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Wireless 2019: J Hus will replace A$AP Rocky one year after cancelling due to arrest

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J Hus has been confirmed to replace ASAP Rocky at Wireless (Picture: Rex)

J Hus has been confirmed to replace A$AP Rocky on this weekends Wireless Festival line-up, one year after he had to pull out due to his arrest.

Wireless bosses confirmed the news on Twitter, telling festival-goers: We now know for sure that A$AP Rocky wont be able to make his set tomorrow.

Weve been busy making calls….and now were hyped to say Londons J HUS is joining the line-up and Rae Sremmurd will close the show.

Fans had been waiting to see whether A$AP would be able to perform after the rapper was arrested in Sweden following an altercation in the street.

Swedish authorities were granted permission to hold A$AP and his crew for up to two weeks while they investigate the incident, in which a man was left bruised and bloodied after following the rappers crew around.

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A$AP had released video footage showing him trying to calm the situation down, and the men refusing to stop following the group around.

J Hus was billed to appear at last years Wireless festival but had to cancel after being arrested due to possession of a knife.

ℹ We now know for sure that A$AP Rocky wont be able to make his set tomorrow. Weve been busy making calls….and now were hyped to say Londons J HUS is joining the line-up and Rae Sremmurd will close the show. ℹ pic.twitter.com/zgYhuNAfzB

— Wireless Festival (@WirelessFest) July 6, 2019

The rapper was caught with the knife after police stopped a car near Westfield shopping centre in Stratford.

He said at the time of his sentencing that he regretted carrying the weapon. He said: Im deeply sorry and regret my foolish actions.

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He was later jailed for eight months in December, but celebrated his release in April with a surprise appearance at a Drake concert in London.

A$AP is not the only star who had to pull out of Wireless – Lil Uzi Vert cancelled his slot this week, and Headie One was replaced by Jay1.Read More – Source

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