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Jay-Z 30 Pop-Up Experience to Open In London Ahead of Historic Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Shows

Fans can shop limited edition merchandise created exclusively for the concerts.

A Jay-Z 30 pop-up experience is opening in London this week at UMusic Shop Camden, allowing fans to celebrate the rapper's upcoming shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The pop-up, located at The Stables Market, will be open from August 27 to September 2, coinciding with Jay-Z's only UK performances of the year on September 4 and 5. The rapper last toured the UK in 2018 as part of his On The Run II tour with Beyoncé, visiting Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow, and London.

Fans can shop limited edition merchandise specifically created for the London concerts and enjoy a series of DJ sets by artists such as DJ Target, DJ Manny Norté, DJ Semtex, and DJ Esi, who will spin records daily from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The London double-header follows Jay-Z's three-night run at Yankee Stadium in New York City, which took place in July.

The shows were described by Billboard's Angel Diaz as "a masterclass show," with the rapper performing each song at a feverish pace and surprise guest appearances adding to the excitement.

Jay-Z is set to bring the 30th-anniversary celebration to Paris' Stade de France on September 10 and two Los Angeles shows at SoFi Stadium on October 23 and 24. He kicked off his comeback live shows by headlining Philadelphia's Roots Picnic in March, marking his first solo performance in over six years. The performance spawned the "Roots Picnic Freestyle," which Billboard named the best rap song of 2026 so far.

Jay-Z has been a dominant figure in hip-hop for the past 30 years, with his 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt peaking at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 and his breakthrough LP The Blueprint released in 2001, debuting at No. 1 on the all-genres albums chart. He has achieved 14 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, holding the all-time record for solo male artists.

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