Poland Cancels Ye’s Concert After Backlash Over Past Comments

In a move that shocked fans, Poland’s Silesian Stadium in Chorzow announced the cancellation of Ye’s summer show on Friday, citing “formal and legal reasons. ” The decision follows a wave of criticism across Europe after the rapper’s earlier antisemitic remarks and a song titled “Heil Hitler. ” The country’s culture minister, Marta Cienkowska, posted on social media that holding a concert in a nation with a painful Holocaust history cannot be reduced to mere entertainment.Ye’s tour, aimed at promoting his new album “Bully, ” also faced hurdles elsewhere: the UK barred him from entering, France’s interior ministry threatened to cancel a Marseille show, and his plans in Istanbul, New Delhi, and Madrid remain uncertain. In the United States, Ye has managed to perform two sold‑out shows near Los Angeles since 2021 without incident. After a full‑page apology in The Wall Street Journal, claiming his antisemitic behavior stemmed from untreated bipolar disorder, Ye later posted a Hebrew plea for forgiveness in 2023. However, he retracted that apology and declared himself a Nazi in 2025, further complicating his public image.