Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap have performed in central London a day after one of their members was charged with a terror offence.
See you at The 100 Club tonight – tickets on sale in one hour at 4pm.”
The venue confirmed the gig in a social media post and said doors to the event opened at 19:30 BST.
Mr Ó hAnnaidh had been charged by postal requisition and was due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 18, the force previously said.
In a statement posted on social media, Kneecap said: “We deny this ‘offence’ and will vehemently defend ourselves.”
One day after one of their members was charged with a terror offense, the Irish-language hip-hop group Kneecap gave a performance in central London.
Following the announcement of the band’s surprise performance, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who goes by the stage name Mo Chara, was photographed outside Oxford Street’s 100 Club on Thursday night.
The Metropolitan Police charged Mr. Ó hAnnaidh following an incident at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town on November 21, 2024, where he allegedly raised a flag in support of the banned group Hezbollah.
Kneecap declared that they would not incite violence against anyone and that they have never backed Hamas or Hezbollah. They claimed that the disputed video had been misinterpreted.
The Belfast-based group, which raps in Irish, announced that prior to their Friday night headline performance at the Wide Awake Festival in Brockwell Park, south London, they would play at the 100 Club on Oxford Street.
“London,” they wrote in a social media post. We’ve returned. Tickets go on sale at 4 p.m. tonight, so see you at The 100 Club. “,”.
Doors opened at 19:30 BST, according to a social media post from the venue confirming the performance.
To “ensure it passes off safely,” the Met Police said in a statement that a “policing plan” was in place for the gig.
“This is primarily in terms of managing visitors to the venue for what we understand is a spontaneous and sold-out event,” authorities stated.
“Neither problems nor arrests have occurred. “.
Mr. Ó hAnnaidh was scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 18 after being charged by postal requisition, according to the force’s previous statement.
“We deny this ‘offence’ and will vehemently defend ourselves,” Kneecap said in a social media post. “.
