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groundloop

(13,885 posts) Tue Apr 7, 2026, 05:54 PM 5 hrs ago

Kanye West denied entry to UK, Wireless Festival canceled

Source: ABC News

The annual U.K. music event Wireless Festival has been canceled after rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, was denied entry to the country, with the U.K. Home Office stating that Ye's presence in the country "would not be conducive to the public good."

The cancellation comes amid backlash to Ye's presence at the festival following antisemitic comments he made previously praising Nazis and denigrating Jewish people.

In a statement to ABC News on Tuesday, the U.K. Home Office said, "Kanye West made an application to travel to the UK yesterday via an Electronic Travel Authorisation. The Government has blocked West's permission to travel, and he does not hold a valid ETA."

"The decision was made on the grounds that his presence in the UK would not be conducive to the public good," the interior ministry added.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/kanye-west-denied-entry-uk-wireless-festival-canceled/story?id=131798767

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Kanye West denied entry to UK, Wireless Festival canceled (Original Post) groundloop 5 hrs ago OP

I'd hoped he'd faded into the (permanent) background with his exhibitionist (nude) wife... hlthe2b 5 hrs ago #1

His oxygen is shocking people nt wolfie001 2 hrs ago #8

But yet he's still playing in France and Spain. Shameful underpants 5 hrs ago #2

2 days ago: Ye Just Made $33 Million in Two Nights. Will His Comeback Last? muriel_volestrangler 5 hrs ago #4

Antifa strikes again! Midnight Writer 5 hrs ago #3

So an entire music 'festival' was cancelled because one asshole wasn't going to be there?! ToxMarz 4 hrs ago #5

Kanye "I like Hitler" West was to be the show's headline act. The sponsors bolted. Eugene 3 hrs ago #7

"would not be conducive to the public good." Aussie105 4 hrs ago #6

The US has been declared a hostile and disruptive semi-terrorist state dave99 2 hrs ago #9

hlthe2b

(114,045 posts)

1. I'd hoped he'd faded into the (permanent) background with his exhibitionist (nude) wife...

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 06:06 PM

5 hrs ago

I guess that is too much to hope for. Honestly, there is little about which I can offer sympathy to Kim Kardashian, but having to deal with Kanye the rest of her children's lives...Yeah, I can sympathize on that score.

wolfie001

(7,709 posts)

8. His oxygen is shocking people nt

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 08:47 PM

2 hrs ago

underpants

(196,627 posts)

2. But yet he's still playing in France and Spain. Shameful

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 06:08 PM

5 hrs ago

muriel_volestrangler

(106,259 posts)

4. 2 days ago: Ye Just Made $33 Million in Two Nights. Will His Comeback Last?

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 06:35 PM

5 hrs ago

The music industry is tentatively embracing the artist formerly known as Kanye West

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, has taken a couple of big steps towards turning his career around.

He sold out two shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles this past week, earning $33 million, according to people familiar with the numbers. His Friday show earned more than $18 million in ticket sales, said the people, who declined to be identified because the data hasn’t been cleared for public release. That is one of the highest-grossing single shows in live music history.

Two packed shows could be seen as a stunt or an aberration. For all his recent problems, Ye still has loyal followers. But it’s not just the ticket sales. His new album, Bully, is going to be one of the best-selling albums in its debut week.

Corporations, most of whom had distanced themselves from Ye, are willing to do business with him again. Spotify put songs from Bully on its top playlists. The song Father was the top track on RapCaviar and was in the top 20 on Today’s Top Hits. Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, is partners with hip-hop impresario Rod Wave, whose company promoted the LA shows.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-05/kanye-west-concert-breaks-records-with-18-million-night

Midnight Writer

(25,453 posts)

3. Antifa strikes again!

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 06:10 PM

5 hrs ago

ToxMarz

(2,950 posts)

5. So an entire music 'festival' was cancelled because one asshole wasn't going to be there?!

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 07:20 PM

4 hrs ago

Must have been a pretty lame show to begin with

Eugene

(67,115 posts)

7. Kanye "I like Hitler" West was to be the show's headline act. The sponsors bolted.

Reply to ToxMarz (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 08:08 PM

3 hrs ago

Kanye West was booked as a festival headliner. Brands are now pulling their sponsorship (CNN)

Pepsi and brewery company Diageo have withdrawn their sponsorship of the UK’s 2026 Wireless Festival after it was announced that Kanye West would headline the three-day event.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/06/business/kanye-west-festival-wireless-sponsors-pulled-intl-scli

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antisemitic remarks Ye made in the past?!?!?!

So the 11 whole months since his "Heil Hitler" song makes all that ancient history.

Aussie105

(7,946 posts)

6. "would not be conducive to the public good."

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 07:32 PM

4 hrs ago

The usual British official statement, a firm but understated declaration of their intentions.

In short, other countries are looking at who they let in from the US.

As if the US has been declared a hostile and disruptive semi-terrorist state, and people with a known history will not be acceptable for entry into the UK.

dave99

(18 posts)

9. The US has been declared a hostile and disruptive semi-terrorist state

Reply to Aussie105 (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:21 PM

2 hrs ago

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