Keir Starmer expressed concern over West’s July slots at Wireless given the musician’s recent antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 1:00am, 6 Apr 2026British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has expressed concern about planned concerts in London by US rapper Kanye West, who has a history of antisemitic outbursts.
Campaigners against antisemitism added their voices to the protests on Sunday and Pepsi, sponsors of the festival concerned, pulled out of the event.
The disgraced 48-year-old hip-hop star – now known as Ye – is set to play three nights at the Wireless festival in London in July as part of a European comeback tour.
He added that “antisemitism in any form is abhorrent and must be confronted firmly”.
A spokesperson for event sponsor Pepsi told Agence France-Presse on Sunday that the brand “has decided to withdraw its sponsorship of Wireless Festival”, without giving a reason.
The festival’s operating company, Live Nation, has not so far responded to a request for comment from Agence France-Presse.
