Their first single "C. The friend only spoke Irish at the police station, and spent a night there, refusing to speak English. Following this incident, "C. In late [ 7 ] their song "C.
Fans started a petition which garnered signatures to put the song back on air. Kneecap defended the song as "a caricature of life in west Belfast" and "a satirical take on life for young people, particularly in west Belfast". The group's first full-length album, 3CAG , was released in The group's name was the traditional wounding inflicted on alleged drug-dealers by paramilitary Irish Republicans.
The concert took place the day after the then Duke of Cambridge and the then Duchess of Cambridge had visited the same venue. In Kneecap released their single "MAM" as a tribute to their mothers; the song was acknowledged as a shift away from their usual style saying that they wanted to do something more "real".
Mo Chara stated in an interview that they wanted to show that "we can 'roundhouse' you off the stage but we can also give you a hug afterwards. We wanted to do something a bit sentimental, we don't wanna just box ourselves in with masculinity all the time. In early , the group began filming a motion picture, also titled Kneecap , depicting a fictionalised account of their rise to fame.
Released in August , the film was directed by Rich Peppiatt with Michael Fassbender in a supporting role. The biopic film Kneecap , in which the band members play themselves alongside more experienced actors including Michael Fassbender , Josie Walker , and Simone Kirby , is set in the West Belfast Gaeltacht Quarter in The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 18 January , being the first film in the Irish language at the festival. Kneecap are heavily associated with the ideology of Irish republicanism , advocating for the reunification of Ireland and opposing British rule in Northern Ireland.
