Kanye West's European tour is falling apart as four countries reject him over antisemitism

Kanye West's comeback tour is being dismantled, venue by venue, across Europe.

A fourth cancellation hit the rapper's international schedule April 19 when FC Basel confirmed it would not allow West to perform at St Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland. The football club said it had reviewed the request and decided it could not, in accordance with its values, provide a platform for the artist in the current context. The June date joins a growing list of European shows that will not happen.

The collapse has been swift. The UK government barred West from entering the country after he was announced as the headliner for London's Wireless Festival. The Home Office withdrew his electronic travel authorization, and the festival was cancelled outright, with refunds issued to all ticket holders. In France, West preempted a government ban by announcing he was postponing his Marseille show at the Orange Velodrome, writing on X that he did not want to put his fans in the middle of the situation. Marseille's mayor had already declared West unwelcome at the city's stadium, calling it a temple of community that would not serve as a showcase for those who promote hatred.

Poland followed. Venue director Adam Strzyzewski of the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow announced the June 19 concert, which would have been West's first performance in the country in 15 years, was cancelled due to formal and legal reasons. Culture minister Marta Cienkowska had been direct about why. West's promotion of Nazism, she said, stood in manifest contradiction with Poland's values. "In a country scarred by the history of the Holocaust, we cannot pretend that this is just entertainment," she said.

The backlash traces back to a sustained pattern of behavior that escalated sharply in 2025. West, who legally goes by Ye, declared himself a Nazi, released a song titled Heil Hitler, sold merchandise featuring swastikas on his website, and was subsequently stripped of his Australian visa. Six million Jews, and millions of others, were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

In January 2026, West took out a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal to apologize, attributing his behavior to a four-month manic episode tied to his bipolar disorder during which he said he lost touch with reality. Critics and governments across Europe have not found the apology sufficient. His new album, Bully, released around the same time as the apology, drew further skepticism, with many characterizing the contrition as a career move timed to a commercial release.

West responded to the Marseille postponement on X, writing that he understood it takes time to believe in the sincerity of his commitment to make amends and that he looked forward to the next shows.

The remaining European dates on the schedule include Turkey on May 30, the Netherlands on June 6 and 8, Italy on July 18, Madrid on July 30 and Portugal on August 7. Whether those shows survive the mounting pressure is an open question. Speculation that the entire European leg could be cancelled is growing.

West launched the world tour earlier this month at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.