Kneecap show gets visit from “huge” King George V head that was cut off Melbourne statue

Kneecap were presented with a “huge” King George V head during their show in Melbourne that was cut off a statue.

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The King George V statue was beheaded and covered in red paint on a bank holiday for King Charles’ birthday in June 2024. It was part of series of incidents involving attacks on colonial monuments in Victoria.

“Some madman dropped by with a huge King George’s head so he could hear a few tunes for our last Melbourne show!” the Irish rap trio remarked on X/Twitter afterwards.

“Allegedly his head was cut off last year in the city..…anyways he was put on stage for a few tunes and then whisked away…remember every colony can fall Read More