Kanye West Set to Kick Off Summer Tour in Istanbul, With Fans Expected to Flock From Countries Where He’s Been Banned

By Nick Vivarelli

Nick Vivarelli

International Correspondent

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Kanye West is set to hold a massive concert on Saturday at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium, which will kick off his summer tour following cancellations in the U.K., France, Switzerland and Poland due to the rapper’s antisemitic remarks.

West, now known as Ye, will perform on a globe-shaped stage at the Istanbul event before embarking on his first European tour in 11 years. Though the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country and several other European nations followed, fans are now traveling to Istanbul from the U.K., the U.S., Germany, Poland, Russia and Kazakhstan to catch the concert, according to organizer Erdem Karahan.

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