Kneecap

Kneecap has strong, but also funny lyrics. Provocative, but also absurd. Composed in Irish in a way no one has heard in a long time. “Guardian” calls them one of the most controversial bands since the Sex Pistols. “The LA Times compares them to young Eminem. The trio, founded by three young artists, now has fans on both sides of the Atlantic, because wherever they appear, they electrify with their explosive hip-hop message.   “They arrived at the Sundance Film Festival, where the Kneecap film won the audience award, with a fabricated police car and flares in their hands. When they released their second album a year later, they caught the attention of listeners all over the world, for whom coming into contact with strong Irish rap performed by this trio became a completely new experience. Their concert at OFF will also be talked about long and loud,” convinces Artur Rojek, artistic director of OFF Festival Katowice.   Kneecap is a Belfast-based trio with two albums to their credit. Their latest, Fine Art, was released in 2024. The album was produced by respected producer Toddel T and featured, among others, musicians from the band Fontaines D.C. (who will also perform at OFF Festival Katowice 2025) received rave reviews in the British and American media. Just like “Kneecap. Hip-hop revolution”  The film “Kneecap. Hiphop Revolution,” distributed by Gutek Film, can be seen in Polish cinemas from November 29 - the cinematic story of the Belfast-based group that has already won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was an Irish candidate for an Oscar. In the film, directed by Rich Peppiatt, the musicians are accompanied by, among others, famous actor Michael Fassbender, who repeats on screen: “Every word spoken in Irish is a bullet fired for Irish freedom.”   The production, shot in the climate of “Fight Club,” “Trainspotting” or Guy Ritchie's films, is as Gutek Film announces, “a euphoric, relentless production of words and images, a comedy about guys who overdose on their native language, combining patriotic intensity with a drug-induced high.” Like the band's music, it blends Irish-style rap with punk verve, humor and youthful rebellion in an upbeat way. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)