Kanye West, now known as Ye, has postponed a concert scheduled for June 11 at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, France, following reports that the French government was considering a ban due to his history of antisemitic and pro-Nazi statements.
The decision was announced by West on X on Tuesday night, stating it was his own choice to delay the show indefinitely. This comes just a week after the UK government barred him from entering the country over antisemitic hate speech, effectively cancelling his planned headline performance at London's Wireless Festival in July.
West's controversial remarks peaked in 2025 when he sold T-shirts featuring swastikas and posted a series of antisemitic messages on X, including declaring himself a Nazi. In January, he published an apology in The Wall Street Journal, attributing his behaviour to mental health issues, but the U.S. Anti-Defamation League said the apology did not undo his long history of antisemitism.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez had been studying options to stop the concert, while Marseille Mayor Benoît Payan publicly opposed the performance, saying he would not allow the city to be a showcase for those promoting hatred and Nazism. West acknowledged the challenges in a second post, stating he takes full responsibility but does not want to put his fans in the middle.
Other European performances, including shows in the Netherlands on June 6 and 8 and in Madrid in late July, remain scheduled for now. West's recent U.S. comeback shows at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles drew large crowds and earned $33 million, leaving industry executives in a dilemma over how to proceed.
