{"id":527138,"date":"2026-06-09T23:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/527138\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:55:17","slug":"jay-z-announces-huge-shows-in-paris-and-los-angeles-to-celebrate-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/527138\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay-Z announces huge shows in Paris and Los Angeles to “celebrate legacy\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jay-Z<\/a> has announced huge shows in Paris and Los Angeles, taking place later this year and celebrating his \u201clegacy\u201d.<\/p>\n

The new dates come following the rapper returning to the stage for a rare solo performance last month, headlining Roots Picnic 2026 as his first festival date in seven years<\/a> and breaking out some of his biggest hits.<\/p>\n

That set also saw him take aim at Nicki Minaj<\/a>, Drake<\/a>, Kanye West<\/a> and more in a freestyle, and came ahead of his upcoming anniversary shows planned for New York\u2019s Yankee Stadium<\/a>. Those three shows which will celebrate 30 years of his debut album \u2018Reasonable Doubt\u2019 and 25 years of his sixth record \u2018The Blueprint\u2019.<\/p>\n

Now, two more anniversary shows have been confirmed, taking place at the Stade de France in Paris on September 10 and at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on October 23.<\/p>\n

\"Ja\u00ff-Z30Ja\u00ff-Z30 Tour poster. CREDIT: Press<\/p>\n

Like the New York gigs next month, this announcement also features the rapper\u2019s name written with an umlaut on the Y \u2013 the same style he used on his 1996 debut album \u2013 indicating that the setlists will feature mainly focus on his early discography.<\/p>\n

Tickets go on sale on Friday (June 12) at 10am local time, and pre-sale options will be available from Thursday (June 11). Visit here<\/a> for tickets and more information.<\/p>\n

There have been rumours that Jay-Z is working on a new album \u2013 which will be the follow-up to 2017\u2019s \u20184:44<\/a>\u2019 \u2013 swirling for years now, although friend and collaborator Cash Cobain<\/a> recently put a dampener on hopes for new material, saying that the rapper told him recently that he is \u201cabsolutely not dropping an album\u201d anytime soon (via Variety<\/a>).<\/p>\n

With his recent gig at Roots Picnic, Jay-Z rattled through the biggest hits from his 30-year discography and also called out some famous faces with a freestyle.<\/p>\n

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He took aim at Nicki Minaj and her recent efforts to cosy up to Republican politicians<\/a>, hit back at Drake after the Canadian rapper called him out on new album \u2018Iceman\u2019<\/a>, and responded to Kanye West after he made offensive remarks about his and Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s children<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last year, it was his company, Roc Nation, who was behind Kendrick Lamar being chosen to headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show<\/a>, and the huge slot came amid the rap battle between K.Dot and Drake.<\/a> After the record-breaking show, Jay-Z later revealed that he was not a fan of the highly publicised feud<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, people that like Kendrick hate Drake, no matter what he makes,\u201d he said, adding that the hit diss track \u2018Not Like Us<\/a>\u2019 felt like an \u201cattack on [Drake\u2019s] character\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if I love that. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s helpful to our growth where the fallout lands, especially on social media,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s too far. It\u2019s bringing people\u2019s kids in it. I don\u2019t like that. I sound like the old guy wagging his finger, but I think we can achieve the same thing, as far as sparring with music, with collaborations more so than breaking the whole thing apart.\u201d<\/p>\n