All you need to know about Kneecap's Féile concert

Belfast-based rap trio Kneecap are back in the city on Thursday to headline the Uppa Falls concert as part of Féile an Phobail.

The organisers have said proceeds from the gig at Falls Park in west Belfast will go towards Irish language projects in west Belfast and Londonderry.

Five other acts will be on the stage before Kneecap, including controversial punk duo Bob Vylan.

Here's all you need to know about the concert.

The running order is:

• The Falls
• Liambo Slice
• Young Spencer
• Miss Kaninna
• Bob Vylan
• Kneecap

The Falls are an indie rock band from west Belfast, who despite their youth, have played a number of festivals including Féíle an Phobail.

Liam Martin is a west Belfast rapper who performs under the name Liambo Slice.

Young Spencer is a rapper from the Shankill area and Miss Kaninna, is Kaninna Langford, an Australian aboriginal singer who has previously toured with Kneecap.

Bob Vylan are an English punk rap duo based in London whose Glastonbury performance last year sparked controversy.

The concert begins at Falls Park from 16:00 BST with Kneecap expected to take the stage at about 21:00.

In order to comply with council regulations the gig should end by 23:00.

Translink has no dedicated, event-specific special coach or shuttle services for the gig.

Regular bus and rail services will be going to west Belfast, although the company has warned of higher passenger numbers heading toward Falls Park as the concert gets under way.

Private coach companies will be putting on transport on Thursday.

Tickets for the event have officially sold out.

Féile an Phobail director Kevin Gamble said Kneecap "are coming home" to west Belfast "in the heart of a community that absolutely loves them".

"Kneecap not only speak out to assist communities, but take actions too - this is yet another clear example of that, ensuring a huge amount will go into our community thanks to them," he said.

Gamble added: "We are incredibly proud of them for everything they have achieved.

"This is the biggest concert line-up we have ever had at Féile an Phobail and this shows the enormous growth of Féile, from our inception in 1988, at a time when this community was being attacked and demonised, to now being the biggest community based arts festival in Ireland and having over 700 events across 16 days in 2026."

The two main recipients of the charity gig will be west Belfast Irish language organisation Glór na Móna and Derry Gaelic club Seán Dolan's.

Kneecap, formed in Belfast in 2017, consists of Mo Chara (Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh) and his bandmates Móglaí Bap (Naoise Ó Cairealláin) and DJ Próvaí (JJ Ó Dochartaigh).

Kneecap rap in a mixture of English and Irish, and have broken new ground by bringing the Irish language to global audience of music and film fans, including through an Oscar-nominated and Bafta-winning film.

Back in May Kneecap were in a three-way contest with Michael Jackson and former Spice Girl Melanie C for the number one spot in the official UK album chart.

While they came second to the late Jackson, their album Fenian became the highest album on the UK charts for the trio.

In March, the UK government lost its appeal over a judge's decision to throw out a terror charge against a member of the Irish language rap trio.

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, had been accused of showing support for proscribed organisation Hezbollah following a gig in London in 2024.

Last year, the case was thrown out over a legal timing issue, prompting the government's appeal.