Rick Scott pushes to cancel Florida Ye shows
The authority says contract limits and free-speech protections prevent cancellation, even as more than 11,000 people signed a petition to stop the shows.
- On Friday, June 26, 2026, rapper Ye will perform the first of two scheduled concerts at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, moving forward despite an active campaign to cancel the events.
- Senator Rick Scott initiated a Change.org petition last week, garnering more than 11,500 signatures, to demand the Tampa Sports Authority block the performances citing Ye's antisemitic rhetoric.
- Stetson University College of Law professor Anthony Palermo explained the contract prevents cancellation based on public backlash: "The provision in the agreement is essentially designed to say that you cannot cancel this show if there is a sort of public fallout because of prior statements, political viewpoints, or anticipated expressive content by the artist."
- Mobile billboards will circle the venue in protest as fans arrive, while the Florida Holocaust Museum is offering free admission through Sunday, inviting the community to choose "real history" over hate speech.
- In January, Ye published a full-page Wall Street Journal advertisement apologizing for his remarks and citing mental health struggles, though critics argue such actions do not excuse his past antisemitic behavior.
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A concert by controversial rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is expected go ahead as planned on Friday night in Tampa Bay despite a more than weeklong campaign from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to cancel the upcoming shows. He is currently scheduled to perform two shows at Raymond James Stadium this weekend, which Scott…
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Ye concerts move forward despite Rick Scott petition topping 11,000 signatures ahead of Tampa shows
With Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, set to take the stage at Raymond James Stadium Friday night, a growing political campaign to stop the concerts has so far failed to change the outcome.
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Spectrum News 13Legal agreements keep Tampa's Kanye West concerts on track
The Tampa Sports Authority has little room to cancel the concerts under the terms of its agreement, legal experts say.
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