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Slovak rap festival featuring Kanye West called off


Protest groups had raised a petition against West's appearance at the Rubicon festival in Slovakia.

A rap festival offering what organisers claimed would be the only performance in Europe this year by controversial American rapper Kanye West has been called off. Organisers of the Rubicon festival in Slovakia announced that the event – planned for next weekend – had been cancelled "due to external pressure and logistical challenges". 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."

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