Finally, the hundreds of lights suspended high above illuminated the man everyone had come to see.Īnd he continued to not disappoint, performing for more than an hour from all of his albums – although mainly focused on the later-half of his career.
It was about 25 minutes of hits, favorites and singing along before West took a short moment to catch his breath. It was an ocean of humanity, all being ebbed by West’s monolith as he performed 11 songs – including Taylor Swift’s least favorite Kanye song, “Famous,” West’s featured verses from Schoolboy Q’s “That Part” and Drake’s “Pop Style,” “Mercy,” “Black Skinhead,” “Can’t Tell Me Nothin’” and “Power” – in quick succession. The "Saint Pablo" tour made headlines when West surprised everyone, including many in his own entourage, when he debuted the stage for his 30-city tour at the its first stop in Indianapolis in August. West took his tour to Austin’s Frank Erwin Center on Sept. It’s a show that combines performance art with '80s arena rock bombast and uses a minimalist stage to maximum effect. 1), West once again has created a concert experience like none other. He’s simply creating, not catering.Īnd with his latest "Saint Pablo" tour, supporting his magnificent “The Life of Pablo” album (his seventh No. That’s the nature of true art and what separates iconic artists like West from the rest of the pack: West doesn’t care whether you like any of what he does or not. You don’t even have to like West’s art – his music, his fashion, his tours.īut like all art, it doesn’t only exist to be loved. You don’t have to like his wife, Kim Kardashian West, or the fact that she’s famous for being famous.
AUSTIN - You don’t have to like Kanye West’s celebrity persona.