Kanye West to Start European Tour in Istanbul After Multiple Countries Ban Him Over Antisemitic Remarks

Nick Vivarelli

2d ago· 2 min readenNews

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Kanye West (Ye) will kick off his European summer tour in Istanbul, Turkey, after being banned from performing in the U.K., France, Switzerland, and Poland due to his antisemitic remarks. The concert will take place at Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium on a globe-shaped stage, marking his first European tour in 11 years. Fans from banned countries including the U.K., U.S., Germany, Poland, Russia, and Kazakhstan are traveling to Istanbul to attend.

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Kanye West is set to hold a massive concert on Saturday at Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium, which will kick off his summer tour following cancellations in the U.K., France, Switzerland and Poland due to the rapper's antisemitic remarks.

West, now known as Ye, will perform on a globe-shaped stage at the Istanbul event before embarking on his first European tour in 11 years.

Though the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country and several other European nations followed, fans are now traveling to Istanbul from the U.K., the U.S., Germany, Poland, Russia and Kazakhstan to attend.

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Kanye West is set to kick off his European tour in Istanbul, where thousands of fans are expected to flock from countries where he's been banned.