Kanye West will not be allowed to play the Wireless Festival in London this summer after U.K. officials blocked his application to travel to the country, the BBC reports. West (who now goes by Ye) reportedly filed a travel application with the U.K.’s Home Office on Monday. The Home Office denied West’s requests, reportedly on […] More
UK to Kanye West Ta Ta, Mate!!! Banned From Entering Country, Festival Canceled Published April 7, 2026 6:28 AM PDT | Updated April 7, 2026 7:13 AM PDT 6:33 AM PT — London’s Wireless Festival has been canceled, the organization announced on Instagram following the news Ye‘s been banned from entering the United Kingdom. More […] More
Kanye West was blocked from entering England by the UK government as London’s Wireless Festival, which he was set to headline in July, was canceled. The festival’s organizers said in a statement Tuesday: “The Home Office has withdrawn Ye’s ETA, denying him entry into the United Kingdom. As a result, Wireless Festival is cancelled and […] More
The head of Wireless Festival condemned Kanye West’s history of antisemitic comments and praise for Nazis, but defended the decision to book the rapper for this year’s event. In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, called on critics to offer Ye “forgiveness and hope,” saying, “Forgiveness and giving […] More
After Kanye West was named headliner of this year’s Wireless Festival in London … sponsor after sponsor has been pulling out. But it seems Ye doesn’t have to worry about losing his top-billed slot. Melvin Benn — managing director for Festival Republic, which puts on Wireless — is standing by Kanye in a statement, multiple […] More
Kanye West’s right to enter the UK is now reportedly under government review after a backlash against his booking as Wireless Festival headliner. The controversial rapper, who now goes by Ye, has been announced as the headliner for all three nights of the festival in London’s Finsbury Park in July, with the shows having been described as a […] More
Wireless Fest organizer Melvin Benn has released a statement standing by the decision to have Ye (formerly Kanye West) headline the London-based festival for three nights in a row this summer. Benn, who serves as a managing director of Festival Republic, which oversees Wireless Fest among other U.K. festivals, defended having West perform, but admitted, […] More
PayPal and Rockstar Energy are the latest brands to distance themselves from Wireless Festival over Kanye West‘s controversial headline slot. READ MORE: Donda 2: Kanye West’s ego is scuppering these half-baked, dashed-off sounding songs The first few tickets for the annual hip-hop festival were made available in a PayPal pre-sale last week, with another due to […] More
As sponsors pull out from London’s Wireless Festival over headliner Ye, its organizer is standing by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Melvin Benn, the managing director at Festival Republic, shared a statement on Monday backing his company’s decision to book Ye. Melvin Benn shared a statement on Monday backing his company’s decision to book […] More
Wireless Festival is down at least two more partners as Diageo and Rockstar Energy join Pepsi in backing out of sponsoring the London event following the announcement of Kanye West as a headliner for the 2026 iteration. “We have informed the organisers of our concerns and as it stands, Diageo will not sponsor the 2026 […] More
Wireless Festival have lost another sponsor over their booking of Kanye West as this year’s headliner. READ MORE: Donda 2: Kanye West’s ego is scuppering these half-baked, dashed-off sounding songs The controversial rapper, who now goes by Ye, has been announced as the headliner for all three nights of the festival in London’s Finsbury Park in July, with […] More
Kanye West PayPal Joins Exodus from London’s Wireless Festival Published April 6, 2026 6:53 AM PDT Kanye West’s Stateside comeback may be pulling in crowds, but across the pond it’s a different story — and the backlash is stacking up fast! PayPal is the latest to distance itself, with London’s Wireless Festival organizers confirming the […] More
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