Snoop Dogg was dropped from the line-up of free festival in the Netherlands recently after the town banned him from performing.

According to the BBC, the rapper was banned from performing at a free annual Dutch concert called Parkpop in the city of The Hague after town's authorities (including the mayor) asked organizers to find a replacement to ensure the "open and friendly character" of the concert.

Snoop is reportedly "astonished" by the ban.

In a statement, the rapper's management wrote: "There's been much speculation that, given the enormous response by Snoop's fans to the free festival, the local authorities would not be able to provide sufficient security."

"Snoop is a mainstay at music festivals all over the world and has performed at all of these without incident," says Snoop's publicist.

Despite the ban in The Hague, the rapper's reps said he was scheduled to perform at other concerts in the Netherlands including Groningen, Amsterdam and Tilburg.

This isn't the first time Snoop has had problems with traveling overseas.

In 2006, he was permanently barred from entering the UK after he was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on charges of violent disorder. The ban was later reportedly lifted.

Then, in April 2007, Snoop was denied entry into Australia after the then-Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews said the rapper "doesn't seem the sort of bloke we want in this country."