreakYourLegs]

1 hour ago, WillyVWade said:

Somebody reported it, the police are investigating. That’s the way it’s supposed to work…

 

Do I believe they reported it in good faith? Probably not.

 

Do I believe the police are super keen to investigate? Probably not, but it’s a high profile situation, so they don’t want to be accused of not doing their job.

 

Reported what?  What did they say that is even worth investigating?

[WillyVWade]

4 minutes ago, HotChipWillBreakYourLegs said:

 

Reported what?  What did they say that is even worth investigating?

Someone must have reported the show, and claimed that something that breaches the law was said or done.

[El Scorcho]

We have one song on iPlayer so far

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002f5pn/glastonbury-kneecap-fine-art?seriesId=b007r6vx-manual-17-extras

[Padgey]

FFS who gives a sh*t what they said, were they any good? Pathetic investigations by the old bill, they need to focus on the amount of cocaine flying around rather than what some lad in a band has said.