Kanye West’s Rubicon Competition headliner slot received axed after protests and artist dropouts pressured organizers to cancel the entire occasion.
Kanye West acquired some unhealthy information from Slovakia after protests and artist boycotts led to the cancelation of his headlining gig on the Rubicon Competition.
The Rubicon Competition, which was speculated to go down July 18–20 outdoors Bratislava, was utterly scrapped after locals freaked out as a result of West’s title was on the invoice.
The rapper was listed as the primary act for what promoters had hyped as his solely European present of the 12 months, however that plan fell aside shortly.
Organizers dropped the information on Instagram, saying, “It’s with remorse that we announce: Rubicon Competition is not going to happen this 12 months. This was not a straightforward determination. On account of media strain and the withdrawal of a number of artists and companions, we have been unable to ship the competition at the usual of high quality you deserve.”
They added, “We perceive this information is disappointing, and we actually apologize for any inconvenience it might have induced.”
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Translation: too many individuals bailed and the backlash received too loud.
The drama kicked off final month when greater than 6,000 individuals signed a petition demanding Kanye West be dropped from the lineup.
The petition slammed him for “repeatedly and brazenly adhering to symbols and (an) ideology linked with the darkest interval of recent world historical past.”
Slovak media additionally threw some shade, declaring that the competition web site was actually only a wheat area.
West has been underneath hearth for dropping a observe referred to as “Heil Hitler” and promoting s####### tees on his web site earlier this 12 months.
In the meantime, one other outlet reported that West would possibly hit the stage in Prague this September, however no official affirmation has been made. As of now, West hasn’t stated a phrase concerning the cancellation.
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