Continuing his recent trend of lavishing praise on Irish acts, Elton John has called Kneecap ‘amazing’ and ‘brave’ in a new interview with the Irish language hip-hop group. The ‘Rocketman’ icon spoke to Kneecap members Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí as part of his Apple podcast ‘Rocket Hour’.

Sir Elton John has revealed he is a huge fan of west Belfast rappers Kneecap. The 77-year-old chatted to the trio for the latest edition of his Apple Music Rocket Hour show on Saturday.

Megastar Elton John has sung the praises of another Irish band — just over a week after branding Fontaines DC ‘the best band in the world’. Elton has previously revealed his unlikely fandom of Belfast rap trio Kneecap — saying that he ‘loves’ them after playing their song Better Way to Live on his Apple

Airing on Saturday, the interview includes Elton revealing himself to be a KNEECAP fan - saying he hopes to be able to attend one of their upcoming tour dates. Read more: 'The role we were born to play': KNEECAP on their journey to the silver screen KNEECAP took to social media on Friday to share a clip from the radio show captioned: "Well well a chairde Gael!

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