American rapper Kanye West has announced the postponement of an upcoming concert in Marseille, France 'until further notice'.
It comes a week after this summer's Wireless Festival - which West had been scheduled to headline - was cancelled following the UK government's decision to block him from entering the country.
French media reports that Interior Minister Laurent Nunez was looking to ban the 11 June gig. An unnamed source, said to be close to Nunez, was cited as telling AFP news agency that the minister was 'highly determined' to ban the event.
For the last several years, West has caused outrage for a string of antisemitic, racist and pro-Nazi comments.
After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice, West, now known as Ye, said in the early hours of Wednesday in a post on X.
In a follow-up statement, the rapper said: 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. My fans are everything to me. Looking forward to the next shows.
West was scheduled to headline both the Wireless Festival in London and the Marseille concert as part of a European tour planned for this summer. His official website still lists several upcoming performances in other European countries, including Turkey, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, along with a scheduled gig in New Delhi, India, in late May.
Reports indicate that Bart van den Brink, the Dutch asylum and migration minister, had stated there were no current plans to bar the rapper from performing in the Netherlands.
In France, it has been reported that Minister Nunez is exploring 'all possibilities' to prohibit West from performing, although further details have not been disclosed.
On the day Wireless was cancelled, the Home Office informed the BBC that West had applied for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to enter the UK.
Visitors to the UK must possess an ETA unless they require a visa for short stays. The government made its decision based on West's presence being deemed not conducive to the public good.
West has faced backlash for past comments, including declaring on social media that he would go 'death con 3 On Jewish people' and expressing admiration for Hitler on a podcast with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. In May 2025, he released a song titled 'Heil Hitler' and sold T-shirts featuring swastikas.
After several controversies, West issued a public apology in January, claiming, 'I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people,' attributing his previous behavior to his bipolar disorder.
