Kanye West postpones Marseille concert, claims it was his “sole decision”
Kanye West has postponed his upcoming concert in Marseille, France.
West was due to perform at the Stade Velodrome in the French city on June 11th. However, taking to X on April 15th, the rapper confirmed he has chosen to pull the show before authorities possibly chose to do so.
He wrote, “After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice.”
West continued in a follow-up post, “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.”
The Chicago native added that his “fans are everything to me”, before stating that he’s “looking forward to the next shows”.
The decision to axe the Marseille show comes after West was denied entry to the United Kingdom due to his past antisemitic behaviour, which, as a result, saw Wireless Festival cancelled for 2026.
It was then confirmed on April 14 that French authorities were exploring the possibility of banning West from entering the country.
The Mayor of Marseille had previously written on X when the show was announced in March, “I refuse to let Marseille be a showcase for those who promote hatred and unapologetic Nazism. Kanye West is not welcome at the Vélodrome, our temple of living together and of all Marseillais.”
Before Wireless was cancelled and West was denied entry, Festival Republic director Melvin Benn defended the decision to book him as a headliner, calling West’s antisemitism “abhorrent” but urged the public for “forgiveness”.
Meanwhile, the artist now known as Ye promised to meet members of the Jewish community while in London and claimed his aim was to “present a show of change, bringing unity, peace and love through my music”.
West’s history of antisemitism includes declaring that he was a Nazi on social media, saying he was “going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE”, selling swastika t-shirts and releasing a song titled ‘Heil Hitler’ in 2025.
He later apologised for his actions in a Wall Street Journal advertisement in January.
As it stands, his upcoming European tour is still scheduled to visit the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
Despite calls in the Netherlands for the government to intervene to stop his show from going ahead, a minister recently confirmed they had no plans to follow the UK’s lead on that front.
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