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London's Wireless Festival Canceled Following Ye's U.K. Travel Ban
The event had been due to take place at Finsbury Park in July.
Kanye West Banned From Entering UK
The rapper’s “presence would not be conducive to the public good,” the Home Office told the BBC, amid furor over his Wireless Festival booking
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Following Ye’s U.K. Travel Ban, London’s Wireless Festival Is Officially Canceled
The event had been due to take place at Finsbury Park in July.
Wireless Festival cancelled after government bars Ye from entering the UK
Update: Things moved fast with this story today. Festival Republic has now confirmed that the UK Home Office has withdrawn Ye’s ETA [electronic travel authorisation], denying him entry into the UK. “As a result, Wireless Festival is cancelled and refunds will be issued to all ticket holders,” it sai
Kanye West Banned From Entering UK
The rapper’s “presence would not be conducive to the public good,” the Home Office told the BBC, amid furor over his Wireless Festival booking
Kanye West Barred from Entering the UK
The rapper had been announced to headline London's Wireless Festival this summer. Kanye West Barred from Entering the UK Alex Young
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U.K. Authorities Deny Ye a Visa Following Mass Exodus of Wireless Festival Partners Over Past Antisemitic Actions
In addition criticism from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and several Jewish groups, Diageo, Rockstar Energy, Pepsi and PayPal have reportedly pulled their support of July 10-12 event.
Kanye West blocked from travelling to the UK following Wireless Festival controversy
The booking has prompted widespread criticism, including from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer
Wireless Festival cancelled after UK government block Kanye West from entering country
The booking had prompted widespread criticism, including from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer
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Festival Republic boss defends booking Ye for Wireless Festival
The Wireless Festival is due to take place in London from 10-12 July, with Ye (formerly Kanye West) booked to headline all three nights – following a similar single-headliner tactic with Drake last year. Will it take place, though? Ye’s recent history of anti-semitic statements and pro-Nazi stunts h
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