Ye Sells 70,000 Tbilisi Tickets in 1 Day as Live Nation Israel Produces Show
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Updated · Rolling Stone · May 14
Ye Sells 70,000 Tbilisi Tickets in 1 Day as Live Nation Israel Produces Show
4 articles · Updated · Rolling Stone · May 14
June 12 is set for Ye’s Tbilisi concert at Dinamo Arena, with 70,000 tickets selling out within a day under Georgia’s government-backed Starring Georgia initiative.
Live Nation Israel is producing the show, and staff and contractors are already in Tbilisi; sources said the unit has effectively rebranded as Live Nation Central Asia after Israel’s live market dried up post-Oct. 7, 2023.
That partnership stands out because Ye’s antisemitic remarks and Nazi references have already triggered cancellations in at least four European countries, including a scrapped June 19 date in Poland and the collapse of London’s Wireless Festival after his visa was revoked.
Georgia has become a practical nearby base for Israeli concert operations, while Ye has kept touring despite backlash, adding dates across Europe and beyond after releasing Bully in March.
Why is an Israeli-founded promoter backing a sold-out concert for an artist with a history of antisemitism?
Does Ye's global success prove streaming algorithms have more power to 'cancel' artists than social media does?