EsDeeKid's First World Tour

EsDeeKid, the masked UK rapper nobody's ever seen the face of, just announced his first world tour. It kicks off August 23, 2026, and runs through December, hitting over 12 countries across North America, Europe, and the UK. If you don't know who he is yet, here's the full story: how he got famous, his biggest songs, where the tour is going, and the wild Timothée Chalamet mix-up that made him even more famous.

Who Is EsDeeKid?

EsDeeKid is a rapper from Liverpool, England. He still lives in the same council estate he grew up in. He's never revealed his real name, his age, or his face, he performs and appears in public wearing a mask or balaclava, and that mystery is a big part of why people are obsessed with him.

He didn't come out of nowhere overnight. He first showed up with a feature on another artist's song back in 2023, then started releasing his own music independently in May 2024. Pitchfork named him a breakout artist that same year after his single "Bally" started picking up attention. Things really took off in 2025: his debut mixtape, "Rebel," dropped on June 20, 2025, and songs like "Phantom" and "4 Raws" turned him from an underground name into one of the biggest rap stories of the year.

His Top 5 Songs, by the Numbers

Here's how EsDeeKid's five biggest songs stack up, ranked by total Spotify streams:

Every one of his top 5 songs came out within about a year of each other, all from 2025. That's an unusually fast run for an artist who was still mostly unknown at the start of that year.

The World Tour: Where He's Playing

EsDeeKid's first world tour runs from August 23 to December 11, 2026. It opens with a festival slot at All Points East in London, then splits into two legs: North America through September and October, then Europe and the UK through November and December. In total, it covers more than 12 countries. The tour wraps with two hometown shows in Liverpool, the city he's from and still lives in.

Here are the five stops most likely to draw the biggest crowds, based on venue size:

With 49 shows total, there's way more than these five worth checking. See the full tour schedule and tickets on EsDeeKid's official site.

Wait, People Thought He Was Timothée Chalamet?

Yes, really. Because EsDeeKid never shows his face, fans had nothing to go on but body type, height, and vibes, and a lot of people online decided that added up to Timothée Chalamet secretly living a double life as a UK drill rapper. The theory started as a joke: a TikTok user pointed out the similarities in a video back in November 2025, and it spread fast from there.

Chalamet didn't shut it down right away. When he was asked about it on a radio show in December 2025, he just said, "All will be revealed in due time," which obviously made things worse (or better, depending on how you look at it).

Then, on December 19, 2025, EsDeeKid dropped a remix of "4 Raws," and Timothée Chalamet is actually on it, rapping. The music video shows Chalamet pulling down a bandana to reveal his face, while EsDeeKid stays masked the entire time, so technically, the mystery never really got solved. What did get solved: this wasn't some plan EsDeeKid cooked up from day one. Fans started the theory on their own, and once it went viral, turning it into a real song was just a smart way to cash in on the moment instead of ignoring it. It also didn't hurt that Chalamet had a new movie, "Marty Supreme," to promote, and a viral rap verse got him a whole new audience talking about him.

Watch: "4 Raws Remix" ft. Timothée Chalamet

EsDeeKid ft. Timothée Chalamet - "4 Raws Remix" (Official Music Video)

Best VibeSynced Canvases for EsDeeKid

If you're playing EsDeeKid through VibeSynced, here's what fits:

• Vortex — a swirling tunnel of star particles built for the heavy bass drops in songs like "Phantom" and "4 Raws."
• Techno — grid-based ribbons and cascading light waves that keep up with his distorted, bass-heavy production.
• Galaxy — a pulsing particle vortex that reacts to every beat, a solid all-around match for his darker sound.