Organizers canceled Kanye West's concert scheduled for June 19, 2026, at Slaski Stadium in Chorzów, Poland, due to formal and legal reasons. The announcement comes amid backlash over the rapper's past antisemitic comments. Poland's Culture Minister Marta Cienkowska condemned the planned event on social media.
Slaski Stadium Director Adam Strzyzewski stated that the Ye (Kanye West) concert planned for June 19, 2026, at the stadium will not take place. 'We would like to inform you that the Ye (Kanye West) concert planned for 19 June 2026 at the… Slaski stadium will not take place due to formal and legal reasons,' Strzyzewski said in a statement, as reported by Reuters. Organizers announced the cancellation on Friday, April 17, 2026. A representative for West did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and West has not publicly addressed the Poland cancellation. Poland Culture Minister Marta Cienkowska wrote on social media: 'In a country scarred by the history of the Holocaust, we cannot pretend that this is just entertainment. Artistic freedom does not mean giving a free pass to everything.' She added, 'We are talking about an artist who has publicly expressed antisemitic views, downplayed crimes, and profited from selling swastika T-shirts. These are not “controversies.” This is a deliberate crossing of boundaries and the normalization of hatred.' The Poland cancellation marks another setback for West's European tour plans. U.K. officials rejected his visa for headlining London's Wireless festival, leading to its cancellation. West also postponed a June show in Marseille, France, amid backlash and a potential ban, stating, 'After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice. I know it takes time to understand the sincerity of my commitment to make amends.' In January 2026, West published a full-page apology ad in The Wall Street Journal, saying, 'I owe a huge apology once again for everything that I said that hurt the Jewish and Black communities in particular. All of it went too far.' His album Bully, released in March, debuted at number two on the Billboard 200.
