Kneecap rapper faces mixed messages before Glasto gig

The band have embraced the controversy around the legal case. “It is always down to authenticity and to commitment when it comes to taking a political position,” says PR agent Mark Borkowski. “But then those are the artists who then get targeted by the music industry and by the state.”

Last night, Keir Starmer added his voice to calls for Glastonbury to drop the rappers from performing on Saturday. He said it is “not appropriate” for the group to appear. “I think we need to come down really clearly on this. I won’t say too much, because there’s a court case on, but I don’t think that’s appropriate,” he told The Sun on Sunday.

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