{"id":2039630,"date":"2025-09-21T20:52:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T20:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2039630"},"modified":"2025-09-21T20:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T20:52:57","slug":"kanye-west-returns-to-x-to-announce-show-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kanye-west-returns-to-x-to-announce-show-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Returns to X to Announce Show in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/kanye-west\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kanye West;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Kanye West<\/a> has returned to X to announce his upcoming concert in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ye\u2019s been quiet on the platform for a few weeks since the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/kanye-west-x-claims-instagram-144440110.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:disastrous launch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">disastrous launch<\/a> of his cryptocurrency, YZY Money, in August. That changed with a post on Sept. 19 revealing an upcoming show in Johannesburg on Dec. 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his announcement, Ye referred to the show as his \u201conly performance in South Africa.\u201d According to <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenet.ng\/ye-announces-only-performance-in-south-africa-for-december\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nigerian Entertainment Today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nigerian Entertainment Today<\/a>, <\/em>the show will be Ye\u2019s first performance in South Africa in 12 years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>X<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Back in 2013, Ye headlined the Castle Lite \u201cFeel the Beat of the Sub-Zero\u201d concert at The Dome in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ye\u2019s new show reveal comes right on the heels of the release of the new documentary, <em>I<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/kanye-shouts-kris-jenner-asks-181827822.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:n Whose Name?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">n Whose Name?<\/a>, <\/em>which covers key moments in Ye\u2019s relationship with the music industry and the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In one scene from the film, Ye argues with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/kris-jenner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kris Jenner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Kris Jenner<\/a> about the public\u2019s speculation over his mental health. \u201cNo one from the family has taken any responsibility for my hospital visit,\u201d Ye tells Kris. \u201cBut if you were to go online, that\u2019s 50 percent of what people say, at least. Am I lying?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After Kris says \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d Ye responds by screaming, \u201cIt do matter! It does matter! It does matter!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In honor of the film coming out, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/yesjulz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YesJulz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">YesJulz<\/a>, who\u2019s claimed previously that she worked for West, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/yesjulz-says-kanye-used-brain-171018095.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared a picture;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">shared a picture<\/a> that showed her in a high-tech chair surrounded by screens and connected to a device via her head \u2014 explaining that the reason for that was because of her then-boss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIn honor of the doc dropping today, I\u2019ll be sharing a few of my favorite memories from working with Ye on Snapchat,\u201d she wrote alongside the picture. \u201cThis pic is from that one time he had a brain doctor put a brain scan machine in his hotel room at the Trump towers in Chicago to assess the teams brains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In other recent Ye news, the artist has been <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/dave-blunts-blasts-kanye-west-235203258.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:accused by Dave Blunts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\">accused by Dave Blunts<\/a> of trying to groom him. In an unreleased song that surfaced online in mid-September, Bluntz addressed his relationship with Ye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;<em>Cut off Kanye West, because that n***a tried to groom me,<\/em>&#8221; says Blunts in the song\u2019s first clip that hit the internet. &#8220;<em>N***as in my city talking bout how they gonna sue me<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;<em>Kanye West, he made me diss the Jews<\/em>,&#8221; Bluntz rapped on a longer version of the track that surfaced as well. &#8220;<em> b**chs I&#8217;m speaking out this is my truth\/I&#8217;m so sick and tired of being groomed&#8230; I&#8217;m not your cousin, you can&#8217;t top me&#8230; Two cousins should not have sex\/Two cousins should not 69<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/dave-blunts-blasts-kanye-west-235203258.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Dave Blunts holding a double cup.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/eoDBx6s64wZ4d54mxQtf8g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/d74b7abd364605849209b69ed6b8ce55\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Dave Blunts Blasts Kanye West for Pushing Him Toward Nazism on Newly Surfaced Track<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/backwoodsaltar\/ye-wants-to-introduce-dave-blunts-to-his-personal-trainer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A split image showing the artist formerly known as Kanye West alongside Dave Blunts.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tkRt03hkC6N7kfb4gDh97g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/916983c9336da6d9d4381d37d11370df\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Ye Connects Dave Blunts to His Personal Trainer: \u2018We Need You to Stay Alive\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/dave-blunts-live-trapped-elevator-call-kanye-west\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A person in an elevator during a live stream, with comments visible on the screen.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hmG86o2DB3E1f7RmvRcrWA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/cdeb5ddfe29f4b6422864a4dbddd6013\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Dave Blunts Goes Live While &#8216;Trapped&#8217; 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