Ye is planning to perform in the U.S. for the first time in five years.
On Monday, March 9, SoFi Stadium announced that the artist formerly known as Kanye West will hit the stage in Los Angeles next month. The show is billed as “Ye – Live in Los Angeles” and is scheduled for April 3. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, March 11 at 10 a.m. PST. It will be the first time Ye has performed in Los Angeles since he reunited with Drake at his Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert in 2021.
Ye is rumored to perform new music from his upcoming album BULLY. The album has been in the works for quite some time. After experiencing a series of delays over the past few months, Ye’s new label home gamma recently confirmed that the album will arrive on March 20. The tracklist for the LP surfaced online back in January. It contains 13 tracks, including previously previewed songs like “Beauty and the Beast” and “Preacher Man.” Mike Dean, who reportedly resolved his past issues with Ye, confirmed the tracklist and said he co-produced all the songs on the album.
Ye’s upcoming event will be his first U.S. show since he apologized for his past antisemitic comments. The embattled artist issued a sincere apology to the Jewish and Black communities for his hateful behavior over the past several years. In the open letter, Ye said he “lost touch with reality” and blamed his type-1 bipolar diagnosis for the numerous instances in which he embraced the Swastika, praised Adolf Hitler, and threatened to go “DEFCON 3” on Jewish people. Despite claims that the letter was a PR stunt for his new album, Ye said it had nothing to do with the project and emphasized his desire to make amends.