US EditionKanye West's $15Million Payday Scrapped After London Music Festival Was Axed Over Troubled Rapper's U.K. Ban
Organizers said 4 major sponsors withdrew support after the Home Office denied Ye entry, forcing refunds for all ticket holders.
- On Tuesday, the London-based Wireless Festival was cancelled after the Home Office withdrew Kanye West's Electronic Travel Authorisation, denying him entry into the United Kingdom to perform.
- Sponsors including Pepsi, Diageo, Rockstar, and PayPal withdrew support following immediate backlash over West's history of inflammatory rhetoric and antisemitic statements made last year.
- John Rostron, CEO of the AIF, estimated the cancellation could cost over £30m in turnover. Insiders warned that booking West in Haringey, despite a reported $15 million fee, was 'mad' given proximity to a large Jewish community.
- Mayor of London Sadiq Khan condemned the booking as 'not reflective of London's values,' while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stated West should never have been invited to headline.
- With refunds issued to all ticket holders, Wireless Festival faces a 'huge question about next year still looming' as the 21-year-old event struggles to recover from total cancellation.
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Kanye West has always been a poet of self-pity
A government assailed by impossible choices made an easy one quickly and loudly. On 30 March, Kanye West, now known as Ye, was announced as the headliner for all three days of London’s Wireless Festival in July. Complaints from Jewish organisations and major politicians immediately followed, which were followed in turn by the withdrawal of Wireless’s sponsors, Pepsi, Diageo, Rockstar and PayPal. Yesterday, the Home Office announced it had revoke…
Kanye West nekades under tisdagen inträde till Storbritannien. Wireless festival, där han skulle utgöra huvudnumret tvingas nu ställa in årets upplaga. Bland allmänheten i London är reaktionerna på beskedet blandade.
How Kanye Sunk One of London’s Biggest Music Festivals
Credit: The Mega Agency The sudden cancellation of London’s Wireless Festival has been attributed to the headliner, Kanye West, and his history of hate speech, specifically directed at Jewish people. The music festival was set for July of this year and was to be hosted in London’s Finsbury Park. View this post on Instagram The Consequences for Kanye being Kanye Organizers of Wireless Festival took a major gamble by booking West as the headline…
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