By Eili Cordova
The Italian authorities canceled the concerts that the rappers Kanye West (now known as Ye) and Travis Scott were scheduled to take place in July in the northern city of Reggio Emilia, citing safety concerns.
West was set to headline the Hellwatt Competition on July 18 at RCF Enviornmenta venue with a capacity for 103,000 spectators, which would have been one of his greatest performances in that place. Scott, for his part, would perform on July 17 on the same stage; His concert was also canceled for security reasons, not because of a ban on performing in the country.
The prefect of Reggio Emilia, Salvatore Angieri, announced the cancellation order on Saturday following requests from the local Jewish community, anti-fascist groups, unions and politicians, who had requested in April the suspension of West’s impress due to his anti-Semitic comments.
Angieri pointed out the coincidence of the two concerts, the massive influx expected in less than 24 hours and the “concrete risk” of protests as reasons for the double cancellation.
A next try
Despite the decision, the team Competition Hellwatt indicated on social networks that They will try to bring Kanye West to Italy on July 18 in a place near Reggio Emiliabut under a different jurisdiction.
West, who has said “I admire Nazis” on social media, sold T-shirts with swastikas and released a song last year titled “Heil Hitler,” he has faced bans and canceled concerts in the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland and Poland. In January, he published a full-page apology in the Wall Street Journal, attributing his behavior to manic episodes caused by his bipolar disorder.
Meanwhile, on Saturday night, West kicked off his summer European tour with a massive concert at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium, which reportedly drew 118,000 people. a figure that he described as the largest stadium performance in history,
In that event, Scott shared the stage and both performed their collaboration “Father,” from West’s latest album, “Bully.” Despite the British government blocking his entry and several European countries following suit, fans from the UK, US, Germany, Poland, Russia and Kazakhstan traveled to Istanbul to see him, according to organizer Erdem Karahan.
Travis Scott is still reeling from controversy over his tragic 2021 concert at Houston’s Astroworld festival, where ten people were crushed to death in a crowd.
The remainder of West’s European tour includes scheduled performances in the Netherlands (June 6-8), Tirana, Albania (July 11), and Prague (July 25).
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