{"id":2374506,"date":"2026-04-15T15:11:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2374506"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:11:42","slug":"kanye-west-postpones-gig-in-france-a-week-after-being-banned-from-the-u-k-amid-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kanye-west-postpones-gig-in-france-a-week-after-being-banned-from-the-u-k-amid-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Postpones Gig in France a Week After Being Banned from the U.K. amid Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kanye West has postponed a concert in Marseille, France, that was set for June 11<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 48-year-old announced on X that it was his &#8220;sole decision&#8221; after officials were reportedly looking at banning the event<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">London&#8217;s Wireless Festival, which West was set to headline, was canceled last week after the rapper was banned from the U.K.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kanye-west\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kanye &quot;Ye&quot; West;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kanye &amp;quot&quot;}\">Kanye &#8220;Ye&#8221; West<\/a> has postponed a concert in France scheduled for the summer amid reports that officials had considered banning the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The rapper, 48, was set to perform at the Orange V\u00e9lodrome in Marseille on June 11 as part of a run of comeback shows over the coming months. However, he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kanyewest\/status\/2044237816474058843\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced via X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;announced via X&quot;}\">announced via X<\/a> on Tuesday, April 14 that the concert would be postponed &#8220;until further notice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAfter much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision\u00a0to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice,\u201d West wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Kanye West<br \/>Credit: Prince Williams\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">West \u2014 who has faced widespread criticism for antisemitic comments and controversial actions in recent years \u2014 then said <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kanyewest\/status\/2044259369030955020\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:in a follow-up post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;in a follow-up post&quot;}\">in a follow-up post<\/a>, &#8220;I know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my commitment to make amends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I take full responsibility for what&#8217;s mine but I don&#8217;t want to put my fans in the middle of it. My fans are everything to me,&#8221; he continued, adding that he was looking forward to his next shows, which include dates in India, Turkey, Spain, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His comments came following criticism of the June 11 concert from the mayor of Marseille, Beno\u00eet Payan, and French interior minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Payan <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BenoitPayan\/status\/2029130972466208950\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrote in a translated post on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wrote in a translated post on X&quot;}\">wrote in a translated post on X<\/a> in March that he would \u201crefuse to let Marseille be a showcase for those who promote hatred,\u201d while a source close to Nu\u00f1ez told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) that he was &#8220;highly determined&#8221; to ban the event, per the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c36rrrp5wnlo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;BBC&quot;}\" class=\"link \">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Kanye WestCredit: Gotham\/GC Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YyvvXvQI7zX29geErGLZgw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/5e0ebca4568d964f1f468cd669d1ca1a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Kanye West<br \/>Credit: Gotham\/GC Images<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">West&#8217;s decision to postpone the Marseille concert himself comes a week after he was denied entry to the U.K., <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/wireless-festival-canceled-after-headliner-kanye-west-travel-blocked-by-uk-11944306\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:leading to the cancellation of London's Wireless Festival;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;leading to the cancellation of London'&quot;}\">leading to the cancellation of London&#8217;s Wireless Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The rapper was set to headline all three nights of the July festival, but organizers <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW1PelciHql\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced via Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;announced via Instagram&quot;}\">announced via Instagram<\/a> on Tuesday, April 7, &#8220;As a result of the Home Office banning YE from entering the United Kingdom, Wireless Festival has been forced to cancel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier that day, he released a statement of his own via Festival Republic. He said his goal was to &#8220;present a show of change, bringing. unity, peace, and love through my music,&#8221; and expressed a desire to &#8220;meet with members of the Jewish community in the U.K.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">West has been widely criticized in recent years following multiple public antisemitic comments, but he has attempted to publicly distance himself from them in recent months. In <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kanye-west-apologizes-for-antisemitic-remarks-blames-bipolar-disorder-in-wsj-ad-11892448\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:an open letter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;an open letter&quot;}\">an open letter<\/a> funded by his Yeezy brand and published in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ereader.wsj.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Wall Street Journal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Wall Street Journal&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a> on Jan. 26, he said that his hurtful remarks and erratic behavior were caused by bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He wrote in the open letter, \u201cI regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state, and am committed to accountability, treatment, and meaningful change. It does not excuse what I did, though. I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI&#8217;m not asking for sympathy, or a free pass, though I aspire to earn your forgiveness. I write today simply to ask for your patience and understanding as I find my way home,\u201d West&#8217;s letter concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kanye-west-postpones-gig-france-week-after-banned-uk-amid-controversy-11950205\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Kanye West has postponed a concert in Marseille, France, that was set for June 11 The 48-year-old announced on X that it was his &#8220;sole decision&#8221; after officials were reportedly looking at banning the event London&#8217;s Wireless Festival, which West was set to headline, was canceled last week after the rapper was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2374507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[23919,24510,461969,461970,405452],"class_list":["post-2374506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-france","tag-kanye-west","tag-marseille","tag-sole-decision","tag-wireless-festival"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kanye-West-Postpones-Gig-in-France-a-Week-After-Being.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374508,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374506\/revisions\/2374508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}