Fans of Heartless and Can’t Tell Me Nothing rapper Ye were left confused after online chatter sparked rumours about a possible cancellation of his upcoming concert in Delhi on May 23.Speculations were rife with fans wondering: “Is it because his shows were cancelled in the UK and France? Is it about the organisers? Or is it just Ye being Ye?” This comes after Kanye’s show was postponed from March 29 owing to geopolitical situation and regional tensions.A source close to the ground team shared, “We have learnt that the concert is likely to be cancelled due to unknown reasons, and an official announcement is expected within the next few hours. We still do not know the exact reason behind the cancellation.” As fans sought clarity online over the reported cancellations, organisers White Fox, Plush Entertainment & Wizcraft and ticketing partner District had not issued an official statement, or responded to our queries till the time of going to press on Thursday evening.Ye are banned everywhereThis is not the first time Ye has faced concert cancellations in recent months. The rapper’s planned UK performance was scrapped after public backlash over his past antisemitic remarks and praise of Nazism, with UK PM Keir Starmer calling it “deeply concerning” that he had been booked to perform at Wireless Festival. Ye also cancelled a scheduled show in France amid mounting pressure from authorities, while his June concert in Poland was cancelled by the venue on April 17 due to his past anti-semetic stance. While there is no official confirmation linking the Delhi concert rumours to any of those incidents, should the Delhi gig be called off, it would be another in a list of successive cancellations. However, there is no way yet to determine any relation between the previous cancelled gigs and this.
