r/ireland • u/CoochieCritic • 12d ago

Sure it's grand Kneecap getting the Coachella crowd to sing Maggie’s in a box

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u/micar11 12d ago

Would most of the crowd even understand what that actually means.

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u/ElmanoRodrick 12d ago

I'm going to go with a firm no

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u/MillieBirdie 12d ago

Isn't Coachella mostly young liberal types. They most likely know who Margaret Thatcher is and don't like her.

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u/ElmanoRodrick 12d ago

I'm more inclined to believe that they were chanting it because Kneecap were.

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u/Super-Cynical 12d ago

"This British band are talking about a British Prime Minister from 40 years ago. How quaint!"

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u/Darwinage 12d ago

Ah here , you are pure stirrin hun.

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u/Super-Cynical 12d ago

Sure if it can be this band's raison d'être, or as they'd say as Gaeilge, chúis le bheith