Kneecap at the 3Arena: Fairytale of New York, a rendition of The Auld Triangle, and a tribute to Manchan Magan - Belfast trio round out 2025 on a high

"DJ Próvaí, Móglaí Bap and Mo Chara played the first of two sold-out 3Arena gigs last night"

"Many viewers will have come out of Kneecap's 2024 film and googled "Kneecap movie true story?" That might seem absurd, until you see them live and discover they are exactly how they come across in Rich Peppiatt's film - brash, loud, and provocative."

"After a year spent on festival stages from Laois to Los Angeles - and the somewhat unlikely (but not entirely without precedence in recent pop history) venue of London's Westminster Magistrates' Court - Kneecap took to Dublin's 3Arena last night for the first of two sold-out shows and proclaimed: "Nothing beats coming home.""

Kneecap performed at Dublin's 3Arena for the first of two sold-out shows, with DJ Próvaí, Móglaí Bap and Mo Chara on stage. Audience members often leave the band's 2024 film questioning its factual basis, yet live performances mirror that depiction by being brash, loud and provocative. The group spent a year on stages from Laois to Los Angeles and even played at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court, an unlikely but notable venue in recent pop history. The band celebrated the Dublin show by proclaiming, "Nothing beats coming home," emphasizing their confrontational style and strong hometown connection.

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