Coachella promoters ‘blindsided’ by band’s vulgar anti-Israel rhetoric at festival

Fox News - 21/04
Goldenvoice, one of the organizers involved in Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, was "blindsided" by anti-Israel rhetoric espoused from the rock band Kneecap.
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A concert promoter involved in organizing the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, was reportedly "blindsided" by anti-Israel rhetoric espoused by a rock band that performed at the event.

Irish hip-hop group Kneecap made calls to "free Palestine" and "F--k Israel" during their set on Friday at the Sonora tent. They also made references to genocide and condemned the U.S. military for its support of Israel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"Kneecap followed up its Coachella set on social media with numerous video posts about their ‘unc...
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