Kanye ‘Ye’ West and Ty Dolla $ign (group name aka ¥$) have announced another “Vultures Listening Experience”, that is set to take place in Seoul, South Korea on August 23rd, 2024.
The event/listening experience was announced by Ye’s long time collaborator and creative music director Aus Taylor via Instagram. Posts from Ty Dolla $ign, Yzy, and more would follow. (Ye does not currently have any active Social Media)
The August event will take place at Goyang Sports Complex in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do. It will be Ye’s first ever stand alone concert in Korea and Ye’s first time there since a music festival in 2010.
In an article by Rolling Stone Korea it gave detail in what to expect for the event, “Ye’s first solo performance in Korea will be one of the most memorable music experiences of the year, further cementing his reputation as a global icon. This performance will provide fans with an unforgettable musical experience and will be an opportunity to once again see Ye’s innovative music and artistic vision. This performance, which will be engraved in the hearts of fans around the world, is preparing a stage so amazing that it will be shocking.”
The event announcement may come as a random surprise, but Ye has frequently expressed his excitement to visit Asian countries and connect with his fans there. In June, Ye gave fans a surprise special performance in a wrestling ring at ‘Wangmania’ in Tokyo, Japan. Not long after that, rumors of an upcoming live show in South Korea sparked when Aus Taylor was seen touring stadiums in the area. Ye also spent most of his time creating and recording his collab album ‘Kids See Ghosts‘ with longtime collaborator Kid Cudi in Japan.
This Korea event announcement should excite fans following delayed drop dates and little information about the second installment ,Vultures 2, from the ¥$ group. Vultures 1 released in February following multiple listening events across the United States. Even after the album dropped the events continued, which included Kanye and Ty among other collaborators dancing and listening to songs from Vultures 1, Classic Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign songs, and even teasing unreleased possible Vultures 2 songs.
Vultures 1 would go on to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 after a five-day tracking period, selling 148,000 album-equivalent units in it’s first week. V1 also included a number 1 song for the ¥$ duo, “Carnival” which reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming West’s first chart-topper in 13 years. “Carnival” also became the first number-one song for Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti, as well as the second number-one for Ty Dolla $ign.
Will the South Korean Listening Experience in August include songs only from Vultures 2, or a combination like before? On Aus Taylor’s Instagram post someone commented “I can smell vultures 2” which was promptly liked by Aus himself.
Could this be the start of the Vultures 2 rollout? Time will tell.
*We will post any new updates/information on the Seoul Listening Party as we get it
