Ye Live Concert Tour
2026 concert tour by Kanye West
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The Ye Live Concert Tour is the ongoing 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, California at the SoFi Stadium and is his first concert tour in a decade, following the Saint Pablo Tour in 2016.
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
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| Associated album | Bully | ||||||
| Start date | April 1, 2026 | ||||||
| End date | November 21, 2026 | ||||||
| Legs | 1 | ||||||
| No. of shows | 20 | ||||||
| Website | tour.yeezy.com | ||||||
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West collaborated with Aus Taylor to design the tour's staging, which features 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] The stage was designed by West and Aus Taylor,[3] with lighting being provided by John McGuire.[4]
Merchandise

Commercial performance
The tour's second show at SoFi Stadium grossed $18 million, becoming one of the world's highest-grossing concerts.[5] The May 30 show in Istanbul sold 118,000 tickets, making it the largest single show attendance for a West concert;[6] West later claimed the show broke the all-time record for the largest stadium performance.[7][8] West's Alamodome concert, which grossed around $9 million, was noted for providing an economic boost to local hotels in San Antonio, with reservations in the area increasing by 22 percent.[9]
Controversy
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Concert(s) cancelled or preempted
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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.[10]
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.[11] 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,[12] June 19 concert in Chorzów,[13] and July 18 concert in Reggio Emilia,[10] 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.[14] 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".[15]
West was able to perform in Istanbul on May 30, Arnhem on June 6 and 8, Tbilisi on June 12, Madrid on July 30, and in Algarve on August 7. 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.[16] In June, Senator Rick Scott urged the Tampa Sports Authority to cancel West's shows in the city.[17] 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".[18] Both of these shows eventually went ahead as planned.[19][20]
Setlist
This set list is representative of the show in Tirana, performed on July 11, 2026, and is not representative of every show on the tour.[21]
- "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"
- "Fade"
- "Say You Will"
- "Heartless"
- "All the Love"
- "Highs and Lows"
- "Beauty and the Beast"
- "I Can't Wait"
- "Father"
- "Everybody"
- "Famous"
- "American Boy"
- "Jesus Walks"
- "All Falls Down"
- "Through the Wire"
- "Gold Digger"
- "Touch the Sky"
- "Good Life" (with intro from "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)")
- "Homecoming"
- "All of the Lights"
- "Flashing Lights"
- "Stronger"
- "Ghost Town"
- "Moon"
- "Runaway" (with outro elements from "Mama's Favorite")
- "Hey Mama" (played from tape)
Notes
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Tour dates
| Date (2026) | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold | Box office | |
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| April 1 | Inglewood | United States | SoFi Stadium | 149,000[23] | $32,600,000[23] | |
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| May 30 | Istanbul | Turkey | Atatürk Olympic Stadium | 118,000[8] | N/a | |
| June 6 | Arnhem | Netherlands | GelreDome | 70,000[24] | N/a | |
| June 8 | N/a | |||||
| June 12 | Tbilisi | Georgia | Dinamo Arena | 70,000[25] | N/a | |
| June 26 | Tampa | United States | Raymond James Stadium | 119,591[26][27] | N/a | |
| June 28 | ||||||
| July 4 | San Antonio | Alamodome | 61,077[20] | $9,000,000[9] | ||
| July 11 | Tirana | Albania | Eagle Stadium | 60,000[28] | N/a | |
| July 30 | Madrid | Spain | Metropolitano Stadium | 68,000[29] | N/a | |
| August 7 | Algarve | Portugal | Estádio Algarve | 34,000[30] | N/a | |
| August 15[a] | Almaty | Kazakhstan | Almaty Central Stadium | 31,000[32] | N/a | |
| August 28 | New Orleans | United States | Caesars Superdome | N/a | ||
| September 3 | Chicago | Soldier Field | 129,562[33] | $29,800,000[33] | ||
| September 4 | ||||||
| October 24 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | TBA | ||
| October 31 | Houston | United States | Reliant Stadium | |||
| November 7 | Arlington[b] | AT&T Stadium | ||||
| November 21 | Glendale[c] | State Farm Stadium | ||||
Cancelled shows
| Date (2026) | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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| March 29 | New Delhi | India | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | Security concerns[34] |
| May 23 | ||||
| June 11 | Marseille | France | Orange Vélodrome | West's previous antisemitic comments[12][13][11] |
| June 19 | Chorzów | Poland | Silesian Stadium | |
| July 10 | London | England | Wireless Festival | |
| July 11 | ||||
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| July 18[d] | Reggio Emilia | Italy | RCF Arena | Security concerns[10] |
| July 25 | Prague | Czech Republic | Prague-Velká Chuchle Racecourse | West's previous antisemitic comments[14] |
| October 10 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Gazprom Arena | No agreement signed[35] |
| October 11 |