Dutch Court Lets Ye Play 2 Netherlands Shows Despite Bid to Block Entry

3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 4

An Amsterdam judge rejected an emergency appeal to stop Ye’s June 6 and 8 concerts, saying his presence posed no concrete threat to public order.
The Central Jewish Council had argued Ye should be barred over antisemitic remarks, praise for Adolf Hitler and swastika T-shirts; its chair said the ruling was deeply disappointing.
Dutch lawmakers had backed a motion to keep Ye out, but the immigration minister said last week there was no legal basis to deny entry despite calling his comments reprehensible.
The 48-year-old is due to play his first European dates in more than a decade, with organizers saying 70,000 tickets have been sold for the Arnhem shows.
The ruling keeps alive a rare European stop after the U.K. barred him in April and planned shows in Italy and Poland were scrapped, though more than 100,000 fans attended his Istanbul concert on Saturday.