Sky News (UK) • April 5, 2026 09:53

Major sponsor withdraws from UK festival after Kanye West announced as headliner

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Pepsi has withdrawn its sponsorship of Wireless Festival which Kanye West is due to headline, after Sir Keir Starmer joined criticism of the event.

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Sat 22:10 - Sky News (UK)

Starmer 'deeply concerned' by Kanye West's UK festival booking

Sun 07:52 - BBC Politics

Keir Starmer 'concerned' over Kanye West UK festival dates

Sun 09:53 - Sky News (UK)

Major sponsor withdraws from UK festival after Kanye West announced as headliner

Sun 13:02 - The Bulletin (BE)

Two festivals cancelled due to Visit.brussels cuts

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07:52

Keir Starmer 'concerned' over Kanye West UK festival dates

The rapper has drawn significant criticism over his antisemitic and offensive remarks in recent years.

Sky News (UK)

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22:10

Starmer 'deeply concerned' by Kanye West's UK festival booking

The prime minister has said it is "deeply concerning" that Kanye West has been booked for a London music festival "despite his previous antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism".

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13:02

Two festivals cancelled due to Visit.brussels cuts

Two popular Brussels events, the BD Comic Strip Festival and the I Love Science Festival, have been cancelled this year following significant budget cuts to Visit.brussels. The regional agency is …