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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Corazon Victorino

Kanye West Wireless Festival Faces Sponsor Collapse after Anti-Semitic, Nazism Row as Pressure Mounts on UK Entry Ban

Kanye West faces mounting backlash as sponsors pull out of Wireless Festival over controversy. (Credit: AFP News)

Major Sponsors, including Pepsi and Diageo, have sensationally withdrawn from London's Wireless Festival following the controversial booking of Kanye West as a headline act.

The rapper, now known as Ye, is scheduled to perform a three-night residency at Finsbury Park from 10 July to 12 July 2026. However, his return to the UK after an 11-year absence is now under threat as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and London Mayor Sadiq Khan lead a political chorus of condemnation.

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