Irish hip-hop group Kneecap delivered a powerful performance at Electric Picnic, using their stage presence to address the ongoing conflict in Palestine and criticize the Irish government.
Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap ignited the main stage at Electric Picnic on Saturday, performing to a packed crowd of thousands. Fans, many donning Palestine flags or sporting tri-colour balaclavas, eagerly gathered for the Belfast trio's 3:30 pm set, undeterred by the persistent rain. During their performance, the rap group vocalized their support for Palestine and took aim at Irish politicians.
Mo Chara (Liam Ó hAnnaidh) addressed the audience, saying: 'We're all here enjoying ourselves, and we're privileged to be able to do that in a field with our best friends. But our brothers and sisters in Palestine are under tremendous pressure right now. 'I know the Irish people have always been on the right side of history. But until something changes, I'll continue to talk about this on stage, or any platform we have. Netanyahu is a war criminal. It's about time politicians started doing something about it. It's not fair to put the burden on the people when the elected representatives are doing nothing. ' Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are causing a housing crisis and doing nothing about Palestine. So, f*** Micheál Martin.'Earlier in the week, Electric Picnic organizer Melvin Benn stated that he would not censor Kneecap's performance at the music festival. Speaking on Tuesday, he said: 'Mics won't be switched off. I mean, you know, they're great kids. They're great lads. 'They've got really important songs. They're brilliant live, but they've also got really important messages and, you know, they didn't do anything wrong at Glastonbury. 'It's yet to be proven whether they've done anything wrong anywhere else in it, anywhere in the world. So, you know, they're on home territory here, and I think they'll be really relaxed and the crowd will be really appreciative of them.
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