The BBC has revealed the way it plans to indicate Kneecap’s Glastonbury efficiency later right now.
The company has confirmed that the efficiency won’t be streamed reside however will likely be proven on-demand.
“As the printed associate, the BBC is bringing audiences intensive music protection from Glastonbury, with artists booked by the pageant organisers,” a spokeswoman stated. “While the BBC doesn’t ban artists, our plans make sure that our programming meets our editorial pointers. We don’t all the time reside stream each act from the principle levels and look to make an on-demand model of Kneecap’s efficiency accessible on our digital platforms, alongside greater than 90 different units.”
The controversial Irish hip-hop trio will take to what’s going to probably be a packed West Holts Stage in lower than two hours. We wrote earlier this week about how the BBC was dealing with a dilemma over its Kneecap protection, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying the efficiency isn’t “acceptable.” Tradition Secretary Lisa Nandy stated the next day: “Personally I don’t wish to see [Kneecap] on TV screens.”
One of many group’s members, Mo Chara, is at present bailed on a terror cost after displaying a flag at a London gig in assist of Hezbollah – a proscribed terrorist group within the UK. This got here just a few months after counter-terrorism police stated they had been assessing movies of a bandmember allegedly telling followers at a gig: “The one good Tory is a lifeless Tory. Kill your native MP.”
In a Guardian interview yesterday, the band stated they had been “in character” when displaying the flag. “S**t is thrown on stage on a regular basis. If I’m presupposed to know each f***ing factor that’s thrown on stage… I’d be in Mensa, Jesus Christ,” stated Mo Chara, AKA Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh.
Earlier right now, the BBC confirmed that Neil Younger’s set can even be proven on TV. Younger had the day past stated he didn’t need his set to be on the BBC.
