Ye Postpones Show In France After Being Blocked From Travelling To The UK

Ye – the rapper previously known as Kanye West – has made the decision to postpone an upcoming show in the south of France.

Last week, the Touch The Sky performer found himself at the centre of controversy yet again when his scheduled headlining sets at the Wireless music festival were cancelled as a result of his right to travel to the UK being blocked.

This booking had been met with backlash due to a series of antisemitic comments and behaviour from the musician in 2025, including praising Adolf Hitler, declaring himself to be a Nazi and selling a t-shirt on his web store emblazoned with a swastika.

He also released a unanimously-derided single titled Heil Hitler, resulting in his Australian work visa being cancelled.

Ye – who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2016 – issued a public apology for his behaviour in a full-page magazine ad earlier this year, addressed “to those I’ve hurt” with his antisemitic outbursts, claiming they occurred during a months-long manic episode in which he had “lost touch with reality”.

Earlier this week, it was reported in the Agence France-Presse that interior minister Laurent Nuñez was also looking at “all possibilities” of banning Ye from performing at a show in Marseilles that had been scheduled for later this year.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Ye wrote on X: “After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice.”

He added: “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. See you at the top of the globe.”

Before his Wireless set was cancelled, Ye said: “I’ve been following the conversation around Wireless and want to address it directly. My only goal is to come to London and present a show of change, bringing unity, peace, and love through my music.

“I would be grateful for the opportunity to meet with members of the Jewish community in the UK in person, to listen. I know words aren’t enough – I’ll have to show change through my actions. If you’re open, I’m here.”

Back in January, he dismissed the suggestion that his magazine ad apology was a “PR move” intended to help him “release music” and “operate [his] businesses” as he had before the backlash he sparked controversies 2025.