Northern Irish rap group Kneecap will perform their biggest Dutch solo show to date at AFAS Live on Wednesday 12 November 2025. The announcement follows their impressive performance at Best Kept Secret last weekend, where the trio was promoted to the main stage at the last minute. The show at AFAS Live is a logical follow-up to the two already sold-out concerts at Paradiso on 5 and 6 September.

Best Kept Secret
For many Best Kept Secret visitors and critics, Kneecap was the highlight of the festival. Shortly before the start, the trio was moved from stage TWO to the main stage ONE. There, they delivered an energetic and captivating set, reportedly with the largest moshpit in the thirteen-year history of the festival. It was their first European festival show on a main stage, and the audience went wild en masse to their sharp raps and rousing beats.

From Belfast to the world
The show at AFAS Live marks a new milestone in Kneecap's meteoric rise. They previously sold out most of their American tour, and will soon be at Glastonbury , where they will perform on Saturday 28 June. They also sold out an entire tour in the United Kingdom earlier this year. Wherever Kneecap goes, there is electricity in the air — and mosh pits on the ground.

Fine Art & film
Kneecap was founded in 2017. Their debut album Fine Art (2024) marked their international breakthrough. On the concept album, sung largely in Irish, Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvaí take the listener on nocturnal escapades full of humour, social criticism and self-mockery. Guests on the album include Radie Peat (Lankum), Grian Chatten (Fontaines DC) and Annie Mac (BBC). The accompanying feature film Kneecap , in which they play themselves, was praised worldwide. Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh called the film “fucking phenomenal”, The New York Times spoke of it as “gleefully chaotic” and The Hollywood Reporter compared the film to 8 Mile and A Hard Day's Night .