London, April 7, 2026 (AFP) - Wireless music fest cancelled after Kanye West barred UK entry

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2026-04-07

Organisers of a London music Festival where Kanye West was to perform in July said Tuesday the event had been cancelled after the US rapper was barred from Britain. "As a result of the Home Office banning YE from entering the United Kingdom, Wireless Festival has been forced to cancel," organisers said on Instagram, using the name West is now known by. All ticket holders would receive an automatic refund, it added, after the controversy sparked b......

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