Rescheduled Kneecap Glasgow gig sells out pre-sale in seconds

Irish musicians Kneecap have sold out the pre-sale for their Glasgow show in 80 seconds after being removed from the TRNSMT festival.

The rap trio announced a rescheduled gig at the city's O2 Academy on 8 July after promoters DF Concerts axed them from the 11 July event at Glasgow Green due to "safety concerns expressed by police".

The decision came after a member of the Irish language group was charged with a terror offence over the display of a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a London gig in November last year.

They were also criticised over footage from a concert in 2023 appearing to show a band member saying: "The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP."

The group are still due to perform at the Glastonbury festival on 28 June.

Kneecap said the speed of the sale was a "new record" in a statement on X and added that the general sale, which begins on Saturday at 10:00, is also expected to sell out "in seconds".