List of Kanye West live performances

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Kanye West, an American hip-hop artist and record producer, has headlined six concert tours and delivered live performances at numerous award ceremonies and television events.

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↙Residencies3
↙Operas2
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West performing at Coachella Festival in 2011.
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Concert tours

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2004The School Spirit TourMarch 16, 2004 – May 5, 2004 (North America)34
The School Spirit Tour was Kanye West's first headline tour, taking place in 2004.[1] The tour featured a collegiate theme. Not only did it kick off at Virginia Tech, it hit a number of college towns across the states—from Pace University in New York to George Washington University in DC, ending with three shows at House of Blues in West's hometown, Chicago. The tour was opened by Dilated Peoples, and featured John Legend as the pianist and signer, along with A-Trak as tour DJ. Onstage, West paced in front of seven slim LED-screens, with the Chicago cityscape as his background.[2]
2005The Touch the Sky TourOctober 12, 2005 – December 11, 2005 (North America)48
The Touch the Sky Tour was announced on September 15, 2005, and[3] started off with a few hiccups, as West was making changes right down to the last minute. For example, West scrapped the Touch the Sky Tour's entire lighting plan just two weeks before the opening show in Miami. West got Es Devlin to redo the tour. Meanwhile, just days before West was meant to start touring, opening act Common landed an acting role and couldn't make it.[4] This left West with Fantasia and Keyshia Cole for his opening acts, but Common would appear when his schedule allowed. The stage show was accompanied by a six-piece string section and featured live video of the show projected behind the stage. Positive reviews of his music and character were projected behind the stage, and he wore six different costume pieces (designer blazers).[2][5] There was a UK leg of the tour in February 2006 in the cities of Manchester, Glasgow, London, Cardiff and Birmingham,[6] and an Australia tour commenced in late March and early April 2006.
2008Glow in the Dark TourApril 16, 2008 – December 7, 2008 (Worldwide)88
The Glow In The Dark Tour took place in more than 50 arena and festival shows in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. before heading to Mexico and South America and to the Far East and Europe. The tours opening acts included Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D., and Rihanna, along with tour and stage DJ's A-trak and Tommy Switch. The concept pitted West as the pilot of a spaceship hitting a meteor storm, landing on a desolate planet of dry ice, and trying to find his way home through tracks from The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, and latterly 808s & Heartbreak, which was released prior to the final leg of the tour in Australia and New Zealand. With design again done by Es Devlin, in collaboration with Martin Phillips and John McGuire, the stage was transformed into a barren series of landscapes—one resembling a giant moon—and fantastical glow-in-the-dark features: a giant, glowing-eyed monster and a robot moved within the haze, women shimmered in gold paint for the track "Gold Digger", and stunning multi-colored light sequences lit up the often smoke-filled stage. West himself wore sci-fi themed threads, glow-in-the-dark accessories, his signature shutter shades, and gloves. The performance tour was captured in the book of photography Glow in the Dark by Nabil Elderkin.[7]
2011–12The Watch the Throne TourOctober 29, 2011 – June 12, 2012 (North America & Europe)68
The Watch the Throne Tour with Jay-Z was in support of the pairs collaborative album Watch the Throne. The concert had no opening act and featured the two performers perched on massive video cubes showing sharks, rottweilers, crows, and tigers in a sea of darkness punctuated only by cellphone lights and piercing lasers. "Attenborough BBC wildlife content and lasers" was the brief given to stage designer Es Devlin by West for the tour. Devlin used hundreds of laser beams to create a myriad of different frames to this alternate world of geometric shapes, cascading light, wild animals, and its stars: West and Jay Z. Their habit of playing the smash hit "Niggas in Paris" eight, nine, or ten times in a row quickly became the stuff of legend. On the tour visits in the city of Paris, the song was played 11 and 12 times.[8] They partnered up with Givenchy for the clothing and the two donned t-shirts and leather pants. The tour grossed $95 million, and became the highest grossing hip-hop tour of all time.[9][10]
2013The Yeezus TourOctober 19, 2013 – September 15, 2014 (North America & Australia)45
The Yeezus Tour served as West's first solo concert tour in five years, and featured a man-made mountain, diamond encrusted masks, and a catwalk. It was this tour that had the New York Post reviewer praising "an extravaganza of music and theater that gives the world windows into [West’s] erratic persona."[11] This visual feast was created through collaboration between set designer Es Devlin, West's design company DONDA, fashion house Maison Margiela, artist Vanessa Beecroft, and more. West staged the reincarnation of Jesus and delivered sermons on the state of the world on this tour. The Yeezus stage set and concept—featuring a giant mountain that occasionally turned into a volcano, West wore a custom-made Margiela mask that obscured his whole face. West worked closely with Maison Margiela to curate the show, and his wardrobe for the Tour was composed of 10 couture pieces, 20 ready-to-wear pieces, and an exclusive pair of sneakers, as well as the famous masks. Onstage, Devlin had constructed a mountain, which was sometimes wreathed in flames, sometimes covered with women in long white dresses. At times it would split in two halves, or become a volcano. There was an iceberg, 12 nude-nylon clad dancers, and a catwalk, alluding back to the fashion show created with Margiela. The speeches also became a key part of the Yeezus show.[2]
2016The Saint Pablo TourAugust 25, 2016 – November 21, 2016 (North America)41
The Saint Pablo Tour in support of The Life of Pablo featured a "floating stage" suspended by a network of cables. West spent the entire set hovering above the crowd, performing on the stage while audiences with floor "seats" mosh and listen from below. The show took more than eight months of planning as he traveled across the world to get insights from some of the best stage designers. On the later visits on this tour, West would go on rants about people including Jay-Z and Mark Zuckerberg instead of performing songs. This culminated in the tour being cancelled on November 21, along with West's admission to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
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Concert residencies

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July 6–7, 2012 Revel Casino Hotel Atlantic City 2 United States West played two exclusive shows at Atlantic City's Revel Resort and Casino's Ovation Hall in time for the opening of its 40,000-square-foot HQ Nightclub.[12] The performance was divided into three acts.[13] Pusha T was the only guest, coming out during "Runaway" on the first night, and "New God Flow" on the second night.[14]
December 28–30, 2012 Revel Casino Hotel Atlantic City 4 United States The performances featured widescreen projections of nature scenes, which also served as interludes with their sound effects. He wore two masks: a diamond encrusted one and a yeti one. On this tour, West announced publicly that his partner Kim Kardashian was pregnant.[15][16]
March 7–10, 2015 Louis Vuitton Foundation 4 France The funds raised went to two charity associations: "Nos quartiers ont des talents" and Donda's House.[17][18]
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Operas

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Nebuchadnezzar November 24, 2019 Hollywood Bowl United States Directed by Vanessa Beecroft and featuring the Sunday Service Choir, The plot centered on the religious text about Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, from the Book of Daniel. The performance was livestreamed by Tidal. It was narrated by West and starred Mo Sheck in the lead role.[19][20]
Mary December 8, 2019 Miami Marine Stadium United States Once again directed by Vanessa Beecroft and featuring the Sunday Service Choir. Kanye and the choir performed on a floating barge at the Key Biscayne waterfront, where they stood between sand-colored mounds and reenacted excerpts from the books of Matthew and Luke, everyone was head-to-toe in silver—even their faces and hands were coated in metallic paint. Kanye read gospel passages aloud, much like he did in Nebuchadnezzar, except this time he was among the performers. Mary featured new arrangements of older Kanye songs that were paired with the plot. The show lasted for approximately one hour.[21][22]
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Promotional concerts

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2015808s & Heartbreak at the Hollywood BowlSeptember 25, 2015 – September 26, 2015 (Los Angeles, California)2
808s & Heartbreak at the Hollywood Bowl was a two-day event hosted by Kanye West on September 25 and 26, 2015. West performed the entirety of his fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California.
2024 Vultures Listening Experience August 23 – September 28, 2024 3
The events were held at the Wuyuan River Sports Stadium in Haikou, Hainan province, China [23] And Goyang Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.
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Performances at festivals

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June 12, 2004 Summer Jam United States West was backed by a gospel choir and supported by John Legend, who played the keyboard and provided backup vocals. [24]
July 23, 2004 Reggae Sumfest Jamaica [25]
May 18, 2005 Sasquatch! Music Festival United States [26]
June 5, 2005 Summer Jam United States West brought out Jay-Z during his performance of "Diamonds From Sierra Leone". [27]
August 14, 2005 Marc Ecko's Getting Up Festival Canada [28]
April 29, 2006 Coachella Festival United States West was added to the lineup only two days before the festival. [29]
May 27, 2006 HFStival United States [30]
June 30, 2006 Rock Werchter Belgium [31]
July 1, 2006 Roskilde Festival Denmark [32]
July 4, 2006 Quart Festival Norway [33]
July 7, 2006 Open'er Festival Poland [34]
July 16, 2006 North Sea Jazz Festival Netherlands [35]
July 20, 2006 Stockholm Jazz Festival Sweden West, backed by a twenty-person string orchestra, performed selected hits and a variety of covers, including Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy", The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby", Al Green's "Let's Stay Together", The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony", and a-ha's "Take on Me". [36]
July 21, 2006 Pori Jazz Finland [37]
August 4, 2006 Street Scene Festival United States [38]
August 5, 2006 Lollapalooza United States West brought out GLC, Twista, Common and Lupe Fiasco. Also, his string section covered Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" and The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony". [39]
September 3, 2006 Bumbershoot United States [40]
June 3, 2007 Summer Jam United States West had a beat battle with Swizz Beatz. [41]
March 31 – April 1, 2007 Springroove Japan [42]
July 13, 2007 Festival d'été de Québec Canada [43]
July 14, August Ottawa Bluesfest Canada [44]
August 11, 2007 Way Out West Sweden [45]
August 12, 2007 Marktrock Belgium [46]
August 18–19, 2007 V Festival United Kingdom West paid tribute to Amy Winehouse, who pulled out of the festival due to exhaustion. [47]
October 25, 2007 Desert Rhythm Festival United Arab Emirates [48]
February 9, 16, 17, 2008 Good Vibrations Festival Australia [49]
April 5, 2008 Springroove Japan Part of "World Wide Bape Heads Show 2008 (Reprise) in Springroove". [50]
June 1, 2008 Summer Jam United States West came out during Lil Wayne's set to perform his remix of Wayne's song "Lollipop". During his set, he brought out Consequence and Young Jeezy. Towards the end of his set, West apologized for not living up to his own high standards. [51]
June 14, 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival United States West arrived on stage over an hour and a half late, and was thoroughly booed and jeered. There were massive complications with the stage setup. On his blog, West described the ordeal as "the worst insult I've ever had in my life". [52]
July 4, 2008 Essence Music Festival United States [53]
July 25, 2008 Global Gathering United Kingdom [54]
August 3, 2008 Lollapalooza United States [55]
August 10, 2008 Virgin Festival United States West came out during Lil Wayne's set to perform his remix of Wayne's song "Lollipop". [56]
October 22 & October 24, 2008 Tim Festival Brazil [57]
March 21, 2009 South by Southwest United States The event was a G.O.O.D. Music showcase, and featured Common, Erykah Badu, Kid Cudi, Mr Hudson, Fonzworth Bentley, 88 Keys, Big Sean, Consequence, GLC and Really Doe. [58]
July 2, 2009 Roskilde Festival Denmark [59]
July 3, 2009 Main Square Festival France [60]
July 4, 2009 Eurockéennes France [61]
July 5, 2009 Wireless Festival United Kingdom [62]
July 7, 2009 Apple Music Festival United Kingdom West came out during Mr Hudson's set and performed "Heartless", "Paranoid" and "Supernova". [63]
July 8, 2009 Live at the Marquee Ireland West paid tribute to the recently passed Michael Jackson. [64]
July 10, 2009 Openair Frauenfeld Switzerland [65]
June 11, 2010 Isle of Wight Festival United Kingdom Jay-Z brought West out to perform "Run This Town". [66]
August 4, 2010 Singfest Singapore [67]
March 20, 2011 South by Southwest United States The performance was billed as: VEVO Presents: G.O.O.D. Music, and was opened by Mos Def, Big Sean, Pusha T, Mr Hudson, Cyhi the Prynce and John Legend. Jay-Z then came out later. [68]
April 3, 2011 Lollapalooza Chile Chile The first year of the festival. [69]
April 17, 2011 Coachella Festival United States West became the first rapper to close the festival. [70]
May 20, 2011 Mawazine Festival Morocco [71]
June 30, 2011 Summerfest United States Kid Cudi came out to perform "Erase Me" and "Make Her Say". [72]
July 2, 2011 Essence Music Festival United States [73]
July 16, 2011 The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival United States West made a surprise appearance during Q-Tip's performance. He performed "Dark Fantasy", "All of the Lights", "Can't Tell Me Nothing", and "Award Tour" with Q-Tip. [74]
July 29, 2011 Splendour in the Grass Australia [75]
August 3–5, 2011 Meo Sudoeste Portugal [76]
August 6, 2011 The Big Chill United Kingdom West paid tribute to the recently deceased Amy Winehouse, performing covers of her songs "Back to Black" and "Tears Dry on Their Own". [77]
August 9, 2011 Bergen Calling Festival Norway [78]
August 10–11, 2011 Øyafestivalen Norway [79]
August 11, 2011 Tivoli Gardens Denmark [80]
August 13, 2011 Way Out West Festival Sweden [81]
August 14, 2011 Flow Festival Finland [82]
August 20, 2011 Coke Live Music Festival Poland [83]
September 16, 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival United States [84]
November 11, 2011 SWU Music & Arts Festival Brazil Fergie came out to perform "All of the Lights". [85]
June 23, 2012 BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend United Kingdom West was a surprise guest during Jay-Z's headlining performance, the duo performed "Otis", "Gotta Have It", "Who Gon Stop Me", "No Church in the Wild", "Lift Off" and "Niggas in Paris". [86]
January 22, 26, 29, 2012 Big Day Out Australia [87]
September 1, 2012 Made in America Festival United States [88]
June 9, 2013 Governors Ball Music Festival United States Live debut of "On Sight", "Send It Up" and "I Am a God". [89]
August 5, 2013 OVO Fest Canada West said Drake inspired him and Jay-Z to make Watch the Throne due to the pressure he was putting on them. [90]
November 9, 2013 Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival United States West made a surprise appearance during Tyler, the Creator's set. He opened with "New Slaves" before performing "Late" for the first time in six years alongside Tyler, the Creator, who stated it was his favorite West song. [91]
June 7, 2014 X Games United States [92]
June 13, 2014 Bonnaroo Festival United States [93]
June 28, 2014 Bråvalla Festival Sweden [94]
July 2, 2014 Marlay Park Ireland [95]
July 4–6, 2014 Wireless Festival United Kingdom West filled in for Drake, who suffered an illness. West made infamous rants during his three performances. [96]
August 8, 2014 Outside Lands United States [97]
August 30–31, 2014 Made in America Festival United States West headlined both the Philadelphia and Los Angeles incarnations. [98]
September 21, 2014 AAHH! Fest United States The first annual AAHH! Fest, West was a surprise performer. [99]
October 24, 2014 Life Is Beautiful Festival United States [100]
February 12, 2015 Roc City Classic United States The first annual Roc City Classic, West performed with Travis Scott, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, and bought out Fetty Wap to perform "Trap Queen". [101]
April 18, 2015 Coachella Festival United States West made a surprise appearance during The Weeknd's headlining set. He performed "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "I Don't Like (Remix)", "All Day" and "Black Skinhead". [102]
May 9, 2015 Wango Tango United States [103]
May 16, 2015 Power 106 Powerhouse United States [104]
June 20, 2015 Atlanta Birthday Bash United States 2 Chainz came out to perform "Mercy" and "Birthday Song". [105]
June 27, 2015 Glastonbury Festival United Kingdom West became the second rapper, after Jay-Z in 2009, to headline the festival. Over 100,000 people signed an online petition to prevent West from headlining the festival. [106]
July 10, 2015 Ottawa Bluesfest Canada [107]
August 2, 2015 OVO Fest Canada [108]
August 22, 2015 FYF Fest United States West was only announced as the festival's Saturday night headliner on Thursday evening after Frank Ocean pulled out of his performance. Travis Scott came out and performed "Upper Echelon"’ and "Antidote" during the set. Rihanna sang the hook for "FourFiveSeconds" while in the pit, and later joined him on stage for a performance of "All of the Lights". [109]
September 18, 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival United States West's first performance at the festival. [110]
September 27, 2015 Summer's End Festival United States Vic Mensa and Travis Scott both made appearances on stage with West. Scott and West played "Piss On Your Grave" for the first time. [111]
April 9, 2016 Paradise International Music Festival Philippines This was the first year of the festival. [112]
June 6, 2016 Summer Jam United States This was a last minute replacement performance as West was due to perform at Governors Ball instead, but it was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. The performance was a G.O.O.D. Music showcase, featuring Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Travis Scott and Desiigner all on stage together. [113]
July 30, 2016 OVO Fest Canada West was a surprise performer, he also teased a collaboration album with Drake. [114]
September 24, 2016 Magnificent Coloring Day Festival United States West was made a surprise appearance and caused pandemonium with his arrival, he performed "Gold Digger", "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "All Day", "Black Skinhead", "Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1 and Pt. 2", "All Falls Down" and "Ultralight Beam". [115]
October 2, 2016 The Meadows Music & Arts Festival United States West cut his performance short after being informed that his wife, Kim Kardashian, had been robbed at gunpoint in Paris. [116]
November 1, 2018 Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival United States The first official Kids See Ghosts performance, West later tweeted that the festival made him delay the release of his next album, Yandhi. [117]
April 21, 2019 Coachella Festival United States West made an appearance during Kid Cudi's headlining set on Saturday night, before hosting a special "Sunday Service" set on the morning of Easter Sunday. The set, which took place on a large grass hill created for the performance, featured West's Sunday Service Choir and an accompanying band, as well as appearances by Kid Cudi, Teyana Taylor, and Chance the Rapper. DMX delivered a spoken-word prayer towards the end of the set. [118]
November 9, 2019 Astroworld Festival United States West made a surprise appearance during Travis Scott's headlining set, performing "Follow God" and "Can't Tell Me Nothing". [119]
December 12, 2021 Rolling Loud California United States West made a surprise appearance during Future's headlining set. [120]
July 22, 2022 Rolling Loud Miami United States Ye was supposed to headline but canceled shortly before, and Kid Cudi became the headliner. Cudi's performance was booed and shut down after 20 minutes. Lil Durk ended up bringing out Ye to perform "Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1". [121]
August 7, 2023 Circus Maximus Italy Ye made a surprise appearance at Travis Scott's "Circus Maximus" performance in Rome, Italy. He performed "Praise God" and "Can't Tell Me Nothing" with Scott. [122]
March 14, 2024 Rolling Loud California United States West performed together with collaborator Ty Dolla Sign, performing songs from their recently released collaborative album Vultures 1. Ye and Ty Dolla Sign performed most of the tracks off of the aforementioned album, with Ye later playing his own songs such as "Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1", "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "Runaway" and "Niggas In Paris". [123]
July 18, 2026 Hellwatt Festival Italy This concert is set to take place at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia. [124]
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Award show performances

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June 19, 2004 2004 MuchMusic Video Awards Canada "Jesus Walks" [125]
June 29, 2004 2004 BET Awards United States "Jesus Walks" (with Yolanda Adams) [126]
August 14, 2004 2004 MTV Video Music Awards United States "Jesus Walks", "All Falls Down", "Through the Wire" (with Chaka Khan) [127]
August 27, 2004 2004 BMI Awards United States Unknown [128]
September 15, 2004 2004 World Music Awards United States Unknown [129]
November 14, 2004 2004 American Music Awards United States "The New Workout Plan", "Slow Jamz" (with Twista & Jamie Foxx) [130]
February 13, 2005 2005 Grammy Awards United States "I'll Fly Away", "Jesus Walks" (with Mavis Staples, John Legend & The Blind Boys of Alabama) [131]
August 28, 2005 2005 MTV Video Music Awards United States "Gold Digger" (with Jamie Foxx) [127]
September 26, 2005 2005 VH1 Hip Hop Honors United States "Gold Digger", "Hypnotize" (The Notorious B.I.G. Cover) [127]
February 8, 2006 2006 Grammy Awards United States "Gold Digger", "Touch the Sky" [132]
February 14, 2006 2006 Brit Awards United Kingdom "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", "Gold Digger", "Touch the Sky" [133]
September 9, 2007 2007 MTV Video Music Awards United States "Stronger", "Touch the Sky", "Champion","Can't Tell Me Nothing", "I Wonder", "Good Life" (with T-Pain), "Gold Digger" (with Jamie Foxx) [127]
October 13, 2007 2007 BET Hip Hop Awards United States "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "Good Life" (with T-Pain) [134]
February 10, 2008 2008 Grammy Awards United States "Stronger" (with Daft Punk), "Hey Mama" [135]
June 24, 2008 2008 BET Awards United States "Put On" (with Jeezy) [136]
September 7, 2008 2008 MTV Video Music Awards United States "Love Lockdown" [127]
November 6, 2008 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards United States "Love Lockdown", "American Boy" (with Estelle) [137]
November 23, 2008 2008 American Music Awards United States "Heartless" [138]
February 8, 2009 2009 Grammy Awards United States "American Boy" (with Estelle), "Swagga Like Us" (with Jay-Z, T.I. & Lil Wayne) [139]
June 27, 2010 2010 BET Awards United States "Power" [140]
November 7, 2010 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards Spain "Hurricane" (with Thirty Seconds to Mars), "Power" [141]
November 10, 2010 2010 MTV Video Music Awards United States "Runaway" (with Pusha T) [127]
August 28, 2011 2011 MTV Video Music Awards United States "Otis" (with Jay-Z) [127]
July 1, 2012 2012 BET Awards United States "Mercy" (with Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz), "Cold", "New God Flow" [142]
August 25, 2013 2013 MTV Video Music Awards United States "Blood on the Leaves" [127]
February 8, 2015 2015 Grammy Awards United States "FourFiveSeconds" (with Rihanna & Paul McCartney), "Only One" [143]
February 25, 2015 2015 Brit Awards United Kingdom "All Day" (with Theophilus London & Allan Kingdom) [144]
May 17, 2015 2015 Billboard Music Awards United States "All Day", "Black Skinhead" [145]
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Performances on television shows

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May 9, 2003 Def Poetry Jam United States "Self Conscious" [146]
February 6, 2004 106 & Park United States "Through the Wire" [147]
February 12, 2004 106 & Park United States "Slow Jamz" (with Twista & Jamie Foxx) [148]
February 16, 2004 Late Show with David Letterman United States "All Falls Down" (with Miri Ben-Ari, Syleena Johnson & John Legend) [149]
February 20, 2004 Last Call with Carson Daly United States "Through the Wire" (with Miri Ben-Ari & John Legend) [150]
March 3, 2004 Chappelle's Show United States "The Food" (with Common) [151]
March 31, 2004 Total Request Live United States "All Falls Down" (with Syleena Johnson) [152]
March 31, 2004 Chappelle's Show United States "Two Words" (with Freeway & Mos Def) [153]
April 5, 2004 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno United States "All Falls Down" (with Syleena Johnson) [154]
April 28, 2004 106 & Park United States "This Way" (with Dilated Peoples) [155]
June 18, 2004 Top of the Pops United Kingdom "All Falls Down" (with Syleena Johnson) [156]
June 26, 2004 Jimmy Kimmel Live! United States Unknown [157]
July 25, 2004 Def Poetry Jam United States "18 Years" [146]
October 1, 2004 Later... with Jools Holland United Kingdom "All Falls Down" (with Miri Ben-Ari, Syleena Johnson & John Legend) [158]
July 11, 2005 Top of the Pops United Kingdom "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" [159]
July 22, 2005 Def Poetry Jam United States "Bittersweet" [146]
August 18, 2005 Wild 'n Out United States "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" [160]
September 9, 2005 The Oprah Winfrey Show United States "Hey Mama" [161]
October 1, 2005 Saturday Night Live United States "Gold Digger", "Touch the Sky", "Heard 'Em Say" (with Adam Levine) [162]
May 1, 2006 Late Show with David Letterman United States Unknown [163]
May 5, 2006 Ellen in the Park United States "Impossible" (with Twista & Keyshia Cole) [163]
May 11, 2006 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno United States "Impossible" (with Twista & Keyshia Cole) [164]
August 4, 2006 Good Morning America United States "Number One" (with Pharrell Williams) [165]
August 4, 2006 The Early Show United States "Number One" (with Pharrell Williams) [166]
January 26, 2007 Music Station Japan "I Still Love H.E.R." (with Teriyaki Boyz) [167]
August 8, 2007 106 & Park United States Unknown [168]
September 6, 2007 Today United States Unknown [169]
September 11, 2007 106 & Park United States "Big Brother" [170]
September 14, 2007 The Ellen DeGeneres Show United States "Stronger" [171]
September 29, 2007 Saturday Night Live United States "Stronger", "Good Life", "Champion", "Everything I Am" [172]
September 29, 2008 The Ellen DeGeneres Show United States "Love Lockdown" [173]
October 15, 2008 Jimmy Kimmel Live! United States "Love Lockdown", "Champion", "Good Life" [174]
November 24, 2008 Late Show with David Letterman United States "Love Lockdown" [149]
November 24, 2008 106 & Park United States "Amazing" (with Young Jeezy) [175]
November 25, 2008 Good Morning America United States "Heartless", "Touch the Sky" [176]
November 26, 2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien United States "Heartless" [177]
December 13, 2008 Saturday Night Live United States "Love Lockdown", "Heartless", "Pinocchio Story" [178]
March 12, 2009 American Idol United States "Heartless" [179]
May 4, 2009 Late Show with David Letterman United States "Knock You Down" (with Keri Hilson) [149]
July 12, 2009 Alan Carr: Chatty Man United Kingdom "Supernova" (with Mr Hudson) [180]
September 14, 2009 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno United States "Run This Town" (with Jay-Z & Rihanna) [181]
October 2, 2010 Saturday Night Live United States "Power", "Runaway" (with Pusha T) [182]
April 21, 2011 American Idol United States "E.T." (with Katy Perry) [183]
April 21, 2011 106 & Park United States "Marvin & Chardonnay" (with Big Sean) [184]
November 9, 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 United States "Stronger", "Niggas in Paris" (with Jay-Z) [185]
May 18, 2013 Saturday Night Live United States "Black Skinhead", "New Slaves" [186]
September 10, 2013 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon United States "Bound 2" [187]
March 6, 2014 The Arsenio Hall Show United States "Sanctified" (with Big Sean & Rick Ross) [188]
September 23, 2013 Le Grand Journal France "Black Skinhead" [189]
September 23, 2013 Later... With Jools Holland United Kingdom "Bound 2", New Slaves, Blood on the Leaves [190]
September 25, 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers United States "Jesus Walks", "Touch The Sky", "Stronger", "Heartless", "All of the Lights", "Mercy", "Black Skinhead" [191]
February 15, 2015 Saturday Night Live United States "Jesus Walks", "Wolves" (with Vic Mensa & Sia), "Only One" [192]
February 27, 2015 Skavlan Norway "Only One" [193]
March 15, 2015 The Jonathan Ross Show United Kingdom "Only One" [194]
February 13, 2016 Saturday Night Live United States "Highlights" (with Young Thug), "Ultralight Beam" (with Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, Kelly Price & The-Dream) [195]
September 29, 2018 Saturday Night Live United States "I Love It" (with Lil Pump), "We Got Love" (with Teyana Taylor), and "Ghost Town" (with Kid Cudi & 070 Shake) [196]
October 25, 2019 Jimmy Kimmel Live United States "Closed On Sunday" [197]
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Performances on specials

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July 17, 2004 Pepsi Smash United States "Jesus Walks", "Through the Wire" [198]
July 7, 2004 Nokia Presents: Hard Rock Live United States Unknown [199]
September 18, 2004 Dave Chappelle's Block Party United States "Get Em High", "Spaceship" "Jesus Walks", "All Falls Down" [200]
February 3, 2005 Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash United States Unknown [201]
July 2, 2005 Live 8 concert, Philadelphia United States "Diamonds (From Sierra Leone)", "All Falls Down", "Jesus Walks" [202]
September 7, 2005 MTV2 $2 Bill Concert Series United States Unknown [203]
September 8, 2005 NFL Kickoff Game United States "Heard 'Em Say" (with Maroon 5) [204]
September 9, 2005 Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast United States "Jesus Walks" [205]
September 21, 2005 Late Orchestration United Kingdom [206]
September 26, 2005 2nd VH1 Hip Hop Honors United States "Gold Digger" and "Hypnotize" (The Notorious B.I.G. cover) [207]
December 5, 2005 MTV's Life & Rhymes of Kanye West United States [208]
December 31, 2005 MTV New Year's United States Unknown [209]
February 1, 2007 Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash United States Unknown [210]
July 1, 2007 Concert for Diana United Kingdom "Gold Digger", "Touch the Sky", "Stronger", "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", "Jesus Walks" [211]
July 1, 2007 Live Earth Concert United States "Heard 'Em Say", "All Falls Down", "Gold Digger", "Stronger", "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "Jesus Walks" and "Touch the Sky" [212]
August 21, 2007 BET Presents: The Education of Kanye West United States [213]
November 7, 2007 Vodophone TBA - Kanye West United Kingdom [214]
February 28, 2009 VH1 Storytellers United States [215]
June 29, 2009 Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show United States "Stronger", "Heartless" [216]
July 7, 2009 iTunes Festival United Kingdom "Heartless", "Paranoid", "Supernova" (all with Mr Hudson) [217]
July 25, 2009 Fuse Presents: Kanye West Live from The Chicago Theatre United States This was a "Stay in School" benefit concert, sponsored by the Kanye West Foundation S.H.O.W. (Students Helping Our World), a charity organization established in the honor of West's late mother, Dr. Donda West. West's Foundation S.H.O.W. partners with schools and community organizations to give underprivileged youth access to music production and academic support programs. [218]
September 11, 2009 Jay-Z Live from Madison Square Garden: Answer the Call United States "Run This Town" (with Jay-Z & Rihanna), "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "Good Life" [219]
November 25, 2010 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade United States "Lost in the World" [220]
February 20, 2011 2011 NBA All-Star Game United States "All of the Lights" (with Rihanna) [221]
December 21, 2012 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief United States "Clique", "Mercy", "Power", "Jesus Walks", "All of the Lights", "Run This Town", "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", "Diamonds Remix", "Touch the Sky", "Gold Digger", "Good Life", "Runaway", "Stronger" [222]
December 2, 2014 U2's World AIDS Day Concert United States "Power", "Black Skinhead", "Stronger","Jesus Walks", "Touch the Sky" [223]
July 26, 2015 2015 Pan American Games Canada "Stronger", "Power", "Black Skinhead", "Can't Tell Me Nothing"", "Gold Digger," "Touch the Sky", "All of the Lights", "Good Life" [224]
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December 11, 2004 Grammy Jam United States West performed "September" with Raphael Saadiq, during an evening of performances by a variety of musicians, celebrating the musical group Earth, Wind & Fire in support of music and arts education. [225]
December 6, 2005 Z100 Jingle Ball 2005 United States West was backed by a harpist and a string section during the performance. [226]
December 12, 2008 Z100 Jingle Ball 2008 United States [227]
December 14, 2008 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas United States [228]
January 20, 2009 Youth Inaugural Ball United States West dedicated changed lyrics to numerous songs to pay tribute to then newly elected 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. [229]
August 5, 2009 G-Shock The World United States [230]
September 13, 2010 The Home & Home Tour United States Jay-Z brought out West during the second of two shows of The Home & Home Tour at Yankee Stadium. The two performed "Run This Town", "Power Remix", "Monster", "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Good Life". [231]
November 12, 2010 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix United Arab Emirates West's first live performance of "All of the Lights". [232]
November 23, 2010 Secret Bowery Ballroom Show United States This was a celebration of the just released My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. West performed the album in its entirety to a crowd of 575 people. Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Justin Vernon, Teyana Taylor, Pusha T, and John Legend made appearances. Tickets went on sale at noon on the day of the performance, driving secondary-market prices into the thousands. [233]
November 25, 2010 Fool's Gold Records Third anniversary party United States [234]
June 9, 2011 G.O.O.D Music Heineken Red Star Access show United States The performance was for the launch of the Heineken Red Star Access tour, an annual summer program that showcases music's hottest and freshest experiences nationwide. [235]
September 3, 2011 Call of Duty: Experience 2011 United States Kid Cudi came out during "All of the Lights". [236]
October 24, 2012 Samsung Galaxy Note II Launch United States French Montana, T.I., Kid Cudi, Meek Mill, Jennifer Hudson were in the audience. West brought out 2 Chainz to perform "Birthday Song". [237]
May 6, 2013 Met Gala United States West debuted "I Am a God". [238]
May 15, 2013 Private Adult Swim Upfront Event United States West performed the unreleased song "Awesome". [239]
June 20, 2014 Dave Chappelle stand-up at Radio City Music Hall United States West made a surprise appearance at Dave Chappelle's Radio City Music Hall gig, performing "New Slaves", "Jesus Walks" and "Gold Digger". [240]
January 31, 2015 DirecTV Super Saturday Night 2015 United States West made surprise appearance during Rihanna's performance, coming out to perform "All of the Lights" and "Run this Town" with Rihanna, who then left the stage for West to do a ten-minute set, before she rejoined the stage for a performance of "Diamonds Remix". West acted as hype man for several of Rihanna solo performances. The concert also saw the live debut of West's single "Only One". [241]
February 7, 2015 Big Sean Pre-GRAMMY Concert United States West performed "I Don't Like (Remix)", "Blessings" and "Clique" with Big Sean, before performing "Black Skinhead" and "Can't Tell Me Nothing". [242]
March 4, 2015 Secret Koko London show United Kingdom The show was announced only hours prior to the performance. West shared the stage with local grime artists Skepta, JME, Novelist and Meridian Dan, as well as, Cyhi the Prynce, Big Sean, Vic Mensa and Raekwon. [243]
April 12, 2015 Armenian Swan Lake Armenia He performed a medley of his greatest hits. Armenian Police shut down the impromptu free concert after West jumped into a lake, causing fans to chase after him. [244]
April 21, 2015 Time 100 United States West performed a 20-minute medley consisting of "All Day", "Black Skinhead", "New Slaves", "Blood on the Leaves", "Runaway", "Only One", "Gold Digger", "Good Life" and "Touch the Sky". He started the set with James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", and was surrounded by naked men covered in chalk. [245]
May 10, 2015 Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Game United States West performed "All Day" during a timeout in the first quarter. [246]
May 12, 2015 Chance the Rapper's Open Mike United States West performed "All Day" and "We Don't Care" alongside Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa during Chance the Rapper's closed-door open mic event for high schoolers of Chicago. [247]
September 25–26, 2015 808s & Heartbreak at Hollywood Bowl United States West performed 808s & Heartbreak in its entirety during two nights at Hollywood Bowl. The performance featured a full orchestral string section, background singers, an electronic band and 14 women dressed in solemn chador-style garments. Album guest's Kid Cudi and Mr. Hudson were present on both nights, Young Jeezy appeared the first night, Caroline Shaw provided background vocals for a bulk of the songs. The show featured constant fireworks, a large array of chalk painted men, and a gold painted Zoë Kravitz. [248]
October 10, 2015 Ramat Gan Stadium Israel West performed the entirety of "Jesus Walks" while on his knees as a sign of respect. [249]
October 10, 2015 DNC Fundraiser United States The fundraiser was billed as "an afternoon concert" that was hosted at the Warfield—a 2,300 seat venue—with tickets selling for between $250 and $10,000. [250]
December 6, 2018 XXXTentacion Skins Album Release Party United States West made a surprise appearance at the release party. West performed "One Minute" for the first time, alongside "Black Skinhead", "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "Father Stretch My Hands", and "Blood on the Leaves." [251]
December 9, 2021 Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert United States West performed numerous songs along with special guest Drake at the L.A. Coliseum to raise awareness for Larry Hoover. The event was livestreamed by Amazon via Prime Video and Twitch, along with theatrical screenings. [252]
August 23, 2024 Vultures Listening Experience South Korea West performed numerous songs along with his ¥$ partner Ty Dolla Sign. West's daughters, North and Chicago, also made a special appearance on the stage. The performance was livestreamed on West's YouTube channel. [253]
September 15–28, 2024 Vultures Listening Experience China The event was held at the Wuyuan River Sports Stadium in Haikou, Hainan province [23]
July 12, 2025 Ye Live in China China Held at Shanghai Stadium [254]
July 26, 2025 Ye Live in Korea South Korea [255]
January 30–31, 2026 Ye Live in Mexico Mexico The two concerts were held at the Monumental Plaza de Toros in Mexico City. West performed numerous songs of his discography, while his daughter North made special appearances on the stage, debuting her single "Piercing on My Hand". Both dates were livestreamed by TelevisaUnivision via Vix. [256]
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April 1 & 3, 2026 Ye Live in California United States These concerts took place at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles. These concerts mark West's first concerts in the United States since December 2021. West brought out fellow rapper Don Toliver and his daughter North as special guests on April 1. On April 3, West brought out Travis Scott, North, CeeLo Green, Lauryn Hill, and brothers Zion and YG Marley as special guests. [258][259]
May 23, 2026 Ye Live in India India Originally scheduled to take place on March 29, this concert is set to take place at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. [260][261]
May 30, 2026 Ye Live in Turkey Turkey This concert is set to take place at Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. [262]
June 6 & 8, 2026 Ye Live in The Netherlands Netherlands These concerts are set to take place at the GelreDome in Arnhem. [263]
June 19, 2026 Ye Live in Poland Poland This concert was set to take place at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów. The concert was cancelled on April 17, 2026 after the stadium decided to terminate its contract with the organizer. [264][265]
July 11, 2026 Ye Live in Albania Albania This concert is set to take place at Eagle Stadium in Tirana. [262]
July 30, 2026 Ye Live in Madrid Spain This concert is set to take place at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. [266]
August 7, 2026 Ye Live in Portugal Portugal This concert is set to take place at Estádio Algarve in Algarve. [267]
TBD Ye Live in France France This concert is set to take place at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille. West announced to Twitter that the concert would be postponed till further notice. [268][269]
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