Ye (formerly Kanye West) has been selling out stadiums across the globe with spot tour dates throughout 2026, most recently packing more than 83,000 fans into AT&T Stadium in Dallas for a show over the weekend.
Ebro Darden and Peter Rosenberg debated the merits of West’s touring in 2026 on Monday’s (Nov. 9) episode of The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show, and the media personalities aren’t buying the comeback narrative tied to Ye following his antisemitic remarks and controversial antics in years past.
Prior to the Ye talk, the co-hosts discussed Macklemore’s Free Palestine Tour and his claims that arenas across the U.S. were attempting to censor him by not allowing him to perform due to his political beliefs.
“The venues can say whatever the f— they want to do. … They can do this, and say, ‘Hey, we don’t want you here,’” Ebro said. “My suggestion always in these sort of things is you go get a smaller venue and you block out multiple nights and you do a residency-style thing.”
That led into Peter Rosenberg bringing up Ye having back-to-back sold-out shows in Houston and Dallas earlier this month. “Everyone’s celebrating,” Rosenberg quipped.
“Everybody was hitting me talking about how record-breaking it was,” Ebro replied. “And I was like, ‘Guys, I’ve been involved in concerts before. I know how to make the stage setup so you can get more people in the building and make it look like you got more numbers.’ He still sold the tickets.”
Rosenberg believes “people are enjoying it extra” when it comes to West’s return to performing in stadiums “because now it has the extra sauce of the perceived comeback thing too.” He added: “People love a comeback story. Like, he was down bad, guys. He was down to his last billion.”
Ebro explained that as a society, “We’re all victims of marketing. It’s all marketing.” Rosenberg questioned West’s acts of contrition amid his comeback trail, which included taking out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal to apologize to the Jewish and Black communities, and also meeting with a rabbi.
Rosenberg and Ebro’s comments went viral on social media, and Rosenberg addressed the Ye fans in his mentions on X. “Kanye fans were hip hop fans,” he claimed. “Ye fans are just weirdos.”
West will wrap up his Stateside touring with his final U.S. show of 2026 on Nov. 21 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. He made North American stops throughout the year in Los Angeles, Tampa Bay, San Antonio, Chicago, New Orleans, Houston and Dallas.
On the music front, Ye released his Bully album in March, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
Watch the full Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show below. Talk about Ye takes place shortly after the hour mark.
