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Swiss football club FC Basel announced on Saturday that they have called off a Kanye West concert, making them the latest European venue to halt performances by the U.S. rapper amidst backlash over his past antisemitic comments.<\/p>\n
FC Basel, in charge of managing concerts and events at their St. Jakob-Park stadium, informed Reuters that after carefully considering a request for West to perform, they opted against proceeding. An FCB spokesperson explained, “FCB received an enquiry and considered it. However, after a thorough review, we have decided not to proceed with the project, as we cannot, in accordance with our values, provide a platform for the artist in question within this context.”<\/p>\n
Reportedly, the concert was initially scheduled for June. The cancellation by FC Basel follows a similar decision by a Polish stadium on Friday and the postponement of a show in France. Earlier this month, the UK also barred the 48-year-old musician, now known as Ye, from traveling for a festival headliner slot. West had apologized in January, attributing his controversial behavior to untreated bipolar disorder and disavowed his previous Nazi admiration.<\/p>\n
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