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Johnny Marr Backs Kneecap Ahead of Glastonbury Fest: ‘Oppression Fears Artistic Expression’

Johnny Marr shared his support for Kneecap after learning about calls to have their Glastonbury Festival set censored over their support of Palestine.

Marr shared his statement after learning about reported calls to censor the Belfast trio's festival set over their support for Palestine In the aftermath, Kneecap faced a wide array of criticism (including remarks from Sharon Osbourne and Johnny Rotten), and MC Mo Chara (real name Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh) was even charged with a terror offense for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag and yelling “up Hamas, up Hezbollah,” as well as, “The only good Tory is a dead Tory,” at a London concert in 2024. Several U.K. politicians have called for Kneecap to be removed from future festival lineups, including Glastonbury and TRNSMT in Glasgow, Scotland.

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