Kneceecap’s politically volatile Irish trio published a declaration that has doubled the anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian statements that created a fire storm at the Coachella festival, even if news emerged that the group and its booking agency separated shortly after the internship began to grow.
“Since our statements in Coachella – exhibiting the current genocide against the Palestinian people – we have faced a coordinated smear campaign,” the group wrote in an article on social networks on X. Kneceecap said that the “malicious” tumult among those who oppose the group is “based on deliberate distortions and falseness. Silence the criticism of a mass massacre.
The group’s declaration did not approach the reports that emerged Thursday that the ball joint and its reservation agency, independent artist Group, had broken their relationship between the first and second weekend of Coachella. The news was reported for the first time by the Hollywood Reporter, who said he was “clear” which led to the split between the group and the agency.
The split with IAG quickly followed the first display of a message “Fuck Israel, Free Palestine” on their big screen on weekend 1 of the festival, which delighted the pro-Palestinian fans of the Fest while leaving many participants or indignant Jewish allies. The group said that the display of this message and other messages had been censored in the live broadcast of Coachella on the first weekend; On weekends 2, no streaming took place at all of the tent galence.
In declaration X of the group, the members said that they support the Palestinian cause because, for them, it is also a local problem, saying: “For more than a year, we used our shows to call the complicity of the British and Irish governments in war crimes.”
They also argued again the argument that their “fucking Israel” declarations are not an attack on the Jewish people in general, and said that many Jews had supported their messages condemning Israel. “We do not give that religion practicing religion,” continued the group’s post. “We know that there are a massive number of Jewish people scandalized by this genocide just like us. What interests us is that the governments of the countries in which we play do not allow silent some of the most horrible crimes. Our only concern is the Palestinian people – the 20,000 murdered children. It gives us a lot of hope.
Since Coachella’s controversy broke out, those who oppose the group have highlighted other controversial statements or actions on stage of the patella, some linked to the Middle East conflict, others not. The Daily Mail said that the group “was now the subject of an investigation by the counter-terrorism police after having allegedly directed pro-Hamas songs”, although the official declaration awarded to the metropolitan police affirms that only the video sequences of a concert “have been referred to the reference unit on the Internet (CTIRU) for counter-terrorism.”
The London Journal published videos from a concert in the city of Kentish O2 last November, which says, a member of the group draped in a Hamas flag and leading a song of “Ooh Ahh, Hezbollah”. The videos were initially published by an anti -Semitism charity, the Community Security Trust.
The ball joint representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comments on the new declaration or the rupture of the group with its agency.
The ball joint also engaged in a word war this week with Sharon Osbourne, who said they “had put their performance at a different level by incorporating aggressive political declarations”. Osbourne said Goldenvoice was responsible for allowing the group to project its declarations on Coachella weekend 2, even without a vehicle. “Allowing them to occur again the following weekend suggests the support of their rhetoric and a lack of reasonable diligence,” said the famous manager and wife of the Ozzy Osbourne rocker. “This behavior raises concerns about the relevance of their participation in such a festival and in other shows, they are reserved to play in the United States. … This group openly supports terrorist organizations,” she added. “As a person of Irish Catholic on the side of my mother and the Jewish ashkénaze inheritance on the side of her father and a vast experience in the music industry, I understand the complexities involved … I urge you to join to plead for the revocation of the work visa of the Roceecap.”
The group then responded to Osbourne’s conversation on their “aggressive” rhetoric in a declaration to the BBC: “The declarations are not aggressive, the murder of 20,000 children is however.”
Although it has no representation for live performances at the moment, Kneceecap already has a lot of concerts on books, which could well keep the polarized attitudes about the fiery group in 2025. An appearance at La Glastonbury in June is part of a tour in the United Kingdom, and the group is reserved for closed-closed dates widely in North America.
