Ye to play show at SoFi stadium months after apology for antisemitism

Anna Kaufman, USA TODAYTue, March 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM UTC

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Ye to play show at SoFi stadium months after apology for antisemitism

Kanye West is ramping up his comeback.

Months after the controversial rapper, now known as Ye, took out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal to apologize for previous hateful remarks, he's announcing a live performance in Los Angeles. Ye will play SoFi Stadium in the Southern California city on April 3, according to the venue's website.

The show, billed "Ye Live in Los Angeles," is described as the only performance in the city in a promo image for the event. A website associated with the concert offers little more information except a directive to pre-save "Bully," the name of his upcoming album.

Previously released preview EPs under the same name were dropped by the rapper in June 2025. A video posted to the artist's Instagram stories also takes you to a page with the album's title. The album is set for release in late March.

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Born Kanye Omari West, Ye transformed himself from a college dropout in Chicago to an undisputable icon of music and fashion. But a string of controversies has the rapper facing a fallout. In October 2022, several companies, including Adidas and Balenciaga fashion house, cut ties with the star after he made antisemitic remarks.Look back on Ye's life and career, from his marriage and divorce from Kim Kardashian to his polarizing political statements. Here, Ye and Bianca Censori attend the 67th Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.

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News of the concert comes on the heels of a tumultuous few years for Ye, once a titan of the genre, who has since become better known for public outbursts on social media deriding both Jewish and Black people. He has lauded Adolf Hitler with the release of a song titled "Heil Hitler," sold clothing emblazoned with the swastika symbol through his clothing company Yeezy and used pro-Nazi language in his social media posts and tirades.

The rapper is also facing allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment. He has denied wrongdoing.

In an apology letter featured in a Wall Street Journal advertisement in January, Ye said his mental health history – including a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and a four-month manic episode that took place in the first half of 2025 – was what allegedly fueled his "reckless" behavior.

"When you're manic, you really don't think that you're sick," he told Vanity Fair in an interview at the time. "You think that everyone else is deeply overreacting. You feel like you're seeing the world so much more clearly on things, when in reality you're losing your grip entirely."

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