North West, 12, performs 2 songs with dad Ye at sold-out Los Angeles concert, including 'Piercing on My Hand'
North West, 12, performs 2 songs with dad Ye at sold-out Los Angeles concert, including 'Piercing on My Hand'
Kathleen PerriconeThu, April 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
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Ye and daughter North WestCredit: Mark Sagliocco/WireImage; Kim and North/TikTok
North West is ready for “all of the lights.”
The 12-year-old daughter of Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and Kim Kardashian joined her father onstage at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, performing two songs for the sold-out crowd of 70,000 on Wednesday night.
The concert marked the first time the rapper has performed on U.S. soil since 2021.
North, dressed in all black and sunglasses with her long blue hair in pigtails, stepped onstage to her 2024 track “Miss Westie.” She then performed two newer songs, “Talking” and “Piercing on My Wrist” — the latter possibly inspired by the multitude of microdermal piercings on both her hands.
The preteen’s appearance came toward the end of her father’s 33-song setlist, featuring hits like “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” “Mercy,” “Heartless,” “Jesus Walks,” “All of the Lights,” and “Runaway.”
Not only did North get up in front of an enormous crowd, but she also conquered any possible fear of heights, as the entire show took place atop a giant dome illuminated with a projection of the earth. For obvious safety reasons, it appears both Ye and North wore harnesses.
North wasn’t the only special guest to join Ye onstage. Don Toliver also performed “Moon,” his track with the rapper off 2021’s Donda.
Days before the L.A. show, Ye released his 12th studio album, Bully, which hasn’t exactly received rave reviews from critics. Pitchfork dubbed it “a cheap hit of retro-Kanye,” while Rolling Stone gave it 2.5 stars for offering “plenty of fan service, but little substance.”
Subsequently, one of the featured producers, James Blake, has publicly requested his name be removed the credits of "This One Here," a song he first worked on with Ye back in 2022.
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"My original version is a completely different production in spirit" than the version on Bully, he told fan on his social media platform, Vault. "Happy for the fans but I've asked to be taken off the producer credits for now as I don't want to take credit for other people's work and this version isn't what I created with Ye."
Kanye West onstage with North at Paris Fashion Week in 2020Credit: Arnold Jerocki/GC Images
Wednesday’s concert was not the first time Ye’s daughter nearly stole the show. At the age of 6, North made her musical debut at 2020 Paris Fashion Week during her dad’s Yeezy show.
Back in January, the preteen traveled to Mexico City to surprise Ye’s 40,000 fans at the Monumental Plaza de Toros with the first live performance of “Piercing on My Hand.”
Ye’s latest tour, in support of Bully, continues for a second night at SoFi Stadium on April 3, before heading to India, Turkey, Netherlands, France, Spain, and Portugal this summer.
North West with mom Kim KardashianCredit: kimandnorth/TikTok
In January, the rapper published an essay in the Wall Street Journal apologizing for his past anti-semitic behavior, such as praising Nazi dictator Adolph Hitler and even selling T-shirts emblazoned with swastikas.
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Citing a car accident 25 years ago that caused damage to the frontal lobe of his brain, yet went "unnoticed" according to Ye. Over time, he added, "I lost touch with reality."
Ye continued, "I said and did things I deeply regret. Some of the people I love the most, I treated the worst. You endured fear, confusion, humiliation, and the exhaustion of trying to have someone who was, at times, unrecognizable. Looking back, I became detached from my true self."
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