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    Music festival cancelled after huge outcry over Kanye West headlining

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    Music festival cancelled after huge outcry over Kanye West headlining

    Cliff Notes – Music festival cancelled after huge outcry over Kanye West headlining

    • Rubicon Festival in Bratislava has been cancelled due to backlash over Kanye West’s scheduled performance, following his controversial actions and statements.
    • The festival’s organisers cited “unforeseen circumstances” and “external pressure” as reasons for the cancellation, with several artists withdrawing in protest.
    • Kanye West has faced increasing scrutiny, including a visa ban from Australia after the release of his song “Heil Hitler,” which promotes antisemitic themes.

    Music festival cancelled after huge outcry over Kanye West headlining

    A festival has been cancelled following Kanye West controversy (Picture: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

    Rubicon Festival in Bratislava, Slovakia, has been cancelled after outcry that Kanye West was set to perform.

    The American rapper known as Ye, 48, has been a controversial figure for some time.

    From branding himself a ‘Nazi’ and sharing antisemitic content on Twitter to recently being accused of sex trafficking and assault, there are a lot of reasons the singer is problematic.

    In May, the singer released a song titled Heil Hitler which ends with a sample from a speech by Adolf Hitler in 1935 in the original German. Hitler says in German in the speech: ‘Stand up for me like I have stood up for you.’

    The song was banned in Germany under hate speech laws and was removed from most major music platforms.

    Since the release of the song, artists have been dropping out of Rubicon Festival, with fans signing a petition against the gig, calling Ye as a headliner ‘an insult to historic memory, a glorification of wartime violence and debasement of all victims of the Nazi regime.’

    Following extreme controversy, the festival has now been cancelled.

    The festival announced the news on social media (Picture: Instagram/ rubiconfestival)

    The Slovakian festival announced on July 10, that the entire festival was cancelled due to ‘unforseen circumstances’ and ‘external pressure’.

    The festival announced on social media: ‘It is with regret that we announce: Rubicon Festival will not take place this year.

    ‘This was not an easy decision. Due to media pressure and the withdrawal of several artists and partners, we were unable to deliver the festival at the standard of quality you deserve.

    ‘We are truly grateful for your support and trust. For those who have purchased tickets, please be patient – all refund information will be sent via email within 14 days.

    ‘This is not the end of Rubicon. We are not giving up. We’re already working to come back stronger.’

    The festival was set to take place later this month (Picture:Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag)

    The hip-hop gathering in Bratislava was due to take place across the weekend of July 18-20, with several performers and partners withdrawing because of the controversial rapper’s involvement.

    Kanye was set to perform on Sunday July 20, with the Sunday lineup also including Malik Montana, and Kontrafakt.

    Other headliners across the weekend included Ken Carson, Offset, and Sheck Wes.

    Kanye has upset many followers recently (Picture: Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)

    Earlier this month, it was announced that the rapper was banned from Australia, where his wife Bianca Censori is from.

    The artist had a ‘lower-level’ visa which has now been revoked because of the release of his song in May.

    The country’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke told ABC: ‘He’s been coming to Australia for a long time.

    ‘He’s got family here and he’s made a lot of offensive comments that my officials looked at again.

    ‘Once he released the Heil Hitler song, he no longer has a valid visa in Australia.

    ‘It wasn’t a visa for the purpose of concerts. It was a lower-level and the officials still looked at the law and said, you’re going to have a song and promote that sort of Nazism, we don’t need that in Australia.’

    It is not yet clear if this ban is permanent, as visas are assessed as and when the application is submitted.

    Metro has reached out to Kanye West’s representatives for comment.

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    Savanah is the Fashion news correspondent for WTX News. She has over 15 years experience in journalism and communications on a range of organisations, with roles that range from Reporting and Editorial to Brand Account Manager and production roles. She regularly writes features in Middle eastern Fashion and the latest trends coming through the world of fashion.

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