The band landed in trouble over anti-Israel statements, and a member faces a terrorism charge. But at Britain’s biggest music festival, tens of thousands cheered it.

Irish-language rap group Kneecap has peformed for tens of thousands of fans at the Glastonbury Festival despite controversy and criticism from British politicians.

Belfast rap group Kneecap filled Glastonbury's West Holts stage for a highly-charged performance that hit back at Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with expletive-laden chants.

Charli xcx seized her crowning moment over on The Other Stage, while there were also thrilling sets from homegrown talent Beabadoobee, Alessi Rose and Bob Vylan. These were the best moments Billboard U.K. witnessed at Glastonbury Festival on day 2.

“Mo Chara was in the courts, the Westminster courts this month,” said member Móglaí Bap of his bandmate, who is currently facing terror charges in the U.K. for allegedly supporting Hamas and Hezbollah, which are both considered terror organizations by the U.K. government.