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Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap is facing quite the language barrier while on tour in Australia.
The breakout group from the North of Ireland, who played a packed Federation Square yesterday to a cheering crowd of sunburnt Irish backpackers, inner city Melbourne lefties and full blown street criminals, have found some difficulty while on their press run down under.
While Australia’s commercial media remain curious about the Irish group, they’ve found it nearly impossible to understand half of what they are saying.
Many Irish backpackers living in Coogee are saying this might actually be the best-case scenario for the boys.
“If they knew what this bunch were spoutin’ about the monarchy an’ Australia’s history, they’d never be let near the telly again like,” said Tyrone O’Connor (29).
Despite the group having some communication issues with the media, they say it doesn’t bother them.
“Ah sure, this is nothin’ compared to when we were over in America, so.”
The group believes they are lucky that they are protected by the common Australian belief that the Irish are fun-loving drinkers who can seemingly do no wrong—unlike the English.
The group has now resorted to just saying random nonsense when forced to go to early morning radio interviews hungover, just to watch the hosts nod along as if they know what’s going on.
“It’s a right laugh,” they said.
Several TV and Radio producers have been seen on the promenade of County Coogee, looking for decipherable young Irish people they can hire as translators for upcoming interviews with the group.
With a few more shows left on their tour, KNEECAP says their next destination will be fellow irishman Dermot Kennedy’s MISNEACH St Paddy’s Day concert in Sydney’s domain, where they will likely be appalled by the amount of statues dedicated to murderous British colonisers.
