Kneecap have introduced an in depth North American tour in October.
The Irish hip-hop trio, who yesterday launched their first new music of 2025 within the type of revamped variations of their self-released 2021 single H.O.O.D., are already scheduled to play two exhibits at Coachella competition on April 11 and 18, plus membership exhibits in Denver (Summit, April 14) and Salt Lake Metropolis (The Depot, April 15).
The newly-announced tour will see Mo Chara (Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh), Móglaí Bap (Naoise Ó Cairealláin) and DJ Próvaí (JJ Ó Dochartaigh) undertake 15 headline exhibits, launching on the Mercury Ballroom in Louisville, Kentucky on October 3, and carrying on by till October 27, once they’ll drop the curtain on the tour in San Francisco’s The Unbiased membership.
Kneecap North American Tour 2025
Oct 03: Louisville Mercury Ballroom, KY
Oct 04: Nashville Brooklyn Bowl, TN
Oct 07: Washington D.C. The Howard Theatre
Oct 08: Philadelphia The Fillmore, PA
Oct 10: New York The Rooftop at Pier 17, NY
Oct 11: Boston Residents Home of Blues, MA
Oct 14: Toronto Danforth Music Corridor, Canada
Oct 16: Detroit Saint Andrew’s Corridor, MI
Oct 17: Columbus Newport Music Corridor, OH
Oct 18: Chicago Radius, Chicago, IL
Oct 20: Minneapolis Varsity Theatre, MN
Oct 23: Vancouver Vogue Theatre, Canada
Oct 24: Seattle The Showbox, WA
Oct 25: Portland Surprise Ballroom, OR
Oct 27: San Francisco The Unbiased, CA
Subsequent month, Kneecap, the film, will compete for six BAFTA Movie Awards, and in 17 classes on the Irish Movie and TV Academy.
The British Academy Movie Awards are set to happen in London on February 16, whereas the IFTA awards ceremony shall be staged on the Dublin Royal Conference Centre on February 14.
Final yr the movie gained seven awards, together with the highest honour, Finest British Unbiased Movie, on the British Unbiased Movie Awards.
Chatting with the BBC on the Awards, Móglaí Bap (Naoise Ó Cairealláin), supplied his ideas on why the movie has related with audiences worldwide.
“There’s lots of people who suffered below imperialism and colonialism and lots of people see themselves within the story of it,” he mentioned. “Minority languages, minority cultures getting their shake on the stake.”
Kneecap are at present engaged on their second album with producer Toddla T, who recorded their debut album Advantageous Artwork.