- British Prime Minister criticizes London festival for booking Kanye West CBS News —
- Pepsi Cancels Sponsorship of U.K. Festival Where Kanye West Is Set to Headline, Hours After Prime Minister Decries ‘His Previous Celebration of Nazism’ Variety —
- Pepsi withdraws Wireless Festival sponsorship over Kanye West booking Sky News —
- Pepsi withdraws Wireless Festival sponsorship after Kanye West booking Sky News —
- Kanye West Wireless: Pepsi WITHDRAW funding in another huge blow Mirror —
- Keir Starmer says Kayne West headlining UK's Wireless Festival is 'deeply concerning' Manchester Evening News —
- Kanye West headlining Wireless festival is ‘deeply concerning’, says Keir Starmer The Guardian —
- Keir Starmer blasts ‘deeply concerning’ Kanye West festival headline plans The Standard —
- Keir Starmer 'concerned' over Kanye West UK festival dates BBC News —
- Keir Starmer “deeply concerned” by Kanye West headlining Wireless despite “antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism” NME —
- Kanye West: Back On Top of the World? Vanity Fair —
- Kai Cenat calls Kanye West’s Bully a “banger” despite being dragged into his rollout drama months earlier Times Of India —
Kanye West festival controversy
The decision to have Kanye West headline the Wireless Festival has ignited a political and commercial firestorm in the U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the booking as 'deeply concerning' and 'abhorrent' given West's previous celebration of Nazism.
In response to the growing backlash, Pepsi announced it would cancel its decade-plus sponsorship of the festival.
Despite the outcry and the loss of major funding, festival organizers have yet to announce any changes to the lineup, which features West headlining for three nights.