Kanye West postpones another major show indefinitely after UK ban

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15 Apr 2026 • 1:32 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Kanye West has postponed his concert in Marseille, France, after French authorities reportedly considered banning him from entering the country.
  • French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and Marseille mayor Benoît Payan are actively exploring options to prevent the concert, citing West's promotion of hatred and Nazism.
  • This follows the cancellation of West's three-date headline show at Wireless Festival in London earlier this month, after he was denied a UK visa.
  • The UK Home Office rejected his travel authorisation, deeming his presence "not conducive to the public good" due to his repeated antisemitic comments, including releasing a song titled "Heil Hitler" and selling swastika T-shirts.
  • West previously issued an apology in The Wall Street Journal, attributing his past behaviour to a "manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behaviour."

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