Kanye West’s Rubicon Festival headliner slot obtained axed after protests and artist dropouts compelled organizers to cancel the entire occasion.

Kanye West acquired some dangerous information from Slovakia after protests and artist boycotts led to the cancelation of his headlining gig on the Rubicon Festival.

The Rubicon Festival, which was supposed to go down July 18–20 outside Bratislava, was utterly scrapped after locals freaked out as a result of West’s identify was on the invoice.

The rapper was listed as the principle act for what promoters had hyped as his solely European present of the yr, however that plan fell aside rapidly.

Organizers dropped the news on Instagram, saying, “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.”

They added, “We understand this news is disappointing, and we truly apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused.”

Translation: too many individuals bailed and the backlash obtained too loud.

The drama kicked off final month when greater than 6,000 folks signed a petition demanding Kanye West be dropped from the lineup.

The petition slammed him for “repeatedly and openly adhering to symbols and (an) ideology connected with the darkest period of modern global history.”

Slovak media additionally threw some shade, declaring that the competition web site was actually only a wheat discipline.

West has been below fireplace for dropping a observe referred to as “Heil Hitler” and promoting s####### tees on his web site earlier this yr.

Meanwhile, one other outlet reported that West may hit the stage in Prague this September, however no official affirmation has been made. As of now, West hasn’t stated a phrase in regards to the cancellation.

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