Kanye West’s San Antonio concert is now in jeopardy after the city’s mayor joined officials nationwide demanding he stay away from taxpayer-funded venues.
Kanye West may be running out of places to perform in America after San Antonio’s mayor joined the growing list of officials demanding he stay away from their cities.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones made her position crystal clear on social media, stating “I support canceling the Ye concert. Military City USA should not host someone with a record of hate speech and antisemitic comments in a city-owned facility like our Alamodome.”
I support canceling the @kanyewest concert.
Military City USA should not host someone with a record of hate speech and antisemitic comments in a city-funded facility like our Alamodome—not ever, and certainly not on July 4th, our Nation’s 250th birthday.
Standing up to…
— Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones (@Mayor_GOJ) June 20, 2026
The July 4 show at the Alamodome is now caught in the crosshairs of a nationwide backlash that’s been building for months.
West added the San Antonio date after losing his travel permits to the United Kingdom and getting forced to cancel multiple European stops on his “Ye Live Concert Tour.”
The tickets for San Antonio are selling on Ticketmaster from about $127.50 to more than $1,460 per ticket.
His comeback attempt started in Los Angeles back in April when he performed two sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium without any delays, despite some initial pushback from community groups.
That momentum didn’t carry overseas. Italy, Poland, Switzerland, and other European nations canceled his concerts citing public safety concerns and antisemitic remarks.
The UK refused him entry entirely, forcing him to pivot his entire tour strategy toward American venues.
The situation escalated when West performed to over 118,000 fans at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium in May, where Turkish presidential adviser Oktay Saral criticized the event after he encouraged massive crowds chanted “I am a God.”
West’s troubles stem from years of controversial statements, including selling s####### T-shirts and releasing a song called “Heil Hitler” that got pulled from streaming platforms.
Adidas terminated his lucrative clothing partnership in response.
He purchased a full-page apology in The Wall Street Journal in January 2026, but that wasn’t enough to convince international authorities to let him perform.
His antisemitic history has been extensively documented, and the pushback he’s facing now represents a coordinated effort from multiple levels of government to prevent him from performing in taxpayer-funded facilities.
The rapper has two shows in Tampa on June 26 and 28, where U.S. Senator Rick Scott demanded the Tampa Sports Authority shut them down, calling the performances a slap in the face to the Jewish community.
Scott specifically cited West’s consistent antisemitic attacks as the reason for his desire to cancel that concert.
