Saturday, July 18, 2026 il primo concerto live in Italia di YE – Kanye West
Saturday, July 18, 2026
the first live concert in Italy of
YE – KANYE WEST
at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia
103,000 spectators
His return with a live concert in Europe after more than ten years
Early bird pre-sales open exclusively on Ticketmaster on Monday, December 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
An event of global significance
destined to rewrite the history of live concerts
On Saturday, July 18, 2026, YE – KANYE WEST returns to Europe after more than a decade with a major live concert,choosing Italy for this historic return. The RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia, the continent’s most iconic venue designed specifically for large-scale outdoor live concerts, will host YE’s first European concert since 2014 , in what promises to be the biggest show of his career to date.
Tickets will be available for early bird pre-sale from Monday, December 22nd at 10:00 a.m. exclusively on Ticketmaster.
An event conceived as an artistic and performative rebirth , designed for a unique location in the world and for an extraordinary audience of 103,000 spectators , who will make this event unrepeatable and destined to enter the history of live music.
Ye will headline the new crossover festival format Hellwatt Festival , which will take place at the RCF Arena over three weekends, from July 4th to July 18th, and will be officially launched in late January/early February 2026. It will be an unprecedented immersive event, with cinematic staging, which will bring Reggio Emilia and all of Italy to the centre of the stage of major global music events .
A central and revolutionary figure in contemporary culture, YE has redefined the languages of hip hop and global music with era-defining albums like “Graduation” and “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” The July 18 concert definitively represents his return to live performance as a total experience and marks the beginning of a new artistic phase , conceived on a monumental scale.
Zamna Festival , the prestigious international format born in Tulum, Mexico, recognized as one of the main references of the global electronic music scene, will be the official partner of the events at the RCF Arena, organizing all the pre- and after-partiesduring the concert days.
Milan, December 19, 2025