{"id":8985,"date":"2026-04-22T15:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/8985\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:20:13","slug":"kanye-wests-concert-in-italy-brings-more-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/8985\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West\u2019s Concert in Italy Brings More Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"

The controversy surrounding Kanye West<\/a> is seemingly still going strong. The musician\u00a0(legally called Ye) has been making headline after headline of late, and now he\u2019s facing more backlash over a concert in Italy.<\/p>\n

The rapper\u2019s shows have been cancelled in a number of other countries\"Kanye<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: Mark Case via Getty Images<\/p>\n

To recap, Kanye was recently announced as the headliner of Wireless Festival in the UK. This prompted widespread backlash, and his entry to the country was later denied. This resulted in the festival being cancelled<\/a> altogether. Since then, the rapper\u2019s gigs in France, Switzerland, and Poland have also been called off<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Kanye is still scheduled to headline the Hellwat Festival in July. It takes place at the RCF Arena in the Northern Italian city of Reggio Emilia.<\/p>\n

Hellwat Festival has been billed as one of the rapper\u2019s biggest arena appearances ever,\u00a0with the venue having a capacity of 103,000. But organizers are facing scrutiny due to Kanye\u2019s recent antisemitic remarks and behavior<\/a>. He has previously voiced admiration for Adolf Hitler, and also advertised a swastika T-shirt for sale on his website.<\/p>\n

This has drawn the attention of Pina Picierno, the VP of the European Parliament and a senior member of Italy\u2019s Democratic Party. She has urged the Italian government to intervene and take a stance similar to other countries.<\/p>\n

Noting how other governments prevented Kanye from performing, she told Gazzetta di Reggio<\/a> that Italy is \u201cjust staying idle.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mayor of Reggio Emilia, meanwhile, is taking a more neutral position. Per Variety<\/a>, Marco Massari said he was \u201cdistancing himself from Kanye West\u2019s behavior and remarks.\u201d However, the mayor added that the decision to permit Kanye\u2019s entry to the country lies with Italy\u2019s Ministry of the Interior.<\/p>\n

TELL US \u2013 DO YOU THINK KANYE\u2019S CONCERT IN ITALY SHOULD BE CANCELED? AND, IS THERE ANYTHING HE CAN DO TO SAVE HIS REPUTATION?<\/p>\n

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