Tories call for Irish ‘poison' rappers Kneecap to be axed from TRNSMT over ‘kill your local MP' message
The band is set to play at the Glasgow festival on July 11 — the eve of the Battle of the Boyne anniversary when the Orange Order march
FEST FURY Tories call for Irish 'poison' rappers Kneecap to be axed from TRNSMT over 'kill your local MP' message
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IRISH rappers Kneecap should be axed from the TRNSMT festival for spewing 'poison', the Scottish Tories said last night.
It comes after videos of the self-proclaimed 'Fenians' urging fans to 'kill your local MP' emerged on Friday.
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The clips from a London gig in 2023 also show one of the trio claiming: 'The only good Tory is a dead Tory.'
The band is set to play at the Glasgow festival on July 11 — the eve of the Battle of the Boyne anniversary when the Orange Order march.
City Tory MSP Annie Wells said: 'Tensions already run high over the nature and many of their lyrics and political messaging.
'The last thing we need is an incident kicking off in response to their views.'
Central Scotland Tory MSP Stephen Kerr added: 'Glorifying the murder of elected representatives is not 'edgy' or 'rebellious'.
'It is criminal incitement to violence. Sir David Amess and Jo Cox were murdered for doing their jobs.
'No civilised society can tolerate this kind of poison.
"Yet unbelievably, the organisers in Glasgow still intend to give these extremists a global platform. They should immediately reconsider.'
Kneecap's Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí faced a backlash last week after a 'F**k Israel' message was projected onto a screen during their set at California's Coachella festival.
Counter-terrorism police are looking into a video of a member appearing to chant 'Up Hamas, up Hezbollah' at a London gig in November.
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TRNSMT organisers DF Concerts and police were asked for comment. Kneecap's management didn't respond.
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