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Kneecap have launched a pop-up merch shop ahead of their huge show at Crystal Palace Park tomorrow (Saturday June 27).
The band are set to play their biggest headline gig to date in the capital with special guests The Mary Wallopers, Fat Dog, Biig Piig, Gurriers and Madra Salach.
Ahead of the show, the trio have opened a merch store in the South London area until 8pm BST tonight (Friday June 26), and from 10am to 6pm BST tomorrow.
Kneecap fans will be able to get their hands on a limited edition gig print signed by designer Raissa Pardini, a new logo cap, hoodies, T-shirts and a signed setlist from their Glastonbury 2025 performance.
Also on offer are signed seven-inch singles of ‘Better Way To Live’ featuring Fontaine D.C. frontman Grian Chatten and their collaboration with DJ and producer Sub Focus, ‘No Comment’.
All London heads.
Tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday we will have our first ever physical pop up store. It’s 5 mins from Crystal Palace Park.
We’ve got a whole pile of stuff going on:
– limited edition gig print signed (by Raissa Pardini)
– wee fenian tee (kids)
– new logo… pic.twitter.com/aSt1L03Vb7— KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) June 25, 2026
Kneecap’s huge concert in London will 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.
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 week, 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.”
