Band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh faces terrorism charge in UK for alleged display of Hezbollah flag mid-performance
The Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap have cancelled their scheduled US tour dates in October, citing the proximity to a court hearing in London involving band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh’s alleged mid-performance display of a Hezbollah flag.
Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged with a terrorism offence in the UK in May after being accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah during a concert in London last November.
The 27-year-old from Belfast has denied the offence – and the group have said that they have never supported Hamas or Hezbollah and claim that the footage of the incident was taken out of context and was being “exploited and weaponised”.
In a statement shared on social media on Monday, the band announced the US tour cancellation, saying: “Due to the proximity of our next court hearing in London to the first date of the tour” they have to “cancel all 15 tour dates in October”.
