Kanye West announces first European concert since 2014
Kanye West is set to perform in Europe next year, marking his first show on the continent in over 10 years.
Ye will take over RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on July 18th, 2026, which has a capacity of 103,000 people.
The concert will be the biggest of his career in terms of attendance for a solo show. Pre-sale tickets will be available to purchase via Ticketmaster on December 22nd.
A press release described it as “an event conceived as an artistic and performance renaissance, designed for a unique location in the world and an extraordinary audience of 103,000 spectators, which will make this event unrepeatable and destined to enter the history of live performances.”
It continued, “The concert definitively represents his return to live performances as a total experience and marks the beginning of a new artistic phase, conceived on a monumental scale.”
Kanye is headlining Hellwatt Festival, taking place at the RCF Arena over three weekends from July 4th to July 18th.
The rapper hasn’t toured an album since the Saint Pablo Tour in 2016. His first tour was the School Spirit Tour in 2004, followed by the Touch the Sky Tour, Glow in the Dark Tour, Watch the Throne Tour with Jay-Z, and The Yeezus Tour.
Speaking on touring in 2016, Ye said, “You know, my tour game is strong. My tour game is unprecedented … But as I said before, I’m trying to literally inspire these kids the way Disney inspired me when I first saw the original Star Wars.”
On January 30th and 31st, Kanye is also scheduled to perform in Mexico City at the Monumental Plaza de Toros México.