Kanye West arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on February 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
April 7, 2026
UK gov’t blocks Kanye West from London music fest — BBC
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Kingdom Government on Tuesday blocked United States rapper Kanye West from visiting to headline a music festival amid a backlash over his past antisemitic outbursts, according to the BBC.
The rapper submitted an application to travel to Britain on Monday, but it was refused on the grounds that his presence would not be conducive to the public good, the broadcaster cited the Home Office as saying.
West is booked to play all three nights at the Wireless Festival in Finsbury Park, London in July as part of a European comeback tour.
