Wireless Festival has cancelled its 2026 edition following the UK Home Office’s decision to deny entry to headliner Kanye West.
The American rapper, who performs as YE, was scheduled to headline all three nights of the north London event in July. The Home Office revoked his Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), stating his presence would “not be conducive to the public good.”
West faced intense scrutiny after a series of antisemitic statements last year, the release of a track titled ‘Heil Hitler,’ and the sale of swastika T-shirts on his website. Although he issued an apology in January, the announcement of his…
