Kneecap plays home gig after the year of controversy as ‘energy’

South Belfast “should expect a lot of energy” and a “very acute” atmosphere when Fontanes DC in Boucher Road playing grounds on Friday night is said by a fan.

Jamie Jaimison will be looking at both acts for the third time and says that the way they “challenge the establishment” add to their appeal.

This is a homecoming for the rap trio, he last played Belfast since eight months. At that time, he has been the center of political dispute and police investigation.

The show is taking place one of the members of the Cancap, Liam óg of Hannadeh, a few days after a terrorism crime accused in the court in London, a few days after the allegation.

A five-tukra punk band Fontens DC formed in Dublin has supported the Palestinian cause and criticized Israel’s works in Gaza.

Fan Jamie says that the two groups have been “more for their ideas about their political stance than the Palestine’s choice or music.

He says that people give importance to the message that “you do not need to accept the status quo”.

“We have gone from generic X factor groups.”

A deep gig-goer, Jamie, says “People are equally excited to see the cancap to see Fontane” and believe that Cacap will appeal to young people in the audience with his high energy, while Fontane DC can be “more sweet”.

Both of their favorite songs by both?

Kneecap – parful

Fonten DC – Boys in Better Land

Kneecap, formed in Belfast in 2017, includes Mo Chara and his bandmates Molag Dap (JJ O DoChartaGh) and DJ O DoChartai.

Kneecap rap in England and Irish mixture, and the Oscar-Nominated and BAFTA-Vajeta has broken the new land by bringing the Irish language to the global audience of music and film fans.

But until April this year, the vocal opposition to Cancap for the treatment of Israeli of Palestinians in Gaza attracted them a very different kind of attention.

Former ex-factor judge Sharon Osborne called his American work visa to cancel When he ended his Kachela festival with Pro-Filistini messages, describing Israel’s military action as an American-funded massacre in Gaza.

During the decline from that line, videos of his previous few demonstrations were re -appreciated, causing two police investigations in the UK.

These included November 1, 2023 gig, filmed a band member saying: “The only good Tory is a dead tori. Kill your local MP.”

The band quickly apologized for the comment and the families of MPs Joe Cox and Sir David Amace were hurt, who were murdered in previous attacks.

In a statement, he said that he “dismissed any suggestion that we would try to incite violence against any MP or individual”.

He also claimed that the comment was “taken out of all contexts” and he was a victim of a smear campaign due to his stance on Gaza.

But this story caused widespread uproar and several festival organizers started canceling the Kneecap slot.

By May, A list of about 40 artists including Fontaines DC signed an open letter Expressing support for kneecap, it was a concrete effort to censor them and “deplatform” them.

The Metropolitan Police Counter-Terror officials assessed the “Kill Your MP” footage, but said that the group would not take any further action, partly because the deadline for prosecution was over.

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Hizbullah, a political and military group in Lebanon, is a suit organization in the UK and is a crime to express support for them.

Mr. Hannade was accused of terrorism crime in the Westminster Magistrate Court in June and is currently out on bail whether he is waiting to find out if he will prosecute.

He denies the crime and the band said that his members do not support Hamas or Hizbullah.

The court case has been postponed by 26 September, which was close to the commencement of the band’s planned US tour.

Earlier this week, Kneecap announced Due to the proximity of the upcoming court hearing in October.

Fonten DC was formed in 2014.

Its members are originally from different parts of Ireland, England and the Republic of Spain, but they met together after a meeting at the music college in Dublin.

Lead singer Grien Cheton once said that he and his bandmates Carlos O’conl, Tom Cole, Connor Curly and Conner Degan were ready for each other “because of our praise of poetry”.

The group released its first single Liberty Bell in 2017, a track that refers to a working class area of ​​Inner City Dublin known as Liberty.

Two years later, his first album, inspired by everyday life in the city, was nominated for the Para Award.

He has since issued three more studio albums, of which was the latest last year’s romance, while Chetan released his first single album in 2023.

Friday is the second night of the Back to Back Festival Nights in the Boucher playgrounds south of the city.

Gates opens at 17:00 BST and the music begins at 18:00, which is supported with Dead Dads Club and Chalk, followed by kneecap and then headlines fontaines dc.

The organizers have warned fans not to queue and release outside the venue very soon. A public information notice for ticket holders Participation in the gig.