London’s Wireless Festival will be ending on Sunday, July 11, to give festival-goers an opportunity to travel back home and watch the Euro 2020 final between England and Spain. The festival was slated to occur from July 9 to 11 in Finsbury Park. However, the festival recently lost performers Tyla and Digga D. Tyla had to cancel all upcoming festival appearances and world tours due to a long-term injury, while Digga D was arrested for drug charges during a livestream in May.
Wireless Festival announced the event’s early closure on July 9 via their social media channels. The festival still expects Doja Cat to perform her full headline set as planned. More information about stage times is expected to come later. Last year’s Wireless Festival was held in July 2023 at Finsbury Park, featuring UK-exclusive headliners Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, and D-Block Europe, as well as other artists on the bill like Lil Uzi Vert, Headie One, Lola Brooke, and Glorilla.
Wireless Festival also changed its location from Crystal Palace Park to Finsbury Park after relocating due to the pandemic in 2021. The festival had a deal on a yearly basis with venues like Hyde Park, Harewood House, and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, but the deal changed after Haringey Council signed a five-year deal with the promoter of Wireless Festival, Festival Republic. The move was made to raise significant income for North London and boost the local economy.
Last year’s edition of the festival received a lukewarm review from NME, which pointed out the disjointed scheduling, but also praised the festivities and the opportunity for attendee discovery. The review speculated that guests had overshadowed some sets, and the crowd was relatively well-behaved. However, NME also added that Wireless Festival still retained a lot of goodwill as it approached its twentieth anniversary, albeit less than previously
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