{"id":379912,"date":"2026-04-03T12:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/379912\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:05:13","slug":"kanye-west-performs-first-concert-in-five-years-plays-bully-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/379912\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Performs First Concert in Five Years, Plays ‘Bully’ Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tKanye West<\/a>, the rapper-producer now known as Ye, returned to the stage in Los Angeles with only music on his mind during the first of his two-night stint at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Wednesday, April 1. His comeback concert follows years of headline-grabbing <\/a>controversies<\/a>, mental health struggles, and his public apology in a Wall Street Journal ad this past January for his antisemitic remarks. In rare form, the usually unfiltered artist offered no commentary on the backlash during his first major musical U.S. outing in several years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCancel culture had little effect on the headliner as thousands of fans, decked out in Kanye gear (sans swastikas) and luchador-inspired shirts straight from the merch booth, packed the floor section and venue. Peep the pricing, and Ye is still getting paid to play his catalog despite his real-world antics. Per Ticketmaster, a GA ticket for his April 3 show currently retails at $537.80 each. Resale tickets for upper-level seating, which provide a better view of Ye\u2019s half-Sphere set-up, cost several hundred dollars. Online onlookers caught the livestream, announced hours before Wednesday night\u2019s show, on his Instagram account.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor two hours, Ye powered through a meandering setlist of nostalgic hits and repeat numbers mixed with crowd-pleasers from his recently released twelfth album, Bully<\/a>. With a black mask on, he sauntered by himself along the top of his dome-shaped stage that mirrored Earth and, at times, a lonely planet of one.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe audience showed range as Gen Z fans sang and swayed along to newer material like \u201cFATHER\u201d and the Andr\u00e9 Troutman-assisted \u201cALL THE LOVE.\u201d A mosh pit also broke out for \u201cBlood on the Leaves.\u201d For the elder millennials, the bittersweet spot was the medleys of older Kanye cuts released from 2004 to 2016 (think The College Dropout to The Life of Pablo). The defiant \u201cCan\u2019t Tell Me Nothing\u201d and triumphant \u201cN\u2014-s in Paris\u201d rang out from the SoFi Stadium as though Graduation or the joint Jay-Z LP Watch the Throne had just dropped. \u201cSay You Will\u201d and \u201cHeartless\u201d from 2008\u2019s 808s & Heartbreak brought familiar aches of love lost and memories of Auto-Tune supremacy. The hard-hitting finale of \u201cAll Falls Down,\u201d \u201cJesus Walks,\u201d \u201cThrough the Wire,\u201d \u201cGood Life,\u201d \u201cAll of the Lights,\u201d and the poignant closer \u201cRunaway\u201d triggered a yearning for simpler, happier times \u2014 for ourselves and Chicago\u2019s very own.<\/p>\n

\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n

\n\tBeyond the wistful setlist, technical glitches clashed with Ye\u2019s artistic vision. During the opening numbers \u201cKING\u201d and \u201cTHIS A MUST\u201d (he ran these back for take-two performances later in the show), he encountered issues with his mic and sound. He paused his performance of the \u201cGood Life\u201d three times due to his dismay with the \u201ccorny\u201d lights. \u201cIs this like an SNL skit or something?\u201d he asked. \u201cStop doing the vibrating Vegas lights, bro. We went over this in rehearsal.\u201d The Night 1 at SoFi concert might as well have been a run-through for his April 3 production, which happens to fall on Good Friday. (Cue the weekly G.O.O.D. Friday releases that preceded his seminal 2010 offering My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.)<\/p>\n

\n\tProduction grievances aside, Ye was accompanied by two notable plus-ones during his set. Frequent collaborator Don Toliver emerged for live renditions of \u201cMoon\u201d and his solo single \u201cE85.\u201d Ye\u2019s daughter, North, brought her adorable aura and vibrant blue tresses to her performance of \u201cTalking\u201d and \u201cPIERCING ON MY HAND\u201d while rocking her dad\u2019s concert shirt, all on a school night.<\/p>\n

\n\tThroughout the show, Ye worked out his stage hiccups in real time without launching into a tirade. For long-time followers, separating Ye\u2019s erratic behavior from his deep bag of hits will always be a struggle, especially while carrying grief for his bygone eras. Meanwhile, Ye\u2019s once-close friend and music partner Ja\u00ff-Z is also headed to the stadium stage this summer, evoking more complicated feelings for what could have been. Ye may be keeping his lips zipped for now, but only time will tell if a redemption tour is on the way.<\/p>\n

\n\tYe 2026 Set List<\/p>\n

\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n

\n\t1. KING
2. THIS A MUST
3. FATHER
4. ALL THE LOVE
5. Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1
6. Can\u2019t Tell Me Nothing
7. N\u2014-s in Paris
8. Mercy
9. Praise God
10. Black Skinhead
11. On Sight
12. Blood on the Leaves
13. Carnival
14. Power
15. Bound 2
16. Say You Will
17. Heartless
18. Moon (with Don Toliver)
19. E85 (Don Toliver)
20. KING
22. THIS A MUST
22. FATHER
23. ALL THE LOVE
24. Talking (North West)
25. Piercing On My Hand (North West)
26. Everybody
27. All Falls Down
28. Jesus Walks
29. Through the Wire
30. Good Life
31. All of the Lights
32. Runaway<\/p>\n

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