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Kanye West Cleared For Netherlands Performances Amid Protests

Kanye West has received approval from Dutch officials to perform in Arnhem on June 6 and 8, ahead of his summer tour kickoff. This decision comes despite public protests and pushback in the Netherlands.

Variety Music·May 29, 2026·via Variety Music

Kanye West Cleared For Netherlands Performances Amid Protests

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May 29, 2026 11:33am PT

Kanye West Gets Go-Ahead From Government to Perform in the Netherlands, Despite Protests

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One day ahead of Kanye West ’s summer tour kickoff in Istanbul , he has received the go-ahead from officials in the Netherlands for planned dates in the city of Arnhelm on June 6 and 8, despite pushback and protests in the country.

“Solid grounds are needed to bar people ⁠from entering [the country]. We have not found those in the analyses that were conducted,” Deputy Prime Minister Bart van den Brink said on Friday, as reported by Reuters. “His past statements are not, at this moment, a reason to deny him entry.”