{"id":29924,"date":"2025-05-29T11:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/rescheduled-kneecap-glasgow-gig-sells-out-pre-sale-in-seconds\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:05:35","slug":"rescheduled-kneecap-glasgow-gig-sells-out-pre-sale-in-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/rescheduled-kneecap-glasgow-gig-sells-out-pre-sale-in-seconds\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescheduled Kneecap Glasgow gig sells out pre-sale in seconds"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Irish musicians Kneecap have sold out the pre-sale for their Glasgow show in 80 seconds after being removed from the TRNSMT festival.<\/p>\n

The rap trio announced a rescheduled gig at the city’s O2 Academy on 8 July after promoters DF Concerts axed them from the 11 July event at Glasgow Green due to “safety concerns expressed by police”.<\/p>\n

The decision came after a member of the Irish language group was charged with a terror offence over the display of a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a London gig in November last year.<\/p>\n

They were also criticised over footage from a concert in 2023 appearing to show a band member saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The group are still due to perform at the Glastonbury festival on 28 June.<\/p>\n

Kneecap said the speed of the sale was a “new record” in a statement on X and added that the general sale, which begins on Saturday at 10:00, is also expected to sell out “in seconds”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ticketmaster has been asked by the BBC what percentage of tickets available for the concert are pre-sale tickets but it is believed to be just a small number.<\/p>\n

The group were taken off the TRNSMT bill on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

They apologised to fans for the decision, which they said was “out of [our] hands”.<\/p>\n

The group added: “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.”<\/p>\n

DF Concerts said: “Due to concerns expressed by the police about safety<\/a> at the event, Kneecap will no longer perform at TRNSMT on Friday, 11 July.<\/p>\n

“We thank fans for their understanding.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BBC Scotland News has asked Police Scotland to clarify the security concerns raised with the promoters and whether special arrangements are in place for the 8 July show.<\/p>\n

Kneecap member Liam \u00d3g \u00d3 hAnnaidh, 27, has been charged by the Metropolitan Police<\/a> after an incident on 21 November 2024 at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, London.<\/p>\n

Officers were made aware of the video on 22 April.<\/p>\n

Mr \u00d3 hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, and has been charged under the name Liam O’Hanna, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 18 June.<\/p>\n

The band have apologised to the families of murdered MPs<\/a> Sir David Amess and Jo Cox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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