The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to perform as a headliner at the Wireless Festival in July.
As a result of West’s denied entry, the Wireless Festival has announced that its 2026 event will be cancelled.
The festival’s organizers confirmed the ban and said the entire three-day festival has been nixed.
“As a result of the Home Office banning YE from entering the United Kingdom, Wireless Festival has been forced to cancel. All ticket holders will receive an automatic full refund,” a note on the official website read.
West, legally known as Ye, made an application to travel to the U.K. via an Electronic Travel Authorization on Monday, but it has now been blocked by officials on the grounds that the performer’s presence in the country would not be “conducive to the public good,” the BBC said, citing the Home Office.
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The 48-year-old rapper was booked to perform in front of around 150,000 revellers July 10-12 at the open-air festival in London’s Finsbury Park.
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— With files from The Associated Press
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