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\nKanye West is set to hold a massive concert on Saturday at Istanbul\u2019s Atat\u00fcrk\u00a0Olympic Stadium, which will kick off his summer tour following cancellations in the U.K., France, Switzerland and Poland due to the rapper\u2019s antisemitic remarks.<\/p>\n

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\n\tWest, now known as Ye, will perform on a globe-shaped stage at the Istanbul event before embarking on his first European tour in 11 years. Though the U.K. government blocked\u00a0Ye from entering the country and several other European nations followed, fans are now traveling to Istanbul from the U.K., the U.S., Germany, Poland, Russia and Kazakhstan to catch the concert, according to organizer Erdem Karahan.<\/p>\n

\n\tKarahan, the founder of ILS Vision which is organizing the Istanbul concert in tandem with TemaCC, told Turkish media that ancillary revenue from foreign visitors attending the Ye Istanbul concert is expected to generate between $50 million to $100 million between accommodations, transportation and food and beverage spend. Alcohol is reportedly banned on the premises.<\/p>\n

\n\tOrganizers at ILS Vision are targeting an audience of up to 120,000, with 75,000 tickets already sold.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIf we reach 99,000 [people in the audience], Istanbul will have broken the world record for the largest single concert,\u201d Karahan said in a statement to Turkish media.<\/p>\n

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\n\tBesides several Turkish artists who will open the evening \u2014 including Sena Sener, Motive, Lvbel C5, Yener Cevik, Mavi, and Pera \u2014 Karahan told Turkish media he expects U.S. rapper Travis Scott to be on stage to\u00a0perform the pair\u2019s collaborative track \u201cFather\u201d from West\u2019s latest album, \u201cBully.\u201d North West, Kanye West\u2019s daughter with ex-wife Kim Kardashian, is also expected to perform.<\/p>\n

\n\tWest \u2014 who previously said \u201cI Love Nazis\u201d on social media, sold T-shirts with a swastika on his website and last year released a song called \u201cHeil Hitler\u201d \u2014 published a full-page apology in the Wall Street Journal in January, attributing his behavior to manic episodes caused by bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor the remainder of his European tour, West is scheduled to perform in the Netherlands on June 6 and 8; Tirana, Albania on July 11; Reggio Emilia, Italy on July 18; and in Prague on July 25.<\/p>\n

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