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Dutch authorities clear Kanye West to perform in the Netherlands after string of axed gigs

NME·Poppy Burton·2 days ago
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Two Kanye West shows in the Netherlands are set to go ahead next week, despite widespread cancellations of his shows across the rest of Europe. The rapper, who now goes by Ye, released his new album ‘ Bully ’ in March and had been due to play a world tour in support of the new record, but his booking to headline all three nights of London’s Wireless Festival sparked an enormous backlash over his previous anti-Semitic comments. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was among those to criticise the booking ,  several sponsors cut their ties with the festival , and the UK Home Office ultimately blocked Ye from being allowed into the country, while Wireless eventually announced that they had cancelled their entire 2026 event . Since then, shows in  Switzerland ,  Poland  and  France have also been cancelled, although a handful will go ahead, including one in Albania and two recently confirmed gigs in the Netherlands.…

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