Cardi B is taking her live show to Kingston, where the Cardi B Jamaica concert at BZR WKND 2026 will mark the first stadium-headlining performance of her career in the Caribbean. The Grammy-winning rapper is set to take over Jamaica’s National Stadium on October 18, 2026 for a show billed as “Cardi B & Friends.” The booking extends a major year onstage for Cardi following her record-setting North American arena run.
According to Billboard, the Jamaica date arrives after Cardi’s Little Miss Drama Tour grossed more than $70 million and sold roughly 453,000 tickets across 35 shows. The tour, mounted in support of Am I the Drama?, began in February and wrapped in Atlanta in April. Its commercial performance made the trek the highest-grossing debut arena tour by a female rapper.
The Kingston concert is the marquee event of BZR WKND Jamaica 2026, a multi-day celebration built around music, culture, fashion, food, tourism and nightlife. Organizers have announced a welcome party for October 16 and the TIDAL RAVE Beach Party: WYFL Edition for October 17 before Cardi’s stadium show closes the main run of events on October 18. Additional performers, ticket details, travel packages and other festival experiences are expected to be revealed separately.
The Caribbean booking also connects naturally with Cardi’s long-running embrace of dancehall and the region. The Bronx-raised star is of Dominican and Trinidadian heritage, and she has repeatedly highlighted Caribbean music throughout her career. During the Little Miss Drama Tour stop in Sunrise, Florida, in April, she brought out Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel for a surprise appearance.
For BZR WKND, landing Cardi gives the festival a centerpiece tied to one of hip-hop’s biggest touring stories of 2026. The National Stadium date moves her from the arena scale of Little Miss Drama into a Caribbean stadium headliner role, while also bringing her closer to an audience and musical culture that have long been part of her public identity. Organizers have described the concert as a significant moment for both the festival and Jamaica’s live entertainment calendar.
The “Cardi B & Friends” billing leaves the supporting lineup open for further announcements, but Cardi’s role is already set as the weekend’s main attraction. Her Jamaica appearance follows a year in which she translated the success of Am I the Drama? into a major box-office run and continued adding high-profile festival and event performances. On October 18, that momentum will reach Kingston with her first Caribbean stadium-headlining concert.
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