NAV - OMW2 Europe

NAV brings his OMW2 Europe to Cologne: On May 2, 2026 the Canadian rapper, singer and producer will play the Live Music Hall. His sound moves between sung rap and atmospheric trap beats, marked by heavy autotune, subdued tempos and lyrics about his rise, loneliness, nights on the road and relationships. The aesthetic is pared-down, bass-heavy and introspective, with hooks that glide rather than explode.

Starting out as a beatmaker, NAV surfaced in the mid-2010s on SoundCloud with tracks like "Myself", co-produced Drake’s "Back to Back" in 2015 and joined the XO circle around The Weeknd. Live, he condenses that trajectory into a set that touches on his milestones: the mixtape phase with NAV and Perfect Timing (with Metro Boomin), followed by the albums Reckless, Bad Habits, Good Intentions and Demons Protected by Angels, as well as the mixtape outlier Emergency Tsunami. Expect seamless transitions, minimalist arrangements and a clear line between melancholic moments and punchy sections. NAV remains the author, composer and producer of his own world — a trap universe from Rexdale/Toronto that is brought directly to the stage.