Kneecap headlining Waterford music festival

Kneecap are the first headliners announced for All Together Now 2026. 

The Belfast rap trio was formed in 2017 and consists of Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, and DJ Próvaí. 

The most talked-about group in the world right now, Kneecap, have spent the past year at the centre of global attention. After a wave of manufactured outrage and intense scrutiny, culminating in confrontations with the British state for their outspoken advocacy for peace and Palestinian freedom during this year’s Coachella, the trio returned to the stage with a sold-out London headline show, donating their full fee to Médecins Sans Frontières Gaza appeal.

This summer saw them deliver what has widely been hailed as the most spoken-about Glastonbury performance in 20 years, with the entire area locked down an hour before their set due to unprecedented demand. 

They also joined forces with Fontaines D.C. for a series of massive summer outdoor shows across Ireland and the UK, headlined festivals across Europe, and returned to the studio to record the follow-up to their acclaimed album Fine Art, all while court battles with the British state played out across global media.

From rolling up to Sundance in a commandeered police Land Rover, to encouraging hundreds of thousands of young people to learn Irish, breaking box office records, storming festivals with epic main stage sets, annoying right-wing politicians the world over, beating the Brits in court, or earning support and solidarity from the likes of Noel Gallagher, Elton John, Amyl & The Sniffers, Paul Weller, Primal Scream, Massive Attack - Kneecap’s message rings clear. 

It is a message of unity, community, collective action and the power of raving, punk, and rap, all underscored by a revolutionary sound and ethos, and blistering live performances that have built a global wave of fans.

The rest of the headliners for All Together Now 2026 will be released early next year. 

Past headliners include Iggy Pop, The Prodigy and CMAT.