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Kanye West Could Be Banned From Planned France Concert After Wireless Festival Fallout The Wrap20:50 14-Apr-26
Ye Faces a Possible Ban From Performing in France After Wireless Festival Cancellation Billboard20:02 14-Apr-26
Kanye West Faces Potential Ban in France Amid Wireless Festival Controversy Rolling Stone18:49 14-Apr-26
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Kanye West Faces Potential Ban in France After Wireless Festival Debacle Variety16:53 14-Apr-26
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Is Kanye West coming to India after Wireless festival fiasco? The Independent09:11 14-Apr-26
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The bloody tampon that divided Reading Festival in 1992: “I wasn’t having a good time” Far Out Magazine12:13 10-Apr-26
Jazz on Wick announce stage hosts for 2026 Skiddle.com17:51 9-Apr-26
LIDO Festival cancels two shows and reschedules Maribou State performance Skiddle.com17:01 9-Apr-26
The Unravelling of a ‘Bulletproof’ Brand: Wireless Festival’s Self-Inflicted Crisis Music Business Worldwide15:38 9-Apr-26
Sony Music and UMG form NINE BY NINE music festivals joint venture in Japan Music Business Worldwide15:07 9-Apr-26
BAFTA-qualifying Welsh film festival announces new competition Skiddle.com14:37 9-Apr-26
Kanye West's Wireless Festival fiasco was entirely predictable Evening Standard13:40 9-Apr-26
Council provides £370,000 to keep five Somerset leisure centres open Somerset Live06:06 9-Apr-26
After Ye Cancellation, What Happens to Wireless Festival Now? Billboard20:13 8-Apr-26
Lineup revealed for Harry Styles-curated Meltdown Festival Skiddle.com12:19 8-Apr-26
Sony Music and UMG team up to launch music festivals in Asia Music Ally12:05 8-Apr-26
Kanye West ‘offered £11m to play Wireless’ before UK entry blocked The Independent10:47 8-Apr-26
Wireless Festival boss Melvin Benn claims Pepsi approved Kanye West booking before boycott Music-News.com09:11 8-Apr-26
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London's Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from entering UK BBC02:11 8-Apr-26
Kanye West Has Been Barred From Entering the U.K. None of This Is Good for Anyone. Slate23:07 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival Cancelled as Ye Banned From UK HYPEBEAST22:06 7-Apr-26
Kanye West banned from entering UK, Wireless Festival cancelled DJ Mag20:52 7-Apr-26
Ye barred from entering UK, prompting Wireless Festival cancellation Toronto Star19:47 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival canceled after U.K. bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarks Pittsburgh Post-Gazette19:41 7-Apr-26
British Government Says No to Kanye West: Entry Denied, Wireless Festival Officially Cancelled Digital Music News19:36 7-Apr-26
David Schwimmer Says Wireless ‘Disgraced Itself’ by Booking Ye, Calls Rapper a ‘Hate-Mongering… Billboard18:24 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival cancelled after UK government blocks Kanye West from entering Britain Music Business Worldwide18:24 7-Apr-26
Live Nation’s Wireless festival cancelled after British government withdraws Kanye West’s permission to travel to the UK Complete Music Update18:21 7-Apr-26
U.K.’s Wireless Festival Canceled After Withdrawal of Kanye West’s Visa Relix18:12 7-Apr-26
Wireless ‘could lose £30m’ in potential earnings from Kanye axe The Independent17:33 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival cancelled and tickets refunded after UK Government blocks Kanye West’s entry to the UK MusicRadar17:13 7-Apr-26
What just happened? Kanye West Wireless shambles has given us all whiplash Metro.co.uk17:09 7-Apr-26
Is It Too Late for Ye’s Genius to Save Him From Himself? Billboard16:52 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival Canceled After Kanye West Denied Entry to UK Our Culture16:38 7-Apr-26
New photobook, Not Done Yet, documents Glastonbury festival between 4AM and 8AM DJ Mag16:18 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West banned from entering UK Far Out Magazine16:16 7-Apr-26
Kanye West Banned From UK, Forcing Wireless Festival To Cancel HipHop DX16:11 7-Apr-26
Kanye West banned from the UK, Wireless Festival canceled The A.V. Club16:06 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival Canceled After Headliner Kanye West's Travel Blocked by U.K. amid Controversy People16:05 7-Apr-26
Melvin Benn says Pepsi originally approved and “signed off” on Kanye West headlining Wireless before pulling out as… NME16:03 7-Apr-26
Ye Blocked From UK: How Wireless Unraveled eFestivals.co.uk15:38 7-Apr-26
Wireless Fest Canceled After U.K. Blocks Kanye West Spin Magazine Online15:38 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival ‘Forced to Cancel’ After U.K. Rejects Kanye West’s Visa Rolling Stone15:37 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival Canceled After Kanye West Blocked From Traveling to UK The Wrap15:20 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival 2026 cancelled as Kanye West banned from entering the UK MusicTech15:20 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival cancelled after headliner Kanye West visa blocked by UK Government Skiddle.com15:16 7-Apr-26
Kanye West banned from entering UK amid pressure over planned Wireless festival appearance The Irish Times15:15 7-Apr-26
Kanye West Banned From Entering UK, Wireless Festival Canceled After Director Encouraged… The Cheat Sheet15:11 7-Apr-26
Following Ye’s U.K. Travel Ban, London’s Wireless Festival Is Officially Canceled Billboard15:10 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival cancelled Voice Online15:04 7-Apr-26
Kanye West Denied Entry To UK, Wireless Festival Canceled Stereogum15:03 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from entering UK Evening Standard14:49 7-Apr-26
Kanye West blocked from entering U.K. Music-News.com14:45 7-Apr-26
Kanye West’s headline shows at London’s Wireless Festival have been cancelled Time Out London14:38 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival cancelled after Home Office blocks headliner Kanye West from entering UK Mixmag14:36 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival cancelled as Home Office blocks Kanye West visa Music Week14:30 7-Apr-26
Home Office blocks Kanye West from entering UK for Wireless headline shows Mixmag14:26 7-Apr-26
Kanye West Blocked From Entering U.K. Amid Wireless Festival Backlash Rolling Stone14:26 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival Canceled After Kanye West Blocked From U.K. Entry; Organizers Say ‘Antisemitism in All Its Forms Is… Variety14:26 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival cancelled after UK Home Office refuses Ye entry Huck Magazine14:25 7-Apr-26
Wireless Festival cancelled as UK government denies Kanye West entry The Independent14:25 7-Apr-26
Nigel Farage disagrees with Kanye West being banned from the UK ahead of Wireless Festival Far Out Magazine14:14 7-Apr-26
U.K. Authorities Deny Ye a Visa Following Mass Exodus of Wireless Festival Partners Over Past… Billboard14:09 7-Apr-26
David Schwimmer Questions ‘Hate-Mongering Bigot’ Kanye West’s Apology, Calls on Other Wireless… The Wrap14:09 7-Apr-26
Kanye West Blocked From Entering the U.K. by Government for Wireless Festival Performance Variety14:05 7-Apr-26
YE / Kanye West Blocked From Playing Wireless Festival Clash Music14:00 7-Apr-26
Kanye West blocked from travelling to the UK following Wireless Festival controversy NME14:00 7-Apr-26
Home Office blocks Kanye West visa amid controversy over Wireless festival booking Music Week13:49 7-Apr-26
Swinney urges Wireless organisers to ‘reflect’ on Kanye West booking Evening Standard13:47 7-Apr-26
Kanye West Responds to London's Wireless Festival Backlash HYPEBEAST13:20 7-Apr-26
U.K. Jewish Organizations Respond to Ye’s Offer to Meet – But Say Wireless Festival Appearance… Billboard13:18 7-Apr-26
Festival Republic boss defends booking Ye for Wireless Festival Music Ally12:32 7-Apr-26
New On Skiddle: Nashville, Shy FX, Fatboy Slim and more Skiddle.com12:27 7-Apr-26
Campaign Against Antisemitism respond to Kanye West offering to meet Jewish groups: “We will… Far Out Magazine12:11 7-Apr-26
Kanye West offers to meet Jewish community in U.K. amid Wireless Festival controversy Music-News.com12:02 7-Apr-26
The Edinburgh Fringe adds over 1,700 names to 2026 edition Skiddle.com11:15 7-Apr-26
Kanye West Offers to Meet With U.K. Jewish Community Amid Wireless Festival Backlash Rolling Stone10:55 7-Apr-26
Ye Responds to Critics of Wireless Festival Appearance: ‘I’ll Have To Show Change Through My… Billboard09:54 7-Apr-26
Kanye West Offers to Meet U.K. Jewish Community as Wireless Festival Backlash Grows Variety09:31 7-Apr-26
Kanye West issues first statement since Wireless Festival controversy Far Out Magazine08:07 7-Apr-26
Kanye West responds to backlash over Wireless Festival headline slot Manchester Evening News08:05 7-Apr-26

      
            
      
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