Kanye West Headlines Global Concert For Nike

Jun 22,2008 00:00 by admin

Summer 2008 will be a busy three months for platinum-selling rapper/producer Kanye West who has just been announced as the headlining act for the Nike + Human Race concert in August.

Proclaimed as the "world's biggest one-day running event" in a press release from Nike, West will be one of many popular artists to perform in one of the 25 scheduled race cities.

"I'm hitting the stage in Los Angeles for the Nike + Human Race, Nike's dopest 10k run ever," he said in the statement. "This race is bringing together hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world to run and listen to some great music while serving a higher cause, and I'm excited to perform in LA as part of the grand finale."

In addition to the LA race, the one-day event will be occurring globally with artists like former Destiny Child member Kelly Rowland performing in Paris and rock band Boy Likes Girl in Singapore. Other artists scheduled in other cities include All-American Rejects, Moby, and Fall Out Boy.

The event will be Nike's first global race with a goal of motivating at least one million runners to race. Nike + Human Race takes place August 31st, 2008.

In related news, West's next big performance will be June 24th as he is scheduled to perform at the 2008 BET Awards. Other artists scheduled are Usher, Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, and Young Jeezy.