Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged over the alleged displaying of a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in London last year

Kneecap came on stage at the Wide Awake festival at Brockwell Park in south London after videos of the Irish rap trio being condemned were shown on a screen.

Met Police officers could be seen entering the 100 Club on Oxford Street in central London on May 22 where rap trio Kneecap had announced a surprise sold-out gig on Thursday night

One of the three rappers, Liam O'Hanna, was charged with displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, at a concert in London, the Metropolitan Police said.

A member of Kneecap has been charged with a terrorist offence over allegations he expressed support for Hezbollah, a proscribed terrorist group, at a gig last year. It comes as the group’s lawyers thr

Tara Mills and Declan Harvey have new Kneecap info & Julie Ann McIlwaine’s sister fights murder verdict A member of Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence after allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a London gig.

Irish-language rap band Kneecap faces controversy as a member is charged for displaying a Hezbollah flag, seen as political policing. The band, known for supporting the republican cause, denies supporting banned groups and apologizes for controversial remarks.

Glasgow’s SNP administration would not support a ban on Irish rap group Kneecap performing in the city, council leader Susan Aitken said. First Minister John Swinney previously backed calls for the band to be pulled from the bill at Glasgow’s TRNSMT festival, after footage emerged which allegedly showed them calling for the death of MPs.