SAN ANTONIO – Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is calling for the cancellation of a planned Kanye West concert at the Alamodome, saying the city should not host the artist in a city-funded venue.<\/p>\n
In a post on X, Jones wrote, \u201cI support canceling the @ye (Kanye West) concert.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMilitary City USA should not host someone with a record of hate speech and antisemitic comments in a city-funded facility like our Alamodome\u2014not ever, and certainly not on July 4th, our Nation\u2019s 250th birthday,\u201d Jones wrote.<\/p>\n
Jones added, \u201cStanding up to antisemitism is exactly what it takes to achieve a more perfect Union.\u201d<\/p>\n
RELATED | Ye coming to the Alamodome for 4th of July concert<\/a><\/p>\n This comes after multiple high-profile incidents surrounding the embattled, award-winning artist, which include several recent instances involving hate speech.<\/p>\n Leaders in other localities have also raised concerns surrounding planned concerts from the artist behind albums such as ‘Graduation,’ ‘Yeezus,’ and ‘The Life of Pablo.’<\/p>\n Most recently, a bipartisan collection of lawmakers in Florida urged organizers to halt a planned concert in Tampa amid the artist’s controversial statements.<\/p>\n RELATED | Florida leaders urge Kanye West concert halt, raising free speech and taxpayer questions<\/a><\/p>\n Back in January, Ye took to the Wall Street Journal to issue a public apology for previous antisemitic statements.<\/p>\n I lost touch with reality,\u201d Ye wrote. \u201cThings got worse the longer I ignored the problem. I said and did things I deeply regret. Some of the people I love the most, I treated the worst.<\/p>\n Ye begins his apology by attributing his antisemitism to suffering from an episode of bipolar disorder. Ye said beginning in early 2025 that he experienced a \u201cfour-month-long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior that destroyed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n