{"id":291941,"date":"2026-06-01T16:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291941\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:49:30","slug":"would-you-see-kanye-west-in-tampa-heres-what-readers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291941\/","title":{"rendered":"Would you see Kanye West in Tampa? Here\u2019s what readers say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s been over a week since Kanye West \u2014 or as he\u2019s called now, Ye \u2014 announced he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/former-kanye-west-coming-tampa-215544937.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:coming to Raymond James Stadium;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;coming to Raymond James Stadium&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">coming to Raymond James Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now he\u2019s not just performing a June 26 concert, but a sequel on June 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And Tampa\u2019s still talking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Between the rapper\u2019s many controversies (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/ye-k-kanye-west-adds-143158005.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:including Nazi merch and music;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;including Nazi merch and music&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">including Nazi merch and music<\/a>) and eye-popping ticket prices, will people go?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For some diehard fans, the answer is an obvious yes \u2014 even if that means traveling from across the country. Ye plans to visit stadiums and arenas in Turkey, the Netherlands, Albania, Italy, Portugal and Spain. So far, he has no other North American concerts scheduled for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Others aren\u2019t even interested in the free tickets that Ye teased on his website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here\u2019s what Tampa Bay Times readers are saying. These comments have been edited for length and clarity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFlying all the way from CT for this!!!\u201d \u2014 John Savvides via Facebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cRay Jay? I\u2019m not sure he could pack Curtis Hixon Park. Then again, free is a powerful draw no matter how bad it is.\u201d \u2014 S. SH via Tampa Bay Times comments<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFor every single person on this post crying about (how) they don\u2019t like Kanye, there\u2019s 5 people to remind them he made \u2019808s and Heartbreak,\u2019 \u2018Life of Pablo,\u2019 \u2018Graduation,\u2019 \u2018Late Registration.\u2019 Y\u2019all goofy. Kanye could easily sell out Ray Jay.\u201d \u2013 Keegan Richardson via Facebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe can give them away but I still couldn\u2019t be bothered to show up.\u201d \u2014 User HpNwIp6 via Tampa Bay Times comments<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I\u2019m going. All hysteria aside this man is one of the greatest artists of our time.&#8221; \u2014 Keisha Wheeler via Facebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cKanye better be giving a lot of Benjamins ($100) along w\/ those free tickets if wants any audience at all or maybe he can \u201cimply\u201d Taylor Swift might show up.&#8221; \u2014 P. Pinol via Tampa Bay Times comments<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What do you think? 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