The BBC has spoken out concerning Kneecap’s upcoming set at Glastonbury 2025, and shared whether or not or not it would broadcast their set.
The Irish hip-hop trio are set to carry out at this 12 months’s version of the Worthy Farm competition, which will probably be held in Somerset between June 25 and 29. Their set is scheduled for the West Holts stage on the Saturday and can happen at 4pm.
Just lately, organisers confirmed that the band will stay on the line-up regardless of pressures from MPs, and following a police investigation into the band after they each allegedly displayed a Hezbollah flag at a present in final November and made controversial feedback about members of parliament whereas on stage. The incident in November not too long ago led to member Mo Chara being charged with a terror offence and set to look in court docket later this month.
Now, it has been shared that BBC will proceed its deliberate protection of the band’s set at West Holts.
Annually, over 100 units on the competition are broadcast on tv, radio, iPlayer and BBC Sounds. Protection comes from West Holts stage, in addition to the primary Pyramid Stage, the Different Stage, the Park Stage and extra.
An organiser has confirmed that the entire deliberate broadcasts from the competition – together with the extremely anticipated Kneecap set – will go forward as scheduled, though all of them should adhere to its editorial pointers.
These pointers prohibit “unjustifiably offensive language”, and likewise demand that it showcases a variety of opinions to keep away from the impression that it’s endorsing political campaigns. The delay between the dwell set and the published will give the BBC the chance to edit out robust language and controversial remarks earlier than it goes on iPlayer – additionally it is doubtless that there will probably be warnings across the set when it will get broadcast.
“As the published companion, the BBC will probably be bringing audiences in depth music protection from Glastonbury, with artists booked by the competition organisers,” stated a spokesperson (by way of The i Paper). “While the BBC doesn’t ban artists, our plans will be sure that our programming will meet our editorial pointers. Choices about our broadcast output will probably be made within the lead-up to the competition.”
The Glasto look is part of the band’s already-packed schedule for this 12 months. This summer season they may play numerous big exhibits with fellow Irish band Fontaines D.C., together with a cease on the Boucher Highway Enjoying Fields in Belfast.
The 2 are additionally set to look collectively at London’s Finsbury Park this summer season, earlier than then enjoying a big out of doors present collectively at Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park.
One other massive present developing for Kneecap is an look at 2000Trees competition, which is able to happen at Upcote Farm in Cheltenham between July 9-12. That slot will see them co-headline the competition alongside PVRIS on Thursday, July 10. Earlier this week, they introduced a headline present at Wembley Area too – marking their greatest present in England but.
Kneecap headlined Large Awake Competition in London final month, shortly after a warm-up present on the 100 Membership that noticed Mo Chara carry out with tape over his mouth, making a nod to the authorized motion taken in opposition to him.
The band have denied supporting both Hamas or Hezbollah, and acknowledged that they’d not incite violence in opposition to any people. They’ve additionally argued that the footage had been taken out of context. The controversy round them has led to quite a few dwell exhibits being cancelled.
Yesterday (June 3), the complete line-up, stage instances and stage splits had been confirmed for Glasto 2025, with headliners on the Pyramid Stage being Neil Younger, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo, and Loyle Carner, Charli XCX and The Prodigy on the Different Stage. Rod Stewart will probably be taking up the coveted Legend Slot on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday afternoon.
Different big names on the invoice embody Biffy Clyro, The Maccabees, Lucy Dacus, Father John Misty, RAYE, Wolf Alice, The Prodigy, Doechii, St. Vincent, Deftones, The Libertines, Moist Leg, Weezer, Nile Rodgers & Stylish, Future Islands, JADE, TV On The Radio, Self Esteem, CMAT, Blossoms and Turnstile.