By Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone | Kneecap announced their performance at the Glasgow festival TRNSMT in July has been axed “due to concerns expressed by the police about safety at the event.”
“To the thousands of people who bought tickets, flights and hotels to see us play, we are sorry… it is out of our hands,” the Northern Irish trio wrote on social media. “Glasgow has always been a huge city for us. We’ve played there many many times, with no issues – ever. Make of that what you will.”
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Kneecap member Mo Chara – real name Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh – was recently charged with a terror offense charge after he allegedly displayed a Hezbollah flag onstage during a show in London last year. “We deny this ‘offense’ and will vehemently defend ourselves,” the band wrote in response, adding: “This is a carnival of distraction. We are not the story. Genocide is.”
During their performance at Wide Awake, Ó hAnnaidh told the crowd, “They tried to stop this gig. Honestly lads, you’ve no idea how close we were to being pulled off this gig.” . . .
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New Jersey Bar Review-Bombed for Canceling Springsteen Cover Band After Anti-Trump Comments
PopCrush
A New Jersey bar has come under fire for canceling a Bruce Springsteen cover band’s scheduled performance following the Boss’ recent criticisms of President Donald Trump.
No Surrender, the eight-piece band that’s been covering Springsteen and other classic rock acts for more than 20 years, was slated to perform at Riv’s Toms River Hub in Toms River, New Jersey, on May 30, NY Advance Media reports. But bar owner Tony Rivoli scrapped the performance this week, telling bandleader Brad Hobicorn that performing Springsteen covers for the bar’s conservative clientele was “too risky at the moment.”
When Hobicorn offered to play a non-Springsteen covers set instead, Rivoli said he couldn’t justify paying the band $2,500 for the change of plans. “Unfortunately it’s just too much money I wanted to do the Springsteen tribute for that money in my social media team would have promoted it we would have done well but now because Bruce can’t keep his mouth shut we’re screwed,” Rivoli texted Hobicorn.
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