Crowd's provocative chant at first Kneecap show since Glastonbury furore
While both groups, who are known to be politically outspoken, played it relatively safe at the London concert over the weekend, some within the crowd allegedly chanted 'death to the IDF', The Telegraph UK reported.
The concert comes amid a police investigation into Kneecap and UK rap duo Bob Vylan for potential public order offences over various chants led from the stage, including Bob Vylan's cries of 'death to the IDF' – a reference to the Israel Defence Forces. Besides sparking the police probe, the Bob Vylan chant prompted widespread criticism, including from the Glastonbury Festival, organisers who said they were 'appalled'.
According to The Telegraph, about 45,000 people attended the London gig on Saturday night (local time), some draped in the Palestine flag and others in Kneecap's signature black balaclava. Twice, members of the crowd reportedly chanted Bob Vylan's 'death to the IDF', but they were not echoed by the performers.
The chant was also heard in Melbourne over the weekend when pro-Palestinian protesters attended a demonstration less than 48 hours after an antisemitic attack on a Melbourne synagogue.
The same night as the attack on the synagogue, a group of 20 people stormed Israeli restaurant Miznon in the CBD, turning over tables and chanting 'death to the IDF'.
Though the members of Kneecap did not join in on the alleged 'death to the IDF' chants at the UK show, they did lead the crowd in saying 'F--- Keir Starmer, you're just a shit Jeremy Corbyn'.
'It's great to be back in London and not up in court,' rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh, better known as Mo Chara, said. In August, he will appear on terrorism charges for allegedly holding up a Hezbollah flag during a concert in London on November 21, 2024.
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