Ye's Houston Halloween Show: A Record Stadium Crowd, and Two More US Dates to Come

Ye's Halloween-night stadium show in Houston on October 31 is the reason the search phrase is trending: a nearly three-hour set at Reliant Stadium that, by the venue's own account, set a new U.S. attendance record for a stadium rap concert, with local reports putting the crowd above 80,000.

What happened on the night

The set mixed material from the new Bully record with the catalogue hits, and the guest moments made most of the headlines: Playboi Carti joined mid-show, and Ye's daughter North West appeared OnStage365. Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds presented the artist with a Global Icon Award on the night — an unusual civic coda to a rap concert by any measure.

Where he plays next

Houston was the first of three freshly added U.S. stadium dates. The next is this Saturday, November 7, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington — his first-ever performance at the Dallas Cowboys' building — followed by State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on November 21. If Houston is the template, both are long, guest-heavy nights rather than tight festival sets.

Tickets and listings

Both remaining dates are on sale now; current listings, dates and starting prices sit on the Ye artist page. Stadium rap shows of this scale are rare outside festival season — the Houston crowd is the proof — so the two remaining rooms are likely to fill closer to the dates.