{"id":157680,"date":"2026-08-06T06:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T06:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/157680\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T06:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T06:29:08","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-about-kneecaps-feile-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/157680\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know about Kneecap&#8217;s F\u00e9ile concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Belfast-based rap trio Kneecap are back in the city on Thursday to headline the Uppa Falls concert as part of F\u00e9ile an Phobail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The organisers have said proceeds from the gig at Falls Park in west Belfast will go towards Irish language projects in west Belfast and Londonderry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Five other acts will be on the stage before Kneecap, including controversial punk duo Bob Vylan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s all you need to know about the concert.<\/p>\n<p>What is the line-up for the gig?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The running order is:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Falls are an indie rock band from west Belfast, who despite their youth, have played a number of festivals including F\u00e9\u00edle an Phobail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Liam Martin is a west Belfast rapper who performs under the name Liambo Spice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Young Spencer is a rapper from the Shankill area;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c3w1153zq94o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Young Spencer is a rapper from the Shankill area<\/a> and Miss Kaninna, is Kaninna Langford, an Australian aboriginal singer who has previously toured with Kneecap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bob Vylan are an English punk rap duo based in London whose <a data-ylk=\"slk:Glastonbury performance last year;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c1kwpk2yjv7o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Glastonbury performance last year<\/a> sparked controversy.<\/p>\n<p>What time does it get under way?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The concert begins at Falls Park from 16:00 BST with Kneecap expected to take the stage at about 21:00.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In order to comply with council regulations the gig should end by 23:00.<\/p>\n<p>How do I get there?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Translink has no dedicated, event-specific special coach or shuttle services for the gig.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Regular bus and rail services will be going to west Belfast, although the company has warned of higher passenger numbers heading toward Falls Park as the concert gets under way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Private coach companies will be putting on transport on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Are there tickets left?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets for the event have officially sold out.<\/p>\n<p>What have the organisers said?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">F\u00e9ile an Phobail director Kevin Gamble said Kneecap &#8220;are coming home&#8221; to west Belfast &#8220;in the heart of a community that absolutely loves them&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Kneecap not only speak out to assist communities, but take actions too &#8211; this is yet another clear example of that, ensuring a huge amount will go into our community thanks to them,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gamble added: &#8220;We are incredibly proud of them for everything they have achieved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This is the biggest concert line-up we have ever had at F\u00e9ile an Phobail and this shows the enormous growth of F\u00e9ile, from our inception in 1988, at a time when this community was being attacked and demonised, to now being the biggest community based arts festival in Ireland and having over 700 events across 16 days in 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The two main recipients of the charity gig will be west Belfast Irish language organisation Gl\u00f3r na M\u00f3na and Derry Gaelic club Se\u00e1n Dolan&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>A big year for Kneecap<img alt=\"The free members of kneecap two of who are dressed in dark clothing and the one in the middle is wearing a white sports top and Irish tricolour balaclava\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/2c373171c1dd682c53dce7922c1198a7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kneecap&#8217;s album Fenian reached number two in the UK charts [Getty Images]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kneecap, formed in Belfast in 2017, consists of Mo Chara (Liam \u00d3g \u00d3 hAnnaidh) and his bandmates M\u00f3gla\u00ed Bap (Naoise \u00d3 Caireall\u00e1in) and DJ Pr\u00f3va\u00ed (JJ \u00d3 Dochartaigh).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kneecap rap in a mixture of English and Irish, and have broken new ground by bringing the Irish language to global audience of music and film fans, including through an Oscar-nominated and Bafta-winning film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Back in May <a data-ylk=\"slk:Kneecap were in a three-way contest;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cy0254844zxo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kneecap were in a three-way contest<\/a> with Michael Jackson and former Spice Girl Melanie C for the number one spot in the official UK album chart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While they came second to the late Jackson, their album Fenian became the highest album on the UK charts for the trio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In March, <a data-ylk=\"slk:the UK government lost its appeal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5yjdpy7vvro?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the UK government lost its appeal<\/a> over a judge&#8217;s decision to throw out a terror charge against a member of the Irish language rap trio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Liam \u00d3g \u00d3 hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, had been accused of showing support for proscribed organisation Hezbollah following a gig in London in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last year, the case was thrown out over a legal timing issue, prompting the government&#8217;s appeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Belfast-based rap trio Kneecap are back in the city on Thursday to headline the Uppa Falls concert 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