US rapper Kanye West has been announced as the headliner for all three nights of this year’s Wireless festival.
The controversial star last performed in the UK when he headlined Glastonbury in 2015.
His return to the Wireless stage in London follows years of widespread criticism for antisemitic comments, which he later publicly apologised for.
The announcement comes days after the 48-year-old, now known as Ye, released his twelfth studio album Bully.
Festival organisers say “Ye’s UK comeback will be an extraordinary chapter in Wireless’s story”.
Running from 10 to 12 July, the rapper is set to perform tracks from across his discography when he takes to the stage at Finsbury Park.
The set list is expected to range from his 2004 debut The College Dropout, to later albums like 2007’s Graduation and 2016’s The Life of Pablo.
No other acts have been announced on the 2026 line-up yet.
Ye has sparked significant controversy for his antisemitic remarks in recent years.
In 2025, he was blocked from entering Australia after he released a song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Earlier that year, he declared himself a Nazi and retracted an apology for earlier comments.
In 2022, sportswear giant Adidas announced it was ending its partnership with West over his antisemitism.
In November, Ye held a meeting with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto where he reportedly apologised for his past antisemitic comments.
Then in January, Ye took out a full-page advert in the Wall Street Journal where he shared details about his bipolar type-1 diagnosis, which he had previously dismissed.
Within the letter, titled “To Those I’ve Hurt”, he said as a result of the disorder he had “lost touch with reality” and gravitated towards “the most destructive symbol I could find, the swastika” and sold t-shirts with the sign on it.
He added that it led him to say and do things he regrets and insisted he is “not a Nazi or an antisemite”.
His new album Bully was delayed numerous times, and at one stage was due to be released a few days after the advert was published.
Ye has slowly been returning to main stages, headlining 2024’s Rolling Loud in California with US rapper Ty Dolla $ign and performing live in China, South Korea and Mexico over the past two years.
Last year, Canadian rapper Drake headlined all three days of Wireless festival, with each night focused on a different era of his extensive back catalogue.
But fans were left disappointed after the 39-year-old’s performance on the final day ended after 40 minutes, when the previous night ran for 90 minutes.
There was also mixed reaction from fans when the 2025 Wireless line-up was announced, due to its lack of UK artists.
Burna Boy, Vybz Kartel, PARTYNEXTDOOR and Summer Walker performed alongside Drake last year.
