Overview
- Ye said Tuesday on X that he would postpone his June 11 show in Marseille "until further notice," calling it his own decision and telling fans he did not want to put them in the middle of the dispute.
- France’s interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, said he was highly determined to stop the concert and was exploring legal options, while Marseille Mayor Benoît Payan declared the rapper not welcome at the Vélodrome.
- The Marseille retreat follows the UK Home Office’s decision last week to block his entry as not conducive to the public good, which forced London’s Wireless Festival to cancel its July event.
- Several other tour dates remain listed, including New Delhi in May and two nights in Arnhem in June, and the Dutch migration minister said there are currently no plans to bar him from the Netherlands.
- France’s top administrative court has held that local authorities can ban a concert only under strict conditions, such as a risk of criminal offense at the event or a credible threat to public order.