The Irish trio Kneecap He has announced the cancellation of all his tour of the United States that should be held in October of this year. The argued reason is that the judicial view to his member Mo Chara would coincide with those dates.
The controversy around the Iríondés Kneecap trio from its statements in favor of Palestine and the one that its component Mo Chara (Liam O’Hanna) is pending judgment for having waved a flag of Hezbollah in a concert last year (November 21 in London), something considered a crime in the United Kingdom when making apology of terrorism (both Hezbollah and Hamas are in the list of organizations prohibited. in the country). Since then the group has not defended both organizations, but they are still sympathizing with Palestine. In the case against him, he is also attributed to having shouted “Hamás, hezbolah!” in the same concert of London.
A few weeks ago, participation in the Sziget Hungarian festival was prohibited since they have been forbidden to enter the country, as they could not have a work visa to enter the United States. After a first part of the European tour in September, the trio should travel to the United States in October for a long concert list, before completing the second part of the European tour with dates in France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. That means that They cancel a total of fifteen dates In the United States – which were going to take cities like New York, Washington, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle, Portland or San Francisco. In principle, it has not been informed that it will happen with its Canadian dates, since among the US dates they have four concerts in Toronto and Vancouver scheduled.
On the other hand, in the recent trio concert at the French festival Rock in Seine And while they were acting, a group of Israeli Protestants appeared, who accused them of anti -Semites.
