Kneecap Will Not Face Police Action Over Glastonbury Performance

The heat is off for Irish rap trio Kneecap after police dropped their criminal investigation into the group’s controversial Glastonbury performance.

Kneecap played the biggest set of their career thus far at Glastonbury Festival in June, with the West Holts stage hitting capacity nearly an hour before the Irish rap trio’s set. After the BBC opted not to air the show live due to their growing controversy in the U.K., Kneecap did not hesitate to get political, leading the crowd in several chants of “fuck Keir Starmer” and “free Palestine.”

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Avon and Somerset Police said Friday they will not pursue charges against the act following a month-long probe that had the music world watching. The force cited “insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence” after consulting with the Crown Prosecution Service, according to BBC News.

The investigation kicked off last month when authorities launched a criminal inquiry into the trio’s festival set, with the police appointing a senior detective to review footage and determine whether comments made during the performance crossed legal lines.

“Kneecap was informed of that decision earlier today,” the force stated, officially closing the books on the high-profile case.

However, the Glastonbury drama isn’t over yet. The parallel probe into Bob Vylan‘s festival appearance remains active as police continue examining whether the act’s on-stage remarks constitute criminal behavior. Police confirmed that “enquiries continue to be carried out in relation to separate comments made on stage during Bob Vylan’s performance,” keeping the English punk-rap duo under investigation.