Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap are not beneath prison investigation over their efficiency at Glastonbury 2025, UK authorities introduced on Friday, July 18th.
As reported by BBC, the Avon and Somerset Police dropped the investigation after consulting with the Crown Prosecution Service and concluding there was “inadequate proof to supply a practical prospect of conviction for any offense.”
In June, Kneecap delivered the most important set of their profession at Glastonbury, whereas remaining as defiant as ever. Even after their pro-Palestine stance at Coachella resulted in band member Mo Chara dealing with terror expenses for an unrelated incident, they led chants of “Fuck [UK prime minister] Keir Starmer” and “Free, free Palestine.”
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Following information of the investigation being dropped, Kneecap posted a redacted e mail they obtained from police on Instagram. “One factor of the political policing intimidation try is over,” they wrote within the caption. “Each single one that noticed our set knew no regulation was damaged, not even shut…. but the police noticed match to publicly announce they had been opening an investigation.”
The assertion continued, “That is political. That is [targeted]. That is state intimidation. After the media harm is inflicted and seen by tens of millions of eyes — you obtain a non-public e mail to say there’s no proof and no motion — that’s seen by two folks solely. There isn’t any public apology, they don’t ship this to media or publish it on police accounts. We’ll proceed to combat. We’ll proceed to win.”
Whereas Kneecap’s Glastonbury efficiency is not beneath investigation, police stated they had been persevering with their probe into London punk-rap duo Bob Vylan’s set, after they led chants of “Loss of life to the IDF.”
In associated information, Large Assault just lately launched an alliance to help musicians who’re dealing with intimidation and “tried censorship” inside the trade for talking out towards Israel’s navy violence in Gaza.