Jay-Z has announced a pair of stadium shows in New York to celebrate two of his classic albums, ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and ‘The Blueprint’. Find all the details below.
The rap icon is due to play two homecoming concerts at the Yankee Stadium in the Bronx this summer.
His first gig of “two historic nights” at the venue will see him mark the 30th anniversary of his 1996 debut record, ‘Reasonable Doubt’, on Friday July 10. The following day (Saturday July 11), Jay-Z will return to the stadium to showcase his seminal 2001 LP ‘The Blueprint’ in its 25th year.
The rapper’s entertainment company, Roc Nation, confirmed the dates last night (Wednesday March 18). However, no ticket details have been shared as of yet. An official post has told fans to “stay tuned” for updates.
Jay-Z is also set to co-headline the Philadelphia festival Roots Picnic with The Roots on Saturday May 30.
Two historic nights to celebrate the iconic albums Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint
JAŸ-Z 30 on Friday, July 10
JAŸ-Z 25 on Saturday, July 11
Yankee StadiumStay Tuned pic.twitter.com/Ak5Y6R090W
— Roc Nation (@RocNation) March 18, 2026
They first shared the stage in 2001 for Jay-Z’s MTV Unplugged performance, and The Roots have since backed him on The Tonight Show. The Roots’ Questlove has served as Jay-Z’s musical director for concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall and New York’s Carnegie Hall, too.
Jay-Z’s most recent full headline performance was a 2019 show at New York’s Webster Hall. He was last on stage in July 2025, when he joined his wife, Beyoncé, during her final ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour date in Las Vegas.
Last month saw Jay-Z share the original version of the ‘Reasonable Doubt’ single ‘Dead Presidents’ on streaming platforms for the first time.
In October 2025, the rapper defended the decision to enlist Bad Bunny for this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. He said he wasn’t fully convinced that there was genuine opposition to the Puerto Rican superstar taking to the stage.
Roc Nation joined forces with the NFL in 2019. Under this leadership, Jay-Z has helped put on memorable performances from Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Usher.
NME‘s review of ‘The Blueprint’ read: “‘The Blueprint’ has eloquently mapped out life’s foundations: laughter, tears, joy and pain, and has marked the Jigga as the complete rapper. Jay, of course, knows it: ‘I’m the Sinatra of my day, compadre,’ he chuckles on ‘Hola Hovita’. Nobody could disagree.”
