Kanye West Cancels Switzerland Concerts

Kanye West has postponed his planned concert in Marseille, France, after French officials indicated they were considering banning the event due to his antisemitic comments and songs.

The rapper, now legally known as Ye, announced the postponement on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday night, stating it was his “sole decision” to delay the June 11 show in the southern French city until further notice.

In a subsequent post, Ye said he takes “full responsibility for what’s mine” but does not want to “put [his] fans in the middle of it,” adding that he looks forward to his remaining shows in India, Turkey, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.

The decision comes after the United Kingdom refused Ye entry last week, leading to the cancellation of a major festival he was due to headline. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez had pledged to explore “all possibilities” to prevent the concert from going ahead as planned.

European Venues Respond to Controversy

The socialist mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, had previously stated in March that he would “refuse to let Marseille be a showcase for those who promote hatred and unapologetic Nazism,” declaring Ye unwelcome in the city.

Poland Cancels Concert Amid Similar Concerns

In Poland, a Kanye West concert scheduled for June 19 at the Superauto.pl Silesian Stadium was cancelled by the venue on Friday following condemnation of the rapper’s antisemitic remarks.

The concert by Ye (Kanye West), scheduled for 19 June 2026 at the Superauto.pl Silesian Stadium, will not take place due to formal and legal reasons.

Adam Strzyzewski, venue director

Poland’s Culture Minister Marta Cienkowska said the rapper’s actions, linked to his promotion of Nazism, are “in manifest contradiction with Poland’s values,” adding that she “cannot imagine” such a concert being held in a country where people were murdered in German Nazi extermination camps.

She condemned West — now legally known as Ye — as an artist who “openly declares he loves Hitler, who promotes Nazi ideology and makes money by selling T-shirts emblazoned with the swastika”.

Marta Cienkowska, Polish Culture Minister

Broader Pattern of Rejection

These developments reflect a growing pattern of resistance across Europe to Ye’s public statements and associations, which have drawn widespread condemnation for promoting hateful ideologies. While Ye has expressed willingness to make amends, officials in multiple countries have emphasized that public venues will not be used to platform content they deem to promote criminal or extremist beliefs.