North West takes over music festival stage ahead of 13th birthday
Published June 13, 2026
Kanye West, who now goes by the name Ye, and Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West took over the stage ahead of her 13th birthday.
The 12-year-old channeled the presence of a seasoned professional in spiked choker and blue pigtails at Lyrical Lemonade's Summer Smash 2026 music festival.
On Friday, June 12, the tween, who will turn a year older on June 15, commanded attention as she performed in Bridgeview, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.
Notably the venue is the same place where North's father was raised and the proud dad didn’t hold back to praise his little superstar.
To express his admiration and give a stamp of approval, the 49-year-old controversial rapper reposted a clip of his firstborn child singing their 2024 collaboration TALKING, off his album Vultures 1.
Interestingly, her last stage presence was in April when she joined her dad in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium.
After North’s latest live set, several clips surfaced on social media, capturing the crowd going wild as they jumped up and down to her thumping track.
For the unversed, North dropped her new music earlier this year with her debut EP N0rth4Evr, which followed her debut single PIERCING ON MY HAND.
