The first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Indio, California. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
The band doubled down during their most recent performance at their weekend two show that offended the Jewish community. Sonora, a venue that typically platforms punk artists, reportedly did not livestream their second performance when organizers expected the band to double down on anti-Israel sentiments.
Formed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2017, the band is notably a politically charged group that typically calls for Ireland to sever ties with British rule. However, Goldenvoice, the company that promoted Coachella, was shocked by Kneecap’s behavior after Jewish groups reached out to the company to address the anti-Israel remarks.
The Hollywood Reporter cites insiders as saying that the CEO of Goldenvoice, Paul Tollett, was "blindsided."
Coachella is no stranger to politically charged performances due to Green Day taking aim at President Donald Trump after changing the lyrics in their hit song, "American Idiot." (Getty Images, People Magazine)
The report also cites music manager Scooter Braun defending Tollett after the backlash against Kneecap’s performance.
"Paul is a good man and has been an outspoken advocate on behalf of survivors of the Nova Music Festival," Braun wrote on his Instagram on Sunday.
Braun explained further that Tollett had attended a Los Angeles memorial exhibit that he created to honor the hundreds who lost their lives in the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas terrorists.
"He not only attended the exhibit but stayed for five hours and then sat with survivors," Braun said.
took aim at President Donald Trump and his administration after changing the lyrics in their hit song, "American Idiot."
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