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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sam Hall

Wireless Festival boss defends booking Kanye West and calls for ‘forgiveness’

The promoter behind Wireless Festival has firmly defended Kanye West's “legal right to perform” in the UK, following widespread calls for the artist to be barred from entering the country due to past antisemitic comments.

The controversial rapper is scheduled to headline all three nights of the festival in London’s Finsbury Park this July.

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