The financial implications of cancelling Wireless Festival after Kanye West was denied entry to the UK are still being realised – with reports now claiming that the rapper was offered an eye-watering $15m (£11.7m) to perform.
Last week, it was announced that West, also known as Ye, would be playing his first UK shows in a decade while headlining all three nights at the London festival. The news was met with major blowback due to the spate of antisemitic remarks made by the “Stronger” rapper, 48, between 2022 and 2025.
