Kanye West has been blocked from entering the U.K. to play a music festival - which has now been shelved. Wonderwall.com can reveal the rapper's application to travel to Great Britain has been denied after an antisemitism controversy over his headline slot at Wireless. British Home Office Get Tough With West The British Home Office turned down West's application to travel. MEGA Officials said the decision to refuse permission was made because his presence would not be conducive to the public good.