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Wireless festival cancelled after Kanye West barred from UK
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April 7, 2026
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4:10Now PlayingKanye West is blocked from coming to the UK following a backlash over his headline slot at Wireless Festival, prompting organisers to cancel the whole event.
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News that the American rapper, who's legally known as Ye, would headline all three days of the London festival in July triggered a major backlash.
He's caused outrage in recent years, making antisemitic and racist comments, as well as releasing a song and advertising T-shirts which celebrate Nazism.
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