World-renowned rapper Kanye West performed in Istanbul for the first time on Saturday, drawing a mammoth crowd of some 118,000 fans to Atatürk Olympic Stadium in one of the year’s biggest music events.
The concert, organized in cooperation with NTRteam, attracted thousands of visitors from Türkiye as well as the U.K., Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Russia, Poland and countries across the Middle East.
The stadium reached capacity hours before the show as fans gathered to watch the Grammy-winning artist’s long-awaited debut performance in Türkiye.
West opened the concert with his song "Father" and closed the nearly two-hour set with "Stronger."
Performing atop a giant spherical stage, the artist delivered some of the most popular tunes from his long career, including "King," "Runaway," "Power," "Flashing Lights," "Heartless," "Black Skinhead," "All The Love" and "Homecoming."
