Ye’s European tour continues to shrink as French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez explores ways to halt his Marseille concert.
Ye’s European tour is collapsing faster than anyone expected, and now France has joined the ranks of countries actively working to stop him.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez is exploring all available legal avenues to prevent the artist from performing at Marseille’s Velodrome stadium on June 11, according to Liberation newspaper and confirmed by an AFP source close to the interior minister.
The government is considering “all possibilities” to block the concert, citing Ye’s documented history of anti-Semitic rhetoric and his public admiration for Nazi ideology.
The move comes just seven days after the British government completely banned Ye from entering the country, effectively canceling his headline slot at London’s Wireless Festival in July.
The UK’s decision sends a clear message across Europe about governments’ stance on giving a platform to artists with records of hate speech.
Marseille Mayor Benoît Payan made the city’s position clear back in March, posting on
The mayor didn’t mince words.
What makes the situation particularly complicated is that Ye still has gigs scheduled elsewhere in Europe.
He has been booked to perform at the GelreDome Stadium in Arnhem, the Netherlands, from June 6 to 8, and these dates are still available.
He also had a show planned in Madrid at the end of July, which has also not been cancelled.
The difference is that France wants to follow Britain’s lead and take clear government action, while other European venues have not yet faced the same political pressure or made the same public commitment to stop him.
The Marseille Circuit has hosted major international events for years, but venue leaders must ultimately decide whether to side with the mayor and interior minister or continue to book.
