Macklemore and Garbage's Shirley Manson speak up for artists defending Palestine: "It shouldn't get anyone's show cancelled – it should be considered what is human"
“We all have a moral obligation to protect what is left of the Palestinian people,” said Manson
John Lydon hits out at Kneecap: "They need a bloody good kneecapping!”
“You are my enemy from here on in for the rest of your mediocre existence”
Paloma Faith, Kae Tempest, Amyl & The Sniffers and more lead huge list of additions to letter supporting Kneecap and "freedom of expression"
Pulp, Fontaines D.C., IDLES, Massive Attack, Tom Morello, Brian Eno, CMAT and many more have previously shown support for the group
Jonny Greenwood posts lengthy statement about recently cancelled shows with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa
"Intimidating venues into pulling our shows won't help achieve the peace and justice everyone in the Middle East deserves"
American Airlines removes Kneecap movie from flights after complaints
The campaign group StopAntisemitism were among those calling on the airline to remove the film following the controversies of recent weeks
Billy Bragg shares support for Kneecap but says artist open letter "lacks any sense of nuance or understanding of why this whole furore kicked off"
Over 100 leading artists have signed the letter, which is titled, "We stand for freedom of expression"
Sharon Osbourne says "pathetic" and "uneducated" Kneecap should "follow the master" and be more like Bono
She previously called for their US visas to be revoked following pro-Palestine comments at Coachella
Kneecap's Germany and Portsmouth shows cancelled as Metropolitan Police say there is “grounds for further investigation”
Over 100 artists have since signed an open letter defending the right to freedom of expression
Tom Morello, Brian Eno, CMAT, among 100 artist names to join Kneecap support letter for "freedom of expression"
Morello is musical director of Black Sabbath's upcoming final gig, and his support of Kneecap comes after Sharon Osbourne called for the trio to have their working visas revoked
Massive Attack, Brian Eno sign open letter asking Field Day to distance itself from global investment firm
“It means that the festival is now implicated in the crimes against humanity of apartheid and genocide”