A TRNSMT act sparked massive backlash after displaying anti-Israel messages during their set at Coachella music festival.
Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap ignited controversy at the second weekend of the American extravaganza after leading a chant about former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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Kneecap ignited controversy at CoachellaCredit: AFP
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They projected the words “F*** Israel, Free Palestine” on the stageCredit: Instagram
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Some music fans were left unimpressed by the bold displayCredit: Instagram
They are set to take to the King Tut’s stage at Glasgow Green’s TRNSMT festival on Friday, July 11 this year.
During their set, the group – Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí – also projected the words “F*** Israel, Free Palestine” on the stage.
The band have been vocal supporters of Palestinian rights in the media.
The slogans also read: “Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people.
“It is being enabled by the US government who arm and fund Israel despite their war crimes.”
During the performance, Mo Chara told the crowd: “The Irish not so long ago were persecuted at the hands of the Brits, but we were never bombed from the f*****g skies with nowhere to go.
“The Palestinians have nowhere to go, it’s their fucking home and they’re bombing them from the skies. If you’re not calling it a genocide what the f*** are you calling it?”
But some people were left unimpressed by the bold Coachella display.
One wrote on Instagram: “Why are you providing a platform to incite hatred and spread false information that encourages hatred against an entire population? Is this a music festival or a racism festival?”
Another fumed: “How did the production of this place allow political opinions to be brought onto the stage in such a blatant and false way?! Without a doubt, the world has gone crazy, and humanity has disappeared.”
Music fans descend on Glasgow Green for day two of TRNSMT
A third added: “When you get no attention unless you talk about Israel.”
A fourth weighed in: “Doing that at a music festival is incredibly insensitive.”
A fifth added: “Crying for attention with catchphrases. Fighting to be popular with politics in a peaceful music festival is so bad.”
Kneecap took to X to complain that their anti-Israel projections were “cut” during the first weekend of Coachella.
They wrote: “Our messaging on the US-backed genocide in Gaza somehow never appeared on screens either.
“Grma to everyone who packed out the tent.”