Ye Live Concert Tour
2026 concert tour by Kanye West
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The Ye Live Concert Tour is the seventh headlining concert tour by American rapper Kanye West, in support of his twelfth studio album, Bully (2026). It commenced on April 1, 2026, in Inglewood. It is West's first headlining concert tour in a decade since the Saint Pablo Tour in 2016.
| Tour by Kanye West | |||||||
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| Associated album | Bully | ||||||
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| Start date | April 1, 2026 | ||||||
| No. of shows | 14 | ||||||
| Website | tour.yeezy.com | ||||||
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West designed the tour's staging to feature a large spherical-shaped spinning main stage that projects visuals. The tour recorded large ticket sales and attendances, reportedly selling 118,000 tickets for a show (setting the all-time record for the largest stadium performance) in Istanbul. It also generated controversy on social media and news cycles related to the cancellation of multiple concerts due to West's previous antisemitic statements.
Production
Stage
The Ye Live Concert Tour features a large spherical-shaped main stage, which projects visuals of the Earth and Moon spinning around throughout the performance.[1] West explained themes of return and revival as inspiration for the stage design, likening it to "standing on top of the world after everything we've been through".[2]
Commercial performance
The tour's second show at SoFi Stadium grossed $18 million, becoming one of the world's highest-grossing concerts.[3] The May 30 show in Istanbul sold 118,000 tickets, making it the largest single show attendance for a West concert;[4] West later claimed the show broke the all-time record for the largest stadium performance.[5][6]
Controversy
From 2022 to 2025, West drew widespread condemnation, and lost sponsors and partnerships, for expressing antisemitic views and sympathizing with Nazi ideology, before issuing an official apology in 2026. These comments affected West's ability to perform in certain markets, particularly within Europe, as several planned concerts were cancelled or blocked by government authorities.[7]
In April 2026, the United Kingdom revoked West's authorization to enter the country, preventing him from headlining Wireless Festival that July, prompting the event's cancellation.[8] Other European performances were postponed or cancelled amid political pressure or public opposition between April and June 2026. French, Polish and Italian authorities cancelled the June 11 concert in Marseille,[9] June 19 concert in Chorzów,[10] and July 18 concert in Reggio Emilia,[7] respectively, while the July 25 concert in Prague was cancelled after the venue prematurely ended its agreement to host West following public and political pressure.[11] West's planned but then-unannounced June concert at St. Jakob Park in Basel was blocked by venue owners FC Basel, citing the club's "values".[12]
West was able to perform in Istanbul on May 30, Arnhem on June 6 and 8, and Tbilisi on June 12, while his concerts in Madrid on July 30 and Algarve on August 7 are set to go ahead. West's appearance in the Netherlands received scrutiny from some politicians and Jewish organizations, but Dutch authorities and courts, citing the nation's constitutional freedom of speech laws, concluded that there was insufficient legal basis to bar him from entering the country or performing.[13] In June, Senator Rick Scott urged the Tampa Sports Authority to cancel West's shows in the city.[14] Later that month, the mayor of San Antonio, Gina Ortiz Jones expressed support for the cancellation of West's concert in San Antonio stating: "Standing up to antisemitism is exactly what it takes to achieve a more perfect Union".[15] These shows eventually went ahead as planned.
Set list
This set list is representative of the show in Istanbul, performed on May 30, 2026, and is not representative of every show on the tour.[16]
- "King"
- ''Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1"
- "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
- "Niggas in Paris"
- "Mercy"
- "Praise God"
- "Black Skinhead"
- "On Sight"
- "Blood on the Leaves"
- "Carnival"
- "Power"
- "Bound 2"
- "Wolves"
- "Heartless"
- "Father"
- "All the Love"
- "Punch Drunk"
- "Bully"
- "Highs and Lows"
- "I Can't Wait"
- "White Lines"
- "Everybody"
- "Famous"
- "FourFiveSeconds"
- "All Falls Down"
- "Jesus Walks"
- "Through the Wire"
- "Touch the Sky"
- "Good Life"
- "Homecoming"
- "All of the Lights"
- "Flashing Lights"
- "Stronger"
- "Ghost Town"
- "Runaway"
Notes
Guest appearances
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Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold | Box office |
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| April 1, 2026 | Inglewood | United States | SoFi Stadium | 140,480[3] | $33 million[3] |
| April 3, 2026 | |||||
| May 30, 2026 | Istanbul | Turkey | Atatürk Olympic Stadium | 118,000[6] | N/a |
| June 6, 2026 | Arnhem | Netherlands | GelreDome | 70,000[18] | N/a |
| June 8, 2026 | N/a | ||||
| June 12, 2026 | Tbilisi | Georgia | Dinamo Arena | 70,000[19] | N/a |
| June 26, 2026 | Tampa | United States | Raymond James Stadium | TBA | |
| June 28, 2026 | |||||
| July 4, 2026 | San Antonio | Alamodome | 61,077[20] | $9 million[21] | |
| July 11, 2026 | Tirana | Albania | Eagle Stadium | TBA | |
| July 30, 2026 | Madrid | Spain | Metropolitano Stadium | ||
| August 7, 2026 | Algarve | Portugal | Estádio Algarve | ||
| September 3, 2026 | Chicago | United States | Soldier Field | ||
| September 4, 2026 | |||||
Cancelled shows
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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| March 29, 2026 | New Delhi | India | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | Security concerns[22] |
| May 23, 2026 | ||||
| June 11, 2026 | Marseille | France | Orange Vélodrome | West's previous antisemitic comments |
| June 19, 2026 | Chorzów | Poland | Silesian Stadium | |
| July 10, 2026 | London | England | Wireless Festival | |
| July 11, 2026 | ||||
| July 12, 2026 | ||||
| July 18, 2026 | Reggio Emilia | Italy | RCF Arena | Security concerns |
| July 25, 2026 | Prague | Czech Republic | Prague-Velká Chuchle Racecourse | West's previous antisemitic comments |