Kanye West to Perform in Georgia in Concert Produced by Live Nation Israel
By
Shirley Halperin
Toasted golden, schmeared with insight. Top of the rack.
Summary
Kanye West (Ye) is scheduled to perform in Tbilisi, Georgia on June 12, 2026, in a concert produced by Live Nation Israel — an unlikely partnership formed after the Oct. 7 attacks. The show is part of the "Starring Georgia" initiative, funded partly by the Georgian government, which aims to bring major international artists to the country. The article explores how Live Nation Israel reinvented itself following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, pivoting from domestic Israeli events to international productions, and how this partnership with Ye — a controversial figure who has made antisemitic statements — creates a complex and ironic cultural moment.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledNothing could illustrate the absurdity of 2026 quite like an upcoming concert by Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, in a former Soviet republic being produced by Live Nation Israel.
The effort appears to be working, as the 70,000 tickets put up for Ye's headlin
to bring to Georgia the most in-demand contemporary artists … who have never performed in our country before.
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