US EditionKanye West concert in Poland cancelled over past antisemitic comments
Venue officials cited formal and legal reasons after Poland’s culture minister condemned the booking and said West’s actions contradicted the country’s values.
- On Friday, Silesian Stadium cancelled Ye's concert scheduled for June 19, 2026, with venue director Adam Strzyzewski citing "formal and legal reasons" for the decision.
- Culture Minister Marta Cienkowska condemned the concert Thursday as "unacceptable," stating West's actions are "in manifest contradiction with Poland's values."
- International backlash over Kanye West's past antisemitic remarks has driven multiple cancellations; Britain blocked the 48-year-old musician from entering, forcing cancellation of a London festival.
- West postponed a Marseille, France show this week following opposition, while Cienkowska warned that Warsaw possesses means to bar entry to undesirable individuals and "will resort to them" if necessary.
- The Yeezy website still lists upcoming performances in New Delhi and Italy later this year, though Kanye West previously claimed in a Wall Street Journal advert, "I am not a Nazi.
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Kanye West was due to perform in Poland for the first time in 15 years, but his June concert in Chorzów has been cancelled. Organizers are citing formal reasons and public pressure due to his controversial statements, which have long been stirring reactions across Europe.
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Thecelebrityfinder/MEGA Kanye West continues to face challenges amid his career comeback due to mounting backlash over his past comments praising Hitler and anti-Semitic remarks. Poland is the latest country to shun the rapper by canceling his concert scheduled for June 19 at the Slaski Stadium. Despite Kanye West taking out a full-page ad in a popular news outlet for an apology, it hasn’t helped him fix his damaged brand after years of controve…
The concert of American rapper Kanye West, known as Ye, scheduled for June 19 at the Silesia Stadium in the city of Chorzów, was cancelled this Friday following a series of pressures from the Polish government, which even warned against preventing the artist from entering the country.
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