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Italy has canceled two concerts in Reggio Emilia by Kanye West and Travis Scott, scheduled for July 17 and 18. Prefect Salvatore Angieri ordered the cancellations due to concerns about public order, security and the risk of protests. The decision is linked in particular to Kanye West, also known as Ye, following his anti-Semitic statements and repeated controversies in Europe.
While Italy blocks it, Albania is preparing to host Kanye West on July 11 in Tirana. Work has begun in Kashar on the construction of the temporary stadium "Eagle Stadium", with a capacity of 60 thousand people. The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports, Blendi Gonxhja, published images from the construction site and described the event as a production of global proportions, which according to him will bring international attention to Albania.
The concert in Tirana is expected to take place a few days before the canceled dates in Italy. Tickets start at 120 euros and go up to 339 euros for VIP areas.
Scott was scheduled to perform at the Pulse of Gaia festival on July 17 at the 103,000-seat RCF Arena, while Ye was scheduled to take the stage a day later. Angieri said the decision was made following requests from consumer organization CODACONS and the Jewish community in Modena and Reggio Emilia, who had expressed particular concerns about Kanye.
Authorities cited the close timing of the two concerts and the large influx of spectators expected within 24 hours as factors leading to their ban. They also highlighted the cancellation of other Ye concerts in Europe and the “concrete risk” of protests.
In April, the UK refused Ye entry to the country on the grounds that his presence would not be in the public interest. Later that month, he also postponed a concert in Marseille after it was reported that the French government had requested his ban, while concerts in Poland and Switzerland were cancelled.
Kanye, who has apologized for his previous statements and said they are related to untreated bipolar disorder, has continued to perform in places that have welcomed him and is expected to hold a concert in Istanbul later on Saturday.
He is also expected to perform in the Netherlands next month, after the Dutch migration minister said there were no legal grounds to bar him from entering the country. There was no immediate comment from Ye, Scott or the event's organizers in Italy.
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