Kanye West postpones France show after officials said he was 'not welcome'

Culture & TrendsKanye West postpones France show after officials said he was 'not welcome'The news comes just over a week after the United Kingdom refused Ye entry over his antisemitic comments and songs, leading to the cancelation of a major festival he was due to headline.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleMusic festival scrapped after UK denies entry to Kanye West01:36Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 15, 2026, 6:16 AM EDTBy Patrick SmithYe has postponed a concert in France that was scheduled for this summer, after officials in the country said he was not welcome and threatened to ban him over his antisemitic comments and songs.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The news comes just over a week after the United Kingdom refused entry to the rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, leading to the cancelation of a summer festival he was due to headline.Ye posted on X on Tuesday night that the show in the southern city of Marseilles on June 11, his only planned French date, would also no longer take place. "After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseilles, France until further notice," he wrote.In a subsequent post on X he wrote: “I know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my commitment to make amends. I take full responsibility for what’s mine but I don’t want to put my fans in the middle of it.”He added that he was looking forward to his remaining shows, which are scheduled in India, Turkey, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Spain and Portugal. There has been no suggestion of whether and when the French date might be rescheduled.The socialist mayor of Marseilles, Benoît Payan, said in March that he would “refuse to let Marseille be a showcase for those who promote hatred and unapologetic Nazism” and said Ye was not welcome.French Interior minister Laurent Nuñez had pledged to explore...