Kneecap are set to play a massive outdoor show in London this weekend – check out the full set times below.
The Irish rap trio will take to the stage at the capital’s Crystal Palace Park on Saturday (June 27), marking their biggest headline gig to date. They’ll be joined by special guests The Mary Wallopers, Fat Dog, Biig Piig, Gurriers and Madra Salach.
It comes after Kneecap released their acclaimed second studio album, ‘Fenian’, in May, following on from their 2024 debut ‘Fine Art’.
Now, Festival Republic have shared the full timings for Kneecap’s huge concert in London. Gates are scheduled to open at 1pm BST, ahead of Salach’s opening slot at 2pm.
Next up will be Gurriers at 3pm, before Biig Piig start their support set an hour later. Fat Dog are in the slot immediately afterwards at 5:15pm, with The Mary Wallopers serving as the main openers from 6:35pm.
Kneecap are then expected on stage at 8:25pm, with doors closing at 10pm. The curfew for Crystal Palace Park is 10:30pm.
Irish comedian Mike Rice will serve as host across the day and evening. Check out the announcement post and full timings here:
The full timings for Kneecap at Crystal Palace Park, London, are:
Gates
1pm
Stage times
Kneecap – 8:25pm
The Mary Wallopers – 6:35pm
Fat Dog – 5:15pm
Biig Piig – 4pm
Gurriers – 3pm
Madra Salach – 2pm
Gates close
10pm
Curfew
10:30pm
You can find any remaining tickets for Kneecap at London’s Crystal Palace Park here.
Speaking previously about the landmark gig, the band said they were “back to the belly of the beast for our biggest ever headline show”, adding: “Our last wee venture into London was to beat the government in court… again. This time it’ll be even better: 25,000 sound heads in a park together.
“We’re delighted to have some of our best mates and best bands around to join us. This is one we can’t wait for.”
Following their big gig in the capital, the trio will perform at various European and UK summer festivals, including Roskilde, Rock Werchter and Boomtown. They’ll also make appearances at Reading & Leeds 2026 on the August Bank Holiday Weekend. Kneecap will play at Cork’s Live At The Marquee in July, too.
Last September, NME gave Kneecap’s concert at London’s Wembley Arena a glowing five-star review. “It’s significant that gigs like this should happen at a time like now,” it read. “The state may try to crush them, but Kneecap have a power of their own.”
Yesterday (Monday June 22), the trio reacted to Keir Starmer resigning as UK Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party. The PM had pushed to have the group kicked off the Glastonbury 2025 line-up, with Kneecap hitting out at him for “arming a fucking genocide” in Gaza.
They also condemned Starmer on the ‘Fenian’ single ‘Liar’s Tale’, calling him a “scumbag” for his involvement in helping to arm Israel.
During a recent interview with NME, Kneecap were asked why they thought politicians were so obsessed with artists saying things, rather than the origins of what they speak out about.
“It’s that need for sensationalism,” Móglaí Bap replied. “Keir Starmer giving an interview about us playing Glastonbury to The Sun? Why would he do that? That’s weird.
“He gets to pretend to be outraged about something that doesn’t really have an impact or any repercussions for him, but it makes him look good. We have this dysfunctional symbiotic relationship with politicians.”
In a four-and-a-half-star review of ‘Fenian’, NME described the album as “a spraypainted brick wall of consistency, amplifying the adventure of The Prodigy and Burial, seamlessly but tastefully hopping genres while keeping the vibe up to retain Kneecap’s knack for having a good time to illuminate the hard times“.
It added: “Put all the rage-bait headlines aside and what you’re left with is a solid, progressive and fearless album from a group that could just as easily be dicking around instead of making music that matters. In that sense at least, their day has come.”