Kanye West has announced an album launch show in Los Angeles and confirmed more European dates for this year. Find all the details below.
The controversial rapper will host a “homecoming” concert at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Friday April 3. It is billed as West’s “only performance in Los Angeles”, per Deadline.
He’ll be performing in support of his new album ‘Bully’, which is released on March 20. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time tomorrow (Wednesday March 11) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.
West has launched a website to promote the show, directing fans to submit their email addresses and pre-save ‘Bully’ to “complete your pre-registration to see Ye live in USA”. Some of those who register will receive free tickets, according to the site.
Ye last performed a full live show in Los Angeles in 2021, when he took to the stage with Drake in aid of the Free Larry Hoover cause. In 2024, he was criticised for “barely performing” when he took to the stage with Ty Dolla $ign to open LA’s Rolling Loud Festival. The rappers merely stood for an hour while pre-recorded music of theirs played over the loudspeakers.
West has announced another date at the GelreDome in the Netherlands, too. This follows a high-demand for the first date, which was initially advertised as a “one-night only” event. The extra show is scheduled for June 8 – Ye’s birthday.
Another concert will take place at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France (June 11), ahead of stops in Reggio Emilia, Italy (July 18) and Madrid, Spain (July 30). He’ll perform in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 30, following a date in New Delhi, India, on March 29.
The upcoming European gigs mark West’s first European headline dates in 12 years. His performances at the GelreDome will be his first in the Netherlands since 2013.
Back in 2016, West was forced to cancel the UK and European leg of his ‘Saint Pablo’ headline tour. He is yet to announce any UK shows for this year. Ye’s latest solo records, ‘Donda’ and ‘Donda 2’, arrived in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
The news of the star’s first date in Holland sparked backlash due to his problematic behaviour in recent years. CIDI – a leading charity against anti-Semitism in Holland – said it was “deeply worried” about West’s planned concert, claiming that his “recent expressions of regret do not change the nature or the gravity of what he has done” (per Far Out).
Meanwhile, the mayor of Marseille has said that West is “not welcome” in the French city. “I refuse to let Marseille be a showcase for those who promote hatred and unabashed Nazism,” Benoît Payan posted on X/Twitter (via Le Monde).
