JAY-Z returned to Yankee Stadium on Saturday, July 11th, to play the second of three consecutive shows this weekend. After celebrating the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt on Friday, he performed the bulk of The Blueprint to mark its 25th anniversary.
JAY-Z opened with “The Ruler’s Back,” bringing out Slick Rick to help set the tone before the hip-hop legend performed “La Di Da Di.” After skipping “Takeover” (for obvious reasons), HOV then proceeded to run through the rest of the album in full with highlights including “Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” “Girls, Girls, Girls,” “U Don’t Know,” “Never Change,” “Song Cry,” and “All I Need.” Eminem joined JAY-Z for “Renegade” and also stuck around to perform his own hit single “Lose Yourself.”
After a brief interlude, Hov returned for a shortened second act featuring “Empire State of Mind,” a Pharrell-assisted run of “Excuse Me Miss,” “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me),” “Frontin’,” and “Allure,” and a final stretch that included “N***as in Paris,” “Big Pimpin’,” “Public Service Announcement,” and, fittingly, “Encore.” Check out the full setlist below, and see Eddie Fu’s full review of the night here.
JAY-Z will conclude his Yankee Stadium run with a special “Extra Innings” concert on Sunday, July 12th. In the fall, he will play more 30th anniversary shows at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 4th, Paris’ Stade de France on September 10th, and Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on October 23rd. Fans can look for deals and sold-out tickets on Vivid Seats and save $20 on their first order of $200 or more with promo code VIVID20 at checkout. Also check out Ticketmaster’s Verified Exchange for tickets.
Setlist:
The Rulers Back (w/ Slick Rick)
La Di Da Di (w/ Slick Rick)
Izzo
Girls Girls Girls
Jigga That N*gga
U Don’t Know
Hola Hovito
Heart Of The City
Never Change
Song Cry
All I Need
Renegade (w/ Eminem)
Lose Yourself (w/ Eminem)
Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
Encore:
Empire State Of Mind
Excuse Me Miss (w/ Pharrell)
La La La (w/ Pharrell)
I Just Wanna Love U (w/ Pharrell)
Frontin’ (w/ Pharrell)
Allure (w/ Pharrell)
N**gas in Paris
PSA
Encore
