Kanye West continues to draw massive stadium crowds and set new records. His concert in Dallas attracted 83,000 fans and generated $18 million in ticket sales, marking the third time in the past year that the rapper has set a U.S. attendance record for a rap concert.
Three stadium attendance records
The performance took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. According to ticketing data aggregators, West sold 83,000 tickets for the show. He had set the previous record just a week earlier in Houston, where 74,400 fans attended his concert. In April, the rapper also set an attendance record at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
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The Dallas show featured several special guests, including rapper Kid Cudi and singer Erykah Badu.
West returns to fashion
Between his stadium performances, West has also returned to the fashion world. He unveiled «Yeezy Season 01,» the brand’s first collection in four years, at Droam 1, a new flagship store in Los Angeles. Among those in attendance were his wife, Bianca Censori, and his four children.
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