{"id":51642,"date":"2026-04-19T17:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/51642\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T17:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:35:10","slug":"swiss-soccer-club-cancels-kanye-west-concert-claims-show-isnt-in-accordance-with-our-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/51642\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Soccer Club Cancels Kanye West Concert, Claims Show Isn\u2019t \u2018In Accordance With Our Values\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Kanye-West-GettyImages-2197301132\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1863\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2aa9739c107692d5f5fbf5ec631d55da.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kanye-west\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kanye West;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Kanye West <\/a>was denied the chance to perform at FC Basel soccer team\u2019s stadium in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFCB received an enquiry and considered it,\u201d a spokesperson for the team told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/swiss-football-club-cancel-kanye-west-concert-2026-04-18\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reuters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Reuters<\/a> on Saturday, April 18. \u201cHowever, after thorough review, we have decided \u200bnot to proceed with the project, as \u200bwe cannot, in accordance with our values, provide a platform \u200cfor the artist in question within this context.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FC Basel oversees any performances held at the team\u2019s stadium at St. Jakob-Park. According to Swiss newspapers, the team received a request from West, 48, to headline a concert in June.<\/p>\n<p>West has not publicly addressed the canceled Switzerland show. Us Weekly has reached out for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kanye-wests-apology-is-long-overdue-says-anti-defamation-league\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kanye West\u2019s Apology Is \u2018Long Overdue,\u2019 Rapper Not Forgiven for \u2018Hurtful\u2019 Antisemitic Behavior;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Kanye West\u2019s Apology Is \u2018Long Overdue,\u2019 Rapper Not Forgiven for \u2018Hurtful\u2019 Antisemitic Behavior<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the U.K.\u2019s Wireless Festival barred the rapper from performing at the summer concert series over his past antisemitic remarks. The entire festival has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/entertainment\/wireless-festival-canceled-kanye-west-132750337.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:since been canceled;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">since been canceled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Home Office has withdrawn Ye\u2019s ETA, denying him entry into the United Kingdom,\u201d a rep for the event wrote in an April 7 statement. \u201cAs a result, Wireless Festival is canceled and refunds will be issued to all ticket holders. As with every Wireless Festival, multiple stakeholders were consulted in advance of booking Ye and no concerns were highlighted at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued, \u201cAntisemitism in all its forms is abhorrent, and we recognize the real and personal impact these issues have had. As Ye said today, he acknowledges that words alone are not enough, and in spite of this still hopes to be given the opportunity to begin a conversation with the Jewish community in the U.K.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In light of Wireless canceling the show, West offered to \u201cmeet and listen\u201d with members of the Jewish community in London.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been following the conversation around Wireless and want to address it directly,\u201d the artist said in a statement. \u201cMy only goal is to come to London and present a show of change, bringing unity, peace and love through my music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kanye-west-claims-public-apology-isnt-about-reviving-his-career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kanye West Claims Public Apology Isn\u2019t About \u2018Reviving\u2019 His Career: \u2018This Isn\u2019t Who I Am\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Kanye West Claims Public Apology Isn\u2019t About \u2018Reviving\u2019 His Career: \u2018This Isn\u2019t Who I Am\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>West was previously suspended from Instagram in 2022 after making a series of derogatory and false comments about individuals who practice Judaism. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kanye-west-claims-public-apology-isnt-about-reviving-his-career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:issued a public apology;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">issued a public apology<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn early 2025, I fell into a four-month long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior that destroyed my life,\u201d West<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kanye-west-details-mental-health-crisis-apologizes-for-antisemitic-rants\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrote in an open letter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"> wrote in an open letter<\/a> published by the Wall Street Journal in January, blaming his behavior on his bipolar disorder. \u201cOne of the difficult aspects of having bipolar type-1 are the disconnected moments \u2014 many of which I still cannot recall \u2014 that led to poor judgment and reckless behavior that oftentimes feels like an out-of-body-experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded, \u201cI regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state, and am committed to accountability, treatment, and meaningful change. It does not excuse what I did though. I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images Kanye West was denied the chance to perform at FC Basel soccer team\u2019s stadium in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51643,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1293,29202,29382,41,17,29381],"class_list":{"0":"post-51642","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-switzerland","8":"tag-fc-basel","9":"tag-kanye-west","10":"tag-soccer-team","11":"tag-swiss","12":"tag-switzerland","13":"tag-wireless-festival"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116432583156379974","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}