Italian authorities don bar Kanye West and Travis Scott concerts from going ahead, citing public order and security concerns.
Prefect Salvatore Angieri announce on Friday say di two events, wey suppose take place for di northern city of Reggio Emilia for July, no go happen, following a request from di local Jewish community to cancel West gig.
Di community leader Nicoletta Uzzielli don urge local officials to replace di show with performance wey go bring “music back to di forefront as a universally unifying force”.
West don cause outrage for a string of antisemitic, racist and pro-Nazi comments wey recently lead to dem ban am from entering di UK.
Now known as Ye, di US rapper don be due to perform alongside Scott and oda artists including The Chainsmokers, Rita Ora and Swedish House Mafia.
Di regional prefecture say for one statement say several factors don weigh on im decision, including di “cancellation of previous concerts by di American rapper in oda countries and di real risk of counter-demonstrations”.
E say di closeness of di two events, scheduled for 17 and 18 July at Reggio Emilia RFC Arena, and di large crowds wey dem expect to attract na furda factor for di decision.
Scott face intense scrutiny afta 10 people, aged nine to 27, die during im Astroworld festival for Houston, Texas, for 2021.
Thousands of oda people bin injure when panic break out as di over-capacity crowd press towards di front of di stage during di US rapper headline performance.
Meanwhile, dis summer Wireless Festival for London don cancel last month, afta West – wey dem announce as im headline act – bin refuse permission to enter di UK amid a backlash over im previous remarks.
For 2022, West post for social media saying e go do “death con 3 On Jewish people”, and for May last year, e release a song called Heil Hitler and sell T-shirts featuring swastikas.
Im barring from di UK lead to a series of cancellations elsewhere.
West announce on 15 April say di Marseille leg of im tour don postpone “until furda notice”. French media at di time report say Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez don be looking to ban di 11 June gig.
Im 19 June concert at di Silesian Stadium for Chorzów, Poland, also cancel “due to formal and legal reasons”, di venue say for April.
Di rapper don be seeking a return to mainstream public view afta apologising for im actions for a lengthy statement publish for di Wall Street Journal for January.
“I am not a Nazi or an antisemite,” e write. “I love Jewish people.” E add say, as a result of im bipolar disorder, e don “lost touch with reality”.
