Kanye West (Ye) made history in Texas on November 7, setting a new attendance record for a rap concert in the United States with his first-ever headlining performance at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The stadium show brought together career-spanning hits, surprise appearances from Erykah Badu and Kid Cudi, and a production built around a massive globe-shaped stage.
AT&T Stadium celebrated the Dallas-area concert as a historic achievement, describing the night as the most-attended rap show in U.S. history with 83,000 tickets sold. Its 360-degree stage configuration helped accommodate the enormous crowd, with Ye performing atop a central globe or dome structure that served as the centerpiece of the production.
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The November 7 concert also marked Ye’s first proper headlining performance in the Dallas-Fort Worth region in roughly a decade. His previous major stop in the area came during the 2016 Saint Pablo Tour, making the Arlington appearance a significant return for fans who had waited years to see him headline a local venue.
The guest appearances provided some of the evening’s biggest moments. Dallas-born Erykah Badu joined Ye for “Didn’t Cha Know,” “On & On,” “Love of My Life” and “Tyrone,” bringing her own catalog into the stadium-sized production. Kid Cudi also reunited with Ye onstage, performing “Pursuit of Happiness” (Steve Aoki Remix), “Day ’n’ Nite,” “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1” and “Ghost Town.” Collaborator André Troutman appeared for several additional tracks.
Across a set lasting well over two hours, Kanye Wesr revisited defining moments from his catalog, including The College Dropout, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and other major releases.
The record-breaking Dallas show arrives as Ye continues his 2026 stadium run, his first major headlining stadium tour since the Saint Pablo Tour. The schedule is also expanding internationally: he has announced a March 19, 2027, concert at Mexico City’s Estadio Banorte, formerly known as Estadio Azteca.
Scroll down to see the Dallas concert’s setlist and special guests.
Kanye West in Dallas: Setlist
DARK FANTASY
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
WAVES
The Life of Pablo (2016)
CAN’T TELL ME NOTHING
Graduation (2007)
N****S IN PARIS
Watch the Throne (2011)
MERCY
Cruel Summer (2012)
PRAISE GOD
Donda (2021)
BLACK SKINHEAD
Yeezus (2013)
ON SIGHT
Yeezus (2013)
ALL DAY
Single (2015)
BLOOD ON THE LEAVES
Yeezus (2013)
CARNIVAL
Vultures 1 (2024)
POWER
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
BOUND 2
Yeezus (2013)
FADE
The Life of Pablo (2016)
SAY YOU WILL (with André Troutman)
808s & Heartbreak (2008)
HEARTLESS (with André Troutman)
808s & Heartbreak (2008)
ALL THE LOVE (with André Troutman)
Bully (2026)
I CAN’T WAIT
Bully (2026)
KING
Bully (2026)
FATHER
Bully (2026)
DIDN’T CHA KNOW (with Erykah Badu)
Mama’s Gun (2000)
ON & ON (with Erykah Badu)
Baduizm (1997)
LOVE OF MY LIFE (with Erykah Badu)
Baduizm (1997)
TYRONE (with Erykah Badu)
Live (1997)
RUN THIS TOWN
The Blueprint 3 (2009)
AMERICAN BOY
Shine (2008)
JESUS WALKS
The College Dropout (2004)
ALL FALLS DOWN
The College Dropout (2004)
THROUGH THE WIRE
The College Dropout (2004)
GOLD DIGGER
Late Registration (2005)
TOUCH THE SKY
Late Registration (2005)
GOOD LIFE
Graduation (2007)
HOMECOMING
Graduation (2007)
ALL OF THE LIGHTS
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
FLASHING LIGHTS (with André Troutman)
Graduation (2007)
STRONGER (with André Troutman)
Graduation (2007)
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS (with Kid Cudi)
Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009)
DAY N NITE (with Kid Cudi)
Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009)
FATHER STRETCH MY HANDS (with Kid Cudi)
The Life of Pablo (2016)
GHOST TOWN (with Kid Cudi)
ye (2018)
MOON
Donda (2021)
RUNAWAY
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
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