Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten joined Kneecap on stage to perform ‘Better Way to Live’ at Glastonbury 2024. Watch footage from that moment below.
During the hip-hop trio’s 1.30am set on the newly-inducted Peace Stage – their second at the festival this weekend after opening the Woodsies Stage at 11.30am – they welcomed Chatten to the stage. The vocalist guested on the song, which appears on Kneecap’s latest album, ‘Fine Art’, recently released on June 14.
Chatten made his exit after the song, to which Kneecap member Mo Chara told the crowd: “You jammy fuckers, you’re very welcome for that”.
That @fontainesdublin x @KNEECAPCEOL moment from last night. #Glastonbury2024 pic.twitter.com/AhUF9Fynfo
— Andrew Trendell (@AndrewTrendell) June 30, 2024
NME caught up with Kneecap earlier in the day to talk about their experience performing at Glastonbury – like meeting Lewis Capaldi and Paul Mescal, along with watching Fontaines D.C. backstage. “What a fuckin’ gig”, the group told NME. “One of the best things I’ve ever seen at Glastonbury.”
Prior to their performances, they screened a video playing in solidarity with Palestine.
Our message on the Glastonbury screens to 10,000 heads before the set
pic.twitter.com/6kK4vcC9Dw
— KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) June 29, 2024
The group also shared footage from their Woodsies Stage set on social media earlier in the day, where their performance of ‘Better Way to Live’ featured a recording of Chatten from its music video.
30 seconds of early morning madness at @glastonbury – wait till 1.30am later on Shangri-La….
— KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) June 29, 2024
“If anyone stumbled into this tent after taking too much Ketamine and doesn’t understand what we’re saying it’s cause we’re speaking Irish.” @KNEECAPCEOL pic.twitter.com/RSkXlWJPl0
— Hannah McCarthy (@Hannahmc_carthy) June 29, 2024
Fontaines' Grian Chatten beamed in for @KNEECAPCEOL's set at Woodsies
#Glastonbury2024 #Glastonbury pic.twitter.com/biggUNnwkz
— Far Out Magazine #Glastonbury2024 (@FarOutMag) June 29, 2024
Later this year, Kneecap will perform their biggest concert to date at the 11,000-pax Belfast Arena. The trio will also star in a film biopic as themselves, alongside Michael Fassbender, about the formation of the band, due for release in cinemas August 28.
Still set to come this weekend at Glastonbury 2024 are performances from SZA, Shania Twain, Janelle Monae, The National, Two Door Cinema Club, Avril Lavigne, Justice, Nia Archives, James Blake, Alvvays, Romy and more.
Camila Cabello’s chaotic set scored a three-star rating, while Dua Lipa’s Friday headlining performance earned her four stars. IDLES and Fontaines D.C nabbed perfect five-star ratings as did the festival’s first K-pop performers SEVENTEEN.
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