Rap group Kneecap claims pro-Palestine messages were cut from its Coachella set

The outspoken Northern Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap is well-known for scathing disapproval of Israel’s attacks connected Gaza during its unrecorded sets. But the set says a fewer pointed moments from its 2 Coachella sets were chopped from the fest’s authoritative livestream, and wonders if its messaging played a role.

The band’s show astatine the fest’s 2nd play featured projections of substance speechmaking “Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. It is being enabled by the U.S. authorities who limb and money Israel contempt their warfare crimes. F— Israel Free Palestine.”

The set said connected societal media that those messages were expected to person appeared during their Weekend 1 acceptable arsenic well, but “our messaging connected the US-backed genocide successful Gaza someway ne'er appeared connected screens either.”

Representatives for Goldenvoice, the fest’s promoter, did not instantly instrumentality a petition for comment.

During its archetypal play set, the set reportedly led a boisterous chant celebrating the 2013 decease of erstwhile British premier curate Margaret Thatcher, which they said was chopped from the livestream arsenic well.

No sets from Coachella’s Sonora Tent — the indoor venue reserved for the punk-inspired acts that made Goldenvoice’s aboriginal estimation — were filmed for the livestream during the 2nd weekend. There, the radical reportedly said onstage that “the Irish are not truthful longer persecuted nether the Brits, but we were ne'er bombed nether the f— skies with obscurity to go.”

“Some uncensored messaging to Coachella,” the set wrote aft its Weekend 2 set, posting images of its projections.

Kneecap was acold from unsocial successful criticizing Israel’s attacks connected Gaza during Coachella. Headliners Green Day altered the lyrics of “Jesus of Suburbia” to sing, “Runnin’ distant from pain, similar the kids from Palestine.” Other acts similar Blonde Redhead and Bob Vylan displayed Palestinian flags during their sets.

Music manager and enforcement Scooter Braun, who organized a depository accumulation connected the Nova festival massacre successful Israel, said connected Instagram that Coachella laminitis Paul Tollett “is a bully antheral and has been an outspoken advocator connected behalf of survivors of the Nova Music Festival.”