At its show in Australia this weekend, the raucously political rap trio Kneecap brought what appeared to be the missing head of a King George V statue onstage. By Ali Watkins The irreverent ...

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The solid bronze severed head of Melbourne’s decapitated King George V statue was reported to have briefly reappeared in public, gracing the stage during a performance by Irish rap group Kneecap.

‘Well well a chairde Gael [my Irish friends]! Some madman dropped by with a huge King George’s head so he could hear a few tunes for our last Melbourne show!’ it read. They posted photos on ...

The missing head of a statue of King George V appears to have been brought onstage at a concert in Melbourne. Northern Irish rappers Kneecap brought the head onstage at their gig last week.

A decapitated statue head of King George V, missing since June, was reportedly spotted at a Melbourne gig this weekend and that’s one cameo none of us could’ve seen coming. In case you ...

Australian police are investigating how the missing decapitated head of a historic statue of King George V appeared to make a cameo appearance on stage dur... Wednesday, 28 May 2025 Newsletters ...

Police are investigating the appearance of the severed head from a statue of King George V at a concert by Northern Irish band Kneecap in Melbourne.