“It raises difficult questions about where the industry draws the line between business, entertainment, and accountability,” says one Israeli industry insider Nothing could illustrate the absurdity of 2026 quite like an upcoming concert by Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West , in a former Soviet republic being produced by Live Nation Israel. On June 12, the rapper will perform at Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia, billed as the latest A-list booking by Starring Georgia , an initiative partially funded by the Georgian government, whose stated goal is “to bring to Georgia the most in-demand contemporary artists … who have never performed in our country before.” The effort appears to be working, as the 70,000 tickets put up for Ye’s headlining date sold out within a day. In fact, staffers and contractors handling the show’s production are already on the ground in the Georgian city in advance of the show, according to social media posts shared by Live Nation Israel head Guy Beser.…