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After Kneecap had caused a scandal at the Coachella Festival last month, German festivals threw them out of the line-up and also their American booking agency ended the collaboration with them. The British terrorist authority has recently been investigating the band. Among other things, at a concert in 2023 they are said to have called for the murder of conservative politicians: inside.
KNEACAP publish statement: “We stand for freedom of expression”
In response to the controversy, a support leader was launched, which over 100 artists have already signed, including Pulp, Tom Morello, The Pogues and English Teacher. Under the title “We stand for freedom of expression”, stand up against the consequences that the trio must current.
Daniel Lambert, Manager of Kneecap, wrote on X: “Every hour is more and more behind Kneecap.”
The musician Damien Dempsey is one of the first people who signed the letter. On Instagram he also posted a one -sided explanation and wrote: “While the leaders of the world turn away from the genocide of the most oppressed and in my opinion, which bears the main burden of the trauma of a German genocide, with which it has nothing to do, three young peaceful warrior potass Play to denounce the war criminal Netanyahu and his Enabler Donald Trump and Joe Biden. “
Requirements for visa deprivation
The Irish band also encounters a number of critics in the entertainment industry: inside. Sharon Osbourne demanded that Kneecap should be withdrawn her work visa for the United States. The group reacted to the demand with the words: “Your tirade is so holey that she hardly deserves an answer, but she should listen to Black Sabbath.”