Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, set a new U.S. rap concert attendance record Saturday night with a sold-out show at AT&T Stadium in Arlington that drew about 83,000 fans and featured a surprise appearance by Kid Cudi.
The event producer reported 83,132 tickets sold for the Nov. 7 performance, according to The Dallas Morning News. AT&T Stadium called the show the most-attended rap concert in U.S. history. The figure topped Ye’s previous mark from a Halloween show the week before at NRG Stadium in Houston, where attendance was reported at more than 80,000.
Dallas native Erykah Badu also performed, joining Ye for several of her songs including “Tyrone.” Kid Cudi reunited with Ye onstage for “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1,” “Ghost Town,” and other tracks. The two have collaborated for years as the duo Kids See Ghosts, and the appearance marked another onstage reunion after earlier public tensions.
history made 🏟️ @kanyewest headlines the most attended rap show in US history at AT&T Stadium. https://t.co/VAq1Ds383u
— AT&T Stadium (@ATTStadium) November 8, 2026
The show was part of Ye’s ongoing stadium tour and featured a large globe-shaped stage at the center of the field. Fans filled the stadium for a career-spanning set that included tracks from across his catalog. AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, has a standard capacity of about 80,000 and can expand with standing room.
No injuries or major incidents were reported. The concert brought a large crowd to Arlington for the evening, with many fans traveling from across the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Ye has continued adding dates to the tour, with a scheduled stop later this month in Arizona.
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