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San Antonio Mayor Calls for Cancelation of Kanye West’s July 4th Alamodome Concert
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is calling for the cancelation of Ye's July 4 concert at the Alamodome. She argues that the city-funded venue should not host an artist with a history of antisemitic comments and hate speech. The show is one of five scheduled U.S. tour dates.
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Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has formally requested the cancelation of the July 4 event.
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San Antonio Mayor Urges Cancelation of Kanye West Concert
confidence 95%Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is calling for the cancelation of Ye's July 4 concert at the Alamodome. She argues that the city-funded venue should not host an artist with a history of antisemitic comments and hate speech. The show is one of five scheduled U.S. tour dates.
What's confirmed:
- Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones supports canceling Ye's July 4 concert at the Alamodome.
- The Alamodome is a city-funded facility.
- Mayor Ortiz Jones stated that Military City USA should not host someone with a record of hate speech and antisemitic comments in a city-funded facility like the Alamodome.
- The concert is scheduled for July 4.
Still unconfirmed:
- The San Antonio show is one of only five tour dates by the rapper in the United States.
- A San Antonio council member opposed canceling the concert while visiting Israel.