Italian authorities have canceled a Kanye West concert that had been scheduled for July in the northern city of Reggio Emilia after members of the local Jewish community voiced concerns over the rapper’s record of antisemitic statements, officials announced Saturday.

Officials also called off a planned concert by rapper Travis Scott at the same venue.
Salvatore Angieri, the local prefect, ordered the cancellations citing public safety and security concerns, including the possibility of demonstrations and unrest.

West has seen multiple performances across Europe scrapped this summer following years of antisemitic comments, including praise for Adolf Hitler and the dissemination of content featuring Nazi imagery.

Scott has continued to face questions about concert safety following the 2021 crowd crush at Houston’s Astroworld festival, which left 10 people dead and hundreds injured.

Scott was scheduled to perform at the “Pulse of Gaia Festival” on July 17 at the 103,000-seat RCF Arena, while Ye was set to take the stage the following day.

Angieri said the move followed appeals from consumer advocacy group CODACONS as well as the Jewish community of Modena and Reggio Emilia, which had specifically expressed concerns regarding Ye’s appearance.

Authorities said the back-to-back scheduling of the two events and the large number of attendees expected within a 24-hour period contributed to the decision. Officials also referenced the cancellation of other Ye concerts elsewhere in Europe and the “concrete risk” of protests.

In April, Britain barred Ye from entering the country, determining that his presence would not serve the public good. Later that month, he postponed a concert in Marseille after reports indicated the French government had attempted to prevent the event from taking place. Planned performances in Poland and Switzerland were also canceled.

Ye, who has apologized for previous remarks and said they stemmed from untreated bipolar disorder, has continued performing in countries willing to host him and is scheduled to hold a concert in Istanbul on Saturday. Last November, he met with Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto.

He is also expected to perform in the Netherlands next month after Dutch officials said there was no legal basis to deny him entry.