Irish band Kneecap have had three more of their concerts cancelled as the trio continues to receive backlash over their support for Palestine amid Israel's ongoing war on Gaza.
Kneecap were set to perform at the Hurricane Festival in June, one of Germany's largest festivals and its sister event, the Southside Festival.
The festivals issued a statement last week saying: "Kneecap will not be performing at Hurricane and Southside Festival this year," without providing further context. At the same time, the ticket provider for the events also stated that the events have been cancelled.
The band announced that it would instead perform shows in Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne in smaller venues in early September, marking their first-ever headline shows in the country.
American rock band Green Day is headlining both events and has also spoken about the Palestinian cause during their performances.
Kneecap had their gig at the Eden Project in Cornwall cancelled in July, with the event's organisers refunding tickets.
Pro-Palestine crackdown
Following their performance at the US Coachella Music Festival in April, where Kneecap displayed "f*** Israel, free Palestine" on the stage, the band has received a surge of backlash, including calls to revoke their work visas to the US, championed by TV personality Sharon Osborne.
The US booking agency Independent Artist Group (IAG), which sponsored Kneecap's US work visas, announced the band is no longer their client.
The band were set to tour in the US in October, with most of the shows being sold out.
Videos from the band's previous performances have also been referred to the UK's counter-terrorism unit, to determine whether the trip violated any terrorism laws.
One video has one of the members purportedly shouting, "up Hamas, up Hezbollah", being accused of "supporting terrorist organisations.
The latest footage shows the band allegedly calling for MPs to be killed during a performance at a November 2023 gig. The band reportedly said: "The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP".
Writing on X, the band said the video has been "deliberately taken out of all context" and "is now being exploited and weaponised, as if it were a call to action".
The band also asserted that they "do not and have never supported Hamas or Hezbollah", saying they "condemn all attacks on civilians, always".
Kneecap also apologised to the Amess and Cox families, whose family members were killed in separate incidents while serving as MPs.