Wireless festival says Kayne West still due to perform despite calls for ban

Performer is being extended ‘forgiveness’ over antisemitic remarks, says managing director of festival’s promoter

Kanye West is still due to perform at the Wireless festival, one of its organisers has said, despite calls to cancel his appearance.

The musician, legally known as Ye, has been criticised for making antisemitic remarks including voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler. Last year he released a song called Heil Hitler, a few months after advertising a swastika T-shirt for sale on his website.