A survivor of Nova festival said the band’s message was “basically wishing me dead or that I had died on October 7th rather than survived.”

The Irish rap group Kneecap continued to ignite controversy at Coachella ’s second weekend by criticizing Israel for its ongoing war in Gaza and leading a “free Palestine” chant during their set. The band also projected anti-Israel messages on the Sonora tent backdrop.

According to various media reports, Kneecap’s projections were also used during their appearance on the festival’s first weekend, leading “to the livestream of the band’s set being cut off."