Ye Breaks U.S. Hip-Hop Attendance Record With 83,000 Dallas Tickets Sold

Ye broke his own U.S. rap concert attendance record on Saturday, November 7, selling 83,000 tickets and generating $18 million in revenue at&T Stadium in Dallas.

Ye Breaks Attendance Records at&T Stadium

  • Concert promoter IKON Presents reported that the Dallas stadium show exceeded the 74,412 tickets sold at the previous week’s Houston performance.
  • The AT&T Stadium date marks the third time Ye has broken the record and the second time breaking his own, which he first set at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles back in April.
  • The independent stadium run is scheduled to continue at State Farm Stadium in the Phoenix area on November 21, alongside a newly announced date in Mexico City.

Erykah Badu and Kid Cudi Join Ye Onstage

According to xxlmag.com, the Saturday night event at&T Stadium featured surprise guest appearances from Dallas native Erykah Badu and Kid Cudi. Badu joined Ye onstage to perform a selection of her hits, while Cudi reunited with him to perform together.

Thesource.com reported that Cudi pulled out his own camera mid-performance to snap photos of Ye onstage. Promoter IKON Presents and AT&T Stadium confirmed the performance as the highest-attended U.S. rap concert to date.

Ye Breaks U.S. Hip-Hop Attendance Record With 83,000 Dallas Tickets Sold
Photo: thesource.com

Independent Tour Generates High Revenue and Fashion Shows

The back-to-back Texas performances demonstrated the commercial scale of an independent stadium run mounted without the backing of traditional touring giants, according to thesource.com. The Dallas stop added 8,588 tickets to the total while reaching $18 million in gross revenue.

City / Venue Date Tickets Sold Gross Revenue
Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium) April Not Reported Not Reported
Houston November 7, 2026 74,412 Not Reported
Dallas (AT&T Stadium) November 7 83,000 $18 Million

Upcoming Tour Expansion Dates

The YE LIVE! stadium run continues next at State Farm Stadium in the Phoenix area on November 21, as reported by xxlmag.com. Thesource.com added that a newly announced Mexico City date will mark the expansion of the run beyond the United States.

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