The artist now known as Ye will take over London’s Finsbury Park for three consecutive nights this July. It marks his first UK shows in a decade and his most significant European comeback since a surprise performance at Koko in 2015.
Wireless Festival organizers confirmed the 48-year-old will headline July 10, 11, and 12. The three-night residency follows the template set by Drake in 2025, but this booking carries far greater weight. West hasn’t performed on British soil since Glastonbury 2015, where his headline set drew massive crowds and equal controversy.
Festival organizers describe the performances as “a three-night journey through Ye’s most iconic records.” The setlists will span material from his 2004 debut , The College Dropout , through Graduation, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, The Life of Pablo, and material from his newly released 12th studio album , Bully.
Bully dropped on streaming platforms March 28, 2026, racking up over 50 million Spotify streams within its first 24 hours. Industry projections estimate first-week sales of 250,000 copies. The album launch comes just days before West performs two sold-out shows at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on April 1 and April 3.
Before hitting Finsbury Park, West will perform in Arnhem, Netherlands on June 6, followed by dates in Istanbul, Marseille, and Reggio Emilia, Italy after the Wireless run concludes. The European tour marks his first headline dates on the continent in 12 years.
West previously headlined Wireless in 2014. That performance ended memorably, the crowd booed him off stage after a mid-set rant about the fashion industry and media treatment. Eleven years later, he returns to the same park for redemption.
The announcement follows West’s January 2026 apology, published as a full-page advertisement in The Wall Street Journal. He addressed years of antisemitic rhetoric and controversial behavior, attributing his actions to a bipolar type-1 diagnosis and the lingering effects of a car accident 25 years ago that caused frontal lobe brain damage.
“I lost touch with reality,” he wrote. “Things got worse the longer I ignored the problem. I said and did things I deeply regret.” He described falling into a four-month manic episode in 2025 consisting of “psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behaviour that destroyed my life.”
West stated he is not looking for “sympathy or a free pass” but wants to “earn forgiveness” from those he hurt, including the Jewish and Black communities.
Not everyone is ready to welcome him back. Antisemitism campaign groups have called the timing of his return “wrong and premature,” pointing to a pattern of apologies followed by repeated offensive behavior. As recently as February 2026, following his apology, his Yeezy brand posted swastika imagery on social media.
Producer James Blake has publicly asked to be removed from Bully’s credits, stating the final album is “not what I created.”
A PayPal presale begins March 31 at 12pm BST, running for 48 hours. The Wireless presale opens April 7 at 12pm BST, with general sale following April 8 at 12pm BST. More acts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
