Kanye West, now performing below the identify Ye, is bringing his globe-spanning tour to South Africa with a one-night-only live performance set for December 13, 2025, at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.

The stadium, which accommodates over 62,000 individuals, will host Ye’s solely scheduled efficiency on the African continent subsequent 12 months. The announcement, made through Ye’s official X account, drew rapid consideration on-line and attracted a mixture of pleasure and skepticism.

Ticket registration will open September 23 through Ticketpro.co.za, although early technical points delayed the unique rollout. The occasion is being coordinated by the Monyake Group and Ellis Park Stadium, however issues have surfaced over the promoter’s restricted on-line presence and inactive web site, prompting questions concerning the occasion’s legitimacy.

Despite the uncertainty, anticipation is excessive. This will mark Ye’s first main live performance in South Africa since 2013 and business observers anticipate a robust turnout given the exclusivity of the occasion.

Some on-line customers expressed concern, citing Ye’s unpredictable observe document, together with abrupt cancellations and erratic habits. Others welcomed the announcement, desperate to see the Hip-Hop icon return to the stage after a turbulent few years.

The Johannesburg date follows Ye’s current performances in Asia, the place he delivered two very completely different exhibits.

On July 26, Ye carried out to a sold-out crowd of fifty,000 at Incheon Munhak Stadium in South Korea. The present featured a stripped-down stage design, explosive visuals, and a shock look by his daughter, North West, who joined him for choreography and rapping.

The efficiency acquired reward for its vitality and emotional moments, together with a crowd-wide singalong of “Heartless.”

Two weeks earlier, on July 12, Ye took the stage in Shanghai for his first full live performance in China in 17 years.

That present, nevertheless, was marred by rain, sound points, and delays. West arrived greater than 40 minutes late, walked off stage a number of occasions and left earlier than the ultimate songs completed.

Many attendees demanded refunds, whereas some defended the efficiency, blaming the climate and praising the setlist.

The South African live performance information additionally comes simply days after the U.S. theatrical launch of In Whose Name?, a documentary chronicling six years of Ye’s life.

Directed by Nico Ballesteros, the movie compiles over 3,000 hours of footage and explores Ye’s psychological well being, political ventures and private struggles.

The movie premiered on September 19 and is presently taking part in in AMC, Regal and Cinemark theaters nationwide.

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