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Eugene

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7. Kanye "I like Hitler" West was to be the show's headline act. The sponsors bolted.

Reply to ToxMarz (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 08:08 PM

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Kanye West was booked as a festival headliner. Brands are now pulling their sponsorship (CNN)

Pepsi and brewery company Diageo have withdrawn their sponsorship of the UK’s 2026 Wireless Festival after it was announced that Kanye West would headline the three-day event.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/06/business/kanye-west-festival-wireless-sponsors-pulled-intl-scli

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antisemitic remarks Ye made in the past?!?!?!

So the 11 whole months since his "Heil Hitler" song makes all that ancient history.

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Antifa strikes again! Midnight Writer Tuesday #3

So an entire music 'festival' was cancelled because one asshole wasn't going to be there?! ToxMarz Tuesday #5

Kanye "I like Hitler" West was to be the show's headline act. The sponsors bolted. Eugene Tuesday #7

"would not be conducive to the public good." Aussie105 Tuesday #6

The US has been declared a hostile and disruptive semi-terrorist state dave99 Tuesday #9

Good Historic NY Wednesday #10