Eminem aka Slim Shady will hit these shores next summer after he agreed to tone down his homophobic lyrics.
It is believed that organisers of the Wireless Festival in London have persuaded Slim Shady to perform for the summer event, only if he doesnt perform any lyrics that would offend gay people.
The last time Eminem performed in the UK was at a secret show back in 2004 but his last tour was in 2001 where gay rights group OutRage! protested outside the shows.
This is a huge coup for the festival who have seen Jay-Z and Kanye West headline the event in the past two years. An inside for the Wireless said,
“This is a huge signing for Wireless and it will be the hottest ticket this summer. The organisers were afraid campaigners could potentially ruin the event. So there was a lot of to-ing and fro-ing and Eminem only agreed to sign up when assurances had been made that there would not be any protests. It was very touch-and-go but he has finally agreed to appear. Any kind of demonstration against him could have been disastrous. He will be bringing a huge entourage of security with him but there is still the risk that protesters may picket the hotel he stays in.”
But David Allison, an OutRage! spokesman is encouraging Eminem not to recite lyrics that he feels may cause offense.
“We have a condition that he does not use lyrics that encourage or incite hatred against gay people. He is free to express his views on gay people, as long as he stays off the violence and hatred. He has got plenty of other lyrics to choose from. In recent years he has become quite well-behaved”.
