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On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia, Italy, one of the largest open-air venues designed specifically for big concerts and festivals, will host Ye’s first European concert since 2014. It promises to be the biggest show of Kanye West’s career.
The RCF Arena can accommodate up to 103,000 spectators. Tickets will be available for early bird presale starting Monday, Dec. 22, at 10am CET on Ticketmaster.
Ye will return to Italy to headline the brand new Hellwatt Festival, which will take place at the RCF Arena over three weekends, from July 4-18, and will be officially presented in late January or early February 2026. Organizers describe it as an unprecedented immersive event, with cinematic staging, that will bring Reggio Emilia and the Italian live music scene to the forefront of major global music events.
The news of Ye’s concert in Italy comes nearly two years after the lengthy back-and-forth over the live presentation of Vultures, his Billboard 200-topping joint album with Ty Dolla $ign, which concluded without a concert but with a listening party held at the Unipol Forum in Milan and the Unipol Arena in Bologna in February 2024.
Zamna Festival, the prestigious international format born in Tulum, Mexico, widely recognized as a key reference of the global electronic music scene, will be the official partner of the RCF Arena events, hosting all pre- and after-parties of the Hellwatt Festival.
