"News of his upcoming show in the Netherlands comes roughly two weeks after Ye took out a full-page, open-letter ad in the Wall Street Journal apologizing for his string of pro-Hitler rants and embrace of Nazi symbols. In the letter addressed to Those I've Hurt West attributed his behavior to untreated brain damage stemming from an injury he sustained in a 2002 car crash, which wasn't properly diagnosed until 2023."
"At the time, the focus was on the visible damage the [jaw] fracture, the swelling, and the immediate physical trauma, Ye explained in his apology. The deeper injury, the one inside my skull, went unnoticed. He claimed the brain injury was the cause of his bipolar disorder, which he'd rejected in the past but has since come to accept. He said he's finally receiving treatment following a four-month-long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behavior that destroyed [his] life in 2025."
"The divisive rapper, formerly known as Kanye West, is scheduled to perform his first European concert in over a decade. The show, set for June 6 at Vitesse Arnhem's GelreDome football stadium in the Netherlands, marks a significant comeback for Ye to the continent. Following that performance two days before his 48th birthday the Jesus Walks rapper will head to Italy to headline the new Hellwatt Festival in Reggio Emilia on July 18."
Ye will perform on June 6 at Vitesse Arnhem's GelreDome in the Netherlands, his first European concert in over a decade. He will then headline the Hellwatt Festival in Reggio Emilia, Italy on July 18. His last major European show was Glastonbury in 2015, where he performed hits including Power, Stronger and Black Skinhead. He placed a full-page Wall Street Journal letter apologizing for pro-Hitler rants and Nazi imagery, attributing behavior to untreated brain damage from a 2002 car crash not diagnosed until 2023. He says the deeper skull injury caused bipolar disorder, that he is receiving treatment after a four-month manic episode in 2025, and that he seeks to earn forgiveness while apologizing to the Black community.
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