Irish rap trio Kneecap have officially cancelled all US dates on their fall tour – the Canadian shows, however, will still go on as scheduled. A statement from the band reads:
To all our US based fans, we have some bad news. Due to the close proximity of our next court hearing in London on September 26 – as the British government continues its witch-hunt – with the start of the U.S. tour, we will have to cancel all 15 U.S. tour dates in October. With every show fully sold out this is news we are sad to deliver. But once we win our court case, which we will, we promise to embark on an even bigger tour to all you great heads. Canadian shows are NOT affected and we will be playing our 4 sold out shows in Vancouver and Toronto.
We also have some good news. We will be sharing something very special for US fans next week so that we can still link in with you all in October. It’s top secret for now but all will be revealed next week – stay tuned.
And remember…
“The revolution will be no re-run, brothers
The revolution will be live”
There’s been speculation about whether Kneecap’s US shows would go ahead since the backlash to their Coachella set. In the wake of that, they parted ways with their booking agency, which put the status of their US work visas, which the agency was going to sponsor, in question. Kneecap’s statement doesn’t mention that, but it does cite their next court hearing in London on September 26, when Judge Paul Goldspring will issue a decision on a charge of terrorism against Mo Chara, who is accused of having waved a Hezbollah flag onstage during Kneecap’s November 21, 2024 London show.
A short message to all Kneecap US fans who have tickets for dates in October 👇 pic.twitter.com/gPC5033pIj
— KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) August
KNEECAP: CANCELLED 2025 TOUR DATES
Wed 01 Oct 2025 The Rooftop at Pier 17 New York, NY
Fri 03 Oct 2025 Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY
Sat 04 Oct 2025 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, TN
Tue 07 Oct 2025 The Howard Theatre Washington, DC
Wed 08 Oct 2025 The Filmore Philadelphia, PA
Fri 10 Oct 2025 The Rooftop at Pier 17 New York, NY
Sat 11 Oct 2025 MGM Music Hall at Fenway Boston, MA
Thu 16 Oct 2025 Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit, MI
Fri 17 Oct 2025 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
Sat 18 Oct 2025 Radius Chicago, IL
Mon 20 Oct 2025 The Fillmore Minneapolis, MN
Fri 24 Oct 2025 The Showbox Seattle, WA
Sat 25 Oct 2025 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
Mon 27 Oct 2025 The Independent San Francisco, CA
Tue 28 Oct 2025 Fox Theatre Oakland, CA
KNEECAP: 2025 TOUR DATES
Fri 29 Aug 2025 Vital Belfast, Ireland
Sat 30 Aug 2025 Electric Picnic Laois Ireland
Mon 01 Sep 2025 Stodola Warsaw, Poland
Wed 03 Sep 2025 Vega Copenhagen Denmark
Thu 04 Sep 2025 Vega Copenhagen Denmark
Fri 05 Sep 2025 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sat 06 Sep 2025 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
Thu 18 Sep 2025 Wembley Arena London, England
Tue 14 Oct 2025 History Toronto, ONT
Wed 15 Oct 2025 History Toronto, ONT
Wed 22 Oct 2025 Vogue Theatre Vancouver, BC
Thu 23 Oct 2025 Vogue Theatre Vancouver, BC
Wed 12 Nov 2025 AFAS Live Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fri 14 Nov 2025 O2 Academy Bournemouth Bournemouth, England
Sat 15 Nov 2025 Blackstone Street Warehouse Liverpool, England
Mon 17 Nov 2025 DEPOT Cardiff, Wales
Tue 18 Nov 2025 The Prospect Building Bristol, England
Thu 20 Nov 2025 O2 Academy Leeds Leeds, England
Fri 21 Nov 2025 O2 Academy Leeds Leeds, England
Sat 22 Nov 2025 O2 City Hall Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Mon 24 Nov 2025 Octagon Sheffield, England
Tue 25 Nov 2025 Octagon Sheffield, England
Thu 27 Nov 2025 O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, England
Fri 28 Nov 2025 Manchester Academy Manchester, England
Sat 29 Nov 2025 Manchester Academy Manchester, England
Sun 30 Nov 2025 OVO Hydro Glasgow, Scotland
Tue 16 Dec 2025 3Arena Dublin, Ireland
Wed 17 Dec 2025 3Arena Dublin, Ireland