Kanye West has ‘legal right to perform’ in UK, says Melvin Benn

Rapper also known as Ye set to top the bill at Wireless Festival in London's Finsbury Park in July

Kanye West has not performed in the UK since he headlined Glastonbury in 2015. Picture: Ian West/PA

The promoter of Wireless Festival said Kanye West has a “legal right to come into the country and to perform” following calls for him to be barred from entering the UK over antisemitism.

The rapper, who is also known as Ye, is set to top the bill for all three nights of the festival in London’s Finsbury Park in July.