North West rocked the crowd at Lyrical Lemonade\u2019s Summer Smash 2026 music festival in her first solo music festival performance.<\/p>\n
Videos shared on Instagram <\/a>Friday \u2014 which were reshared by proud parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West \u2014 showed the 12-year-old performing like a pro as the crowd sang along to her songs.<\/p>\n She wore a long blue wig, which she styled in a half-up, half-down look with two pony tails, a black balenciaga top and matching skirt, black sneaker boots, and a pair of oversized black shades for the performance.<\/p>\n In one post, the SKIMS founder, 45, showed a photo of two backstage passes with North\u2019s face and name across the front.<\/p>\n North West made her first solo music festival performance at Lyrical Lemonade\u2019s Summer Smash 2026, as pictured above. AP Photo\/Rob Grabowski<\/p>\n The 12-year-old hit the stage on Friday, with videos showing a packed crowd jumping along to her performance. Dani Levi\/Instagram<\/p>\n West, 49, reposted a clip<\/a> of his eldest daughter giving a rendition of their 2024 song, \u201cTALKING,\u201d which is featured on his album \u201cVultures 1.\u201d<\/p>\n Several posts from Kim\u2019s stylist, Dani Levi, showed more footage from the show including a photo of her and North posing backstage together as well as a clip of her performing onstage.<\/p>\n Other family members who showed their support for North via social media included her uncle Rob Kardashian, aunt Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian, and grandmother Kris Jenner.<\/p>\n Kardashian\u2019s appearance at her daughter\u2019s side comes as no surprise as the reality star has long been a vocal supporter of her daughter\u2019s creative expression online \u2014 which has been\u00a0widely criticized<\/a>\u00a0in recent years due to its edgy look that includes finger piercings<\/a> and blackened grills<\/a>.<\/p>\n In October 2025, she came to North\u2019s defense<\/a> when she shut down critics of North\u2019s fashion choices.<\/p>\n In a clip reshared to Kardashian\u2019s stories, North is seen running out onto the stage where she\u2019s met with cheers from fans. Dani Levi\/Instagram<\/p>\n Another clip showed her performing her 2024 collaboration with her dad, \u201cTalking.\u201d AP Photo\/Rob Grabowski<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, [expressing herself] makes [North] so happy. I would never take that creativity away from her,\u201d Kardashian said on an episode of \u201cCall Her Daddy.\u201d<\/p>\n North made her first music festival performance<\/a> appearance in May when she shocked fans with a surprise cameo at Rolling Loud music festival in Orlando, Florida.<\/p>\n At the time, she joined rapper Molly Santana onstage where they performed an unreleased collaboration.<\/p>\n She wore her signature blue hair for the performance, along with a pair of dark sunglasses, a leather top and matching skirt.<\/p>\n North (pictured here arriving at the Complex Pop-up shop in Los Angeles in May) made her first music festival appearance in May when she joined rapper Molly Santana onstage at Rolling Loud in Orlando, Florida. Andy Johnstone for CA Post<\/p>\n North has also hit the stage on several occasions with her dad, Kanye West (seen here performing with North in April). ShotbyNYP \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n The young musician hit the stage in May just days after she\u00a0released her debut EP,\u00a0\u201cN0rth4evr.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n At just 12, North appears to be a natural on stage after having done several shows with her famous dad<\/a>.<\/p>\n She joined her dad onstage at Kanye\u2019s comeback concert in Los Angeles in April where she notably, performed \u201cPiercing My Hand.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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