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The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Flag of principle or fashion statement? Festival crowd flag debate rages & our writers are divided after Kneecap set
KNEECAP performed at the Glastonbury Festival in front of tens of thousands of fans chanting 'Free Palestine' over the weekend. The group's Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh Advertisement 5 Kneecap performed at Glastonbury chanting 'Free Palestine' with fans Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News 5 Many people waved Palestinian flags at the gig Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News 5 Gaza has been devastated by Israel Credit: Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images However, the issue of Over the years there has also been some conflict regarding flags: festival-goers either love them or hate them. Advertisement For some it's a way to But for critics, they are nothing more than a fashionable way to get noticed. A number of years ago, Writing in The Irish Sun today, EMMA MOONEY and NICOLA BARDON argue both sides of the coin. FOR - NICOLA BARDON 5 Nicola Bardon is in favour of the flags Credit: Collect Through Journalist Advertisement A FEW weeks ago I was at Macklemore's gig in St Anne's Park in The crowd was awash with colour — Irish flags, Palestinian flags, I knew I was supporting the right musician and was among the right crowd there and then. You see in this day and age, it is easy to sit on the fence and say nothing. Fury as Glastonbury crowd chants 'death to the IDF' during Bob Vylan set aired live on BBC That way, you can sit back and see what the outcome is and then claim that's what you believed all along. Advertisement Or despite having millions of followers online, live in fear of what will happen if, God forbid, you say But I will not stand for that silence anymore. According to Al-Jazeera, 62,614 Palestinians have died at the hands of the IDF since October 2023. That is 11.5 times the population of my hometown. That is more than the entire population of the county of Advertisement My colleague will use words like 'virtue signalling' a phrase used by the far-right or basically anyone who doesn't understand something and just thinks people who care about other people are 'woke.' But let me tell you, when you are watching videos from Gaza every day, babies dying without food, entire families being bombed, kids clamouring to get out of burning buildings, five-year-old Hind Rajab and her family blasted to death in a car that was shot at 335 times by the We can show the world where we stand Nicola Bardon But we feel powerless. We feel guilty for going to gigs and having a good time when someone across the world, the same age as us, probably has not eaten in days. So what can we do? We can show the world where we stand. We can show each other where we stand. If that means looking across St Anne's Park or Stradbally or Malahide Castle and seeing a pin, a flag, a jersey or hearing a chant of 'Free, Free Palestine' to know you are in the right company, then I will wear my keffiyeh every time. Advertisement AGAINST - EMMA MOONEY 5 Emma Mooney thinks it is 'little more than accessorised activism' Credit: Garrett White - The Sun Dublin APPARENTLY a Palestinian flag is the latest must-have trend for some festivalgoers. Where once it was socks and a bucket hat, it's now draping yourself in a keffiyeh and hoisting the striped cloth with all the pride of US marines on Iwo Jima. They were everywhere at A Palestine flag makes you look up-to-date and, dare I say it, woke. It suggests that you are 'on the right side of history'. Advertisement But it's hard for me to see this as little more than accessorised activism - in other words, virtue signalling. Is the flag less about Palestine and more about you? Never was this more obvious than when one camp got their flag up only for one festivalgoer to cry, 'it looks lovely', followed by the inevitable selfies. Whatever side of this atrocious war you find yourself standing on, such examples of lazy activism is in my view offensive. Is the flag less about Palestine and more about you? Emma Mooney A devastating fight that's claimed thousands of innocent lives is not an excuse to play dress up. Advertisement For me, it's not protest, it's performance. I notice how such people never carry these flags while doing the weekly shop. It seems it's more often at highly photographed, ultra-crowded spaces they are donned. In my opinion, you can't say 'free Palestine' without saying 'f*** Hamas'. And it doesn't change some of their behaviour - raving to techno on ketamine isn't a form of protest simply because you've made a cape out of a Palestinian flag. Advertisement Instead, it trivialises a devastating situation and reduces it to festival attire. But to find such behaviour distasteful is to go against 'right think'. As Peep Show tells us: 'If there isn't room here for people who stand against everything you believe in, what sort of hippy free-for-all is this?' Real activism doesn't require you to be at the centre of it - make donations, sign petitions, go to protests, do anything and everything you can to bring about a ceasefire, but for the love of God, take down the flag.
Extra.ie
a day ago
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- Extra.ie
KNEECAP announced for Electric Picnic Main Stage
Fresh from their high-energy Glastonbury set, KNEECAP has revealed that they've been added to the line-up of this year's sold-out Electric Picnic — returning to Stradbally Hall in Co Laois from August 29-31. 'A chairde Gael….we will play the Main stage at Electric Picnic in August,' the trio announced in a social media post this morning. They join a star-studded line-up that also includes the likes of Hozier, Sam Fender, Kings of Leon, Chappell Roan, Fatboy Slim, Becky Hill and more. A chairde Gael….we will play the Main stage at Electric Picnic in August. 🔥 — KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) June 30, 2025
The Journal
a day ago
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- The Journal
Kneecap have announced they'll be playing at Electric Picnic this year
RAP TRIO KNEECAP have announced they've been added to this year's Electric Picnic lineup and will perform on the festival's main stage. The announcement comes days after a Glastonbury set which was well-received by critics but not shown live by the BBC. Electric Picnic will take place this year from 29 to 31 August and set to be the biggest one yet. A chairde will play the Main stage at Electric Picnic in August. 🔥 — KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) June 30, 2025 Tickets for the festival sold out within hours after going on sale last August, without any of the acts having been confirmed. The six headline acts performing this year in Stradbally Estate in Co Laois include Irish artist Hozier and US pop sensation Chappell Roan, both of whom will headline the Friday night. Advertisement English musician Sam Fender will headline on Saturday night, as will Fatboy Slim. And on Sunday, US rock band Kings Of Leon will top the billing and make their EP debut, alongside Becky Hill. Other acts across the weekend will include Kingfishr, Bell X1, and The Kooks. Kneecap also performed at last year's festival, where the Irish-language rap trio used their set to denounce Israeli actions in Gaza. On Saturday, Kneecap packed out the West Holts stage at the Glastonbury Festival, leading to event organisers telling festival-goers to avoid the area. The BBC took the decision to now broadcast Kneecap's performance live, and instead made an edited version of the performance available on the BBC iPlayer. Kneecap were given a 5-Star Glastonbury review by both The Guardian and The Independent. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
Extra.ie
a day ago
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- Extra.ie
WATCH: Irish acts at Glastonbury – CMAT, SPRINTS, KNEECAP, For Those I Love and more
Watch performances from SPRINTS, CMAT, KNEECAP, The Script, For Those I Love and Inhaler at this year's Glastonbury below. Against a backdrop stating 'Trans rights are human rights,' SPRINTS play 'Literary Mind' from their 2024 debut album, 'Letter To Self…' Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW …and team up with Kate Nash for a cover of 'Foundations': CMAT leads her massive Pyramid Stage crowd in the 'Dunboyne Co. Meath two-step' for 'I Wanna Be A Cowboy, Baby!'… …and makes a special guest appearance for Blossoms' 'I Like Your Look': KNEECAP perform the title track from their 2024 debut album in front of a packed-out West Holts crowd of 30,000: The Script's 'insanely special' Pyramid Stage slot includes a rendition of their 2012 hit 'Hall Of Fame': Inhaler treats fans at the Other Stage to a performance of 'X-Ray' from their latest album, Open Wide. For Those I Love and Overmono join forces for a performance of 2020's 'I Have A Love' [Overmono Remix]
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Kneecap announced as surprise act in ‘last minute' Irish festival shake-up as fans rave ‘this is EPIC'
KNEECAP have been revealed as a huge act at an iconic Irish festival this summer and fans are in shock. The Belfast trio are set to cause a storm in Stradbally at Electric Picnic festival this August. Advertisement 1 Kneecap will perform at Electric Picnic this summer
