Organizers of a London music festival where Kanye West was to perform in July say the event has been canceled 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,” organizers say on Instagram, using the name West is now known by.
The government’s interior minister has denied West’s entry into the country, Festival Republic says in a statement, adding that refunds would be issued to all ticket holders.
The UK government blocked West from visiting amid a backlash over his past antisemitic outbursts.
The rapper submitted an application to travel to Britain yesterday, but it was refused on the grounds that his presence would not be conducive to the public good.
West was booked to play all three nights at the Wireless Festival in Finsbury Park, London in July as part of a European comeback tour.
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