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11 Reasons Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’ Tour Is Actually Incredible

By Jonathan Ringen

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Reading some of the reviews of Kanye West ‘s Yeezus tour, you start to sense that the monster wave of critical acclaim the superstar producer-MC has been riding since his Polo-and-backpack days is finally breaking. It turns out (shocker!) that near-constant, Tourettes-like declarations that you’re a “creative genius” might turn people off. But judging from his shows at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center arena this week, we don’t quite get the hate. The show is crazily entertaining, hugely ambitious, emotionally affecting (really!) and, most importantly, totally bonkers. As for Ye being at least some kind of genius? To paraphrase The Big Lebowski , he might be an asshole, but he’s not wrong. Here are 11 things about the tour that prove it:

1. There is a mountain in the arena! And there’s a second stage that looks like an iceberg, bringing to mind a trapped polar bear floating out to sea. (Which seems like an okay metaphor for what it must sometimes feel like to be Kanye West.) Halfway through the show, that, too, turns into a mountain. To recap, there are two mountains in the arena.

2. The whole show sounds like luxury. The Yeezus tracks, plus recent-vintage hits like “Clique” and “Mercy,” are tough, streamlined monsters that knock like Dre, roar like Nine Inch Nails or, most awesomely, do both. Unsurprisingly for the control-obsessed producer, Kanye gets the little things right. Sonic flourishes, like guitar solos courtesy of his supremely musical partner Mike Dean (who alternated between a large bank of synths, bass and guitar) were tasty in a way that other rappers don’t quite get. (See the corny Sunset Strip-style metal noodling that opener Kendrick Lamar’s guitarist occasionally unleashed on Tuesday night.)

3. Kanye’s team of female backup dancers, clad in nude bodysuits or weird fur bibs, don’t dance as much as creep in discomfiting, slow processions around the stage, like priestesses in a bizarro mass. Whatever they were doing, it was totally riveting. No one has gotten this avant-garde in an arena since Sonic Youth’s opening set terrified Neil Young fans in 1991. Not only does Kanye’s aesthetic exist in the nexus of art, money and fashion embodied by events like Art Basel, the rapper is clearly one of the architects of that aesthetic.

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4. OK, so yeah, he does wear bejeweled, full-face Martin Margiela masks for most of the show. And while on one level they suggest a supreme “look not upon the face of Yeezus, mere mortals” arrogance (which is so off the rails it’s kind of awesome), the masks also have real theatrical usefulness. Given that most of the audience is way too far away to see his face, they provide a vivid, readable visual.

5. It’s not like he isn’t aware that he’s being provocative. Witness the call-and-response section of “New Slaves.” Kanye kicks it off with, “there are leaders,” and has the audience take the “and there are followers” part. And they (we!) were more than psyched to play the role.

6. Regular holiday pageants aren’t twisted enough for your family? Bring them to the Yeezus tour, which in parts has a weird, supersized school-play vibe, featuring cameos from a red-eyed, spider-limbed devil-creature, who creeps down the mountain and White Jesus, who appears during “Jesus Walks” and gets Kanye to finally remove the mask. The moral of the story? Who knows! But we would love to see Michel Gondry or Spike Jonze turn it into a movie.

7. Near the end of the show, Kanye breaks into “All of the Lights” and “Flashing Lights” back-to-back. Which is fitting, because the Yeezus tour totally does have all of the lights, and they are all flashing pretty much all of the time. It also has pyro, lasers, fog machines and, best of all, the Greatest Video Screen of All Time – a huge circular hi-def number canted over the stage and mostly devoted to really ominous storm clouds. If you want to see every state-of-the-art arena concert technology in one show, this is the show.

8. One technology we forgot to mention in that list: the snow. Dude makes it snow! During the raw 808s & Heartbreaks track “Coldest Winter,” dedicated to Kanye’s late mother, Donda, a flurry falls softly from the arena ceiling. (Just keeping track, so far we have two mountains, one devil, one White Jesus, and control of the weather.)

9. Late in the show, the mountain splits in half and becomes a volcano. No big deal.

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10. Over the last few years, Kanye has pioneered a new form of superstar entertainment: the Auto-Tune rant. Which occurs like clockwork during every show, making it kind of like a crazily amped, talky Drums/Space . At Barclays, he laid into a former head of a multibillion-dollar company who has been giving him dubious advice about how he presents himself publicly. (These rants are almost psychedelically self-referential.) Kanye also compared himself to inventor Nikola Tesla and Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, whose way-out-there 1973 movie The Holy Mountain is a key influence on the show. It was not boring.

11. But the main thing that makes the Yeezus show totally riveting? Kanye himself. He sings and raps and stalks the stage with so much intensity it’s slightly unnerving. He digs into emotional places that are dark and weird and sad maybe explain why he prefers to wear a mask. If you were inclined not to like him, you’d find tons of reasons to confirm your dislike in this sprawling, indulgent, emotionally messy performance. But you also probably wouldn’t have dropped a bunch of cash on Kanye tickets. As for the people who actually wanted to be there? They clearly loved every minute.

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The Yeezus Tour was a concert tour by Kanye West in support of his sixth solo studio album, Yeezus ( 2013 ). The venture served as West's first solo concert tour in five years. Kendrick Lamar , A Tribe Called Quest, Travis Scott , and Pusha T served as opening acts on select dates. [1]

The tour started at Seattle in October 19, 2013, and concluded in Brisbane on September 15, 2014.

• 1.1 Fighting
• 1.3 Falling
• 1.4 Searching
• 1.5 Finding
• 2.1 Opening acts
• 4 References

Set List [ ]

The tour told a story of redemption through its five categories: Fighting, Rising, Falling, Searching, and Finding. During the shows, Ye performed every track from Yeezus , as well as some of his greatest hits. [1]

Fighting [ ]

• I Don't Like
• Black Skinhead
• Can't Tell Me Nothing (Remix)
• Coldest Winter

Falling [ ]

• Hold My Liquor
• Blood on the Leaves

Searching [ ]

• Lost in the World
• Street Lights

Finding [ ]

• Through the Wire
• Jesus Walks
• Diamonds From Sierra Leone
• Flashing Lights
• All of the Lights

The tour also featured the unreleased track " I Am Not Home ," which was used as an opener for the sets, as was a shortened version of Mozart's "Lacrimosa."

Below is an abbreviated list of stops the tour had, adapted from Wikipedia [1] :

• Seattle (October 19, 2013)
• San Jose (October 22, 2013)
• Oakland (October 23, 2013)
• Las Vegas (October 25, 2013)
• Los Angeles (October 26 & 28, 2013)
• Philadelphia (November 16, 2013)
• Boston (November 17, 2013)
• Brooklyn (November 19 & 20, 2013)
• Washington, D.C. (November 21, 2013)
• New York City (November 23 & 24, 2013)
• Nashville (November 27, 2013)
• Miami (November 29, 2013)
• Tampa (November 30, 2013)
• Atlanta (December 1, 2013)
• St. Louis (December 2, 2013)
• Kansas City (December 3, 2013)
• New Orleans (December 5, 2013)
• Dallas (December 6, 2013)
• Houston (December 7, 2013)
• San Antonio (December 8, 2013)
• Phoenix (December 10, 2013)
• Anaheim (December 13, 2013)
• Chicago (December 17 & 18, 2013)
• Auburn Hills (December 19, 2013)
• Toronto (December 22 & 23, 2013)
• University Park (February 13, 2014)
• Baltimore (February 14, 2014)
• Newark (February 15, 2014)
• Montreal (February 17, 2014)
• Hamilton (February 18, 2014)
• Albany (February 19, 2014)
• Uncasville (February 21, 2014)
• Atlantic City (February 22, 2014)
• Uniondale (February 23, 2014)
• Perth (September 5, 2014)
• Adelaide (September 7, 2014)
• Melbourne (September 9 & 10, 2014)
• Sydney (September 12 & 13, 2014)
• Brisbane (September 15, 2014)

Opening acts [ ]

Adapted from Wikipedia [1] :

• Kendrick Lamar (stops 1-3, 5-24)
• E-40 (stop 2)
• Pusha T (stops 4, 35-39)
• Travis Scott (stop 4)
• A Tribe Called Quest (stops 8, 10)
• Busta Rhymes (stop 8)
• No opening act (stops 25-28, 30-32, 34)

Members [ ]

The following individuals were members of The Yeezus Tour [1] :

• Noah Goldstein
• Renelou Padora
• Elon Rutberg
• Virgil Abloh
• Vanessa Beecroft
• Izvor Zivkovic
• Matthew Williams
• Alex Rosenberg
• Jerry Lorenzo
• Tracey Mills
• Dan Gleckel
• Mano (tour DJ)
• Ricky Anderson
• Sakiya Sandifer
• Justin Saunders
• Pascal Duvier

References [ ]

• ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yeezus_Tour
• 1 List of unreleased albums
• 3 Yeezus II

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Kanye West Collaborator Elon Rutberg Talks Yeezus Tour Narrative Inspiration

On Tues. (Sept. 27), Noisy Images released a video analyzing a major factor contributing to the spectacle that is Kanye West: his stage presence. One of Ye's creative directors, Elon Rutberg, broke…

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Kanye West ‘s career has been defined by audacious moves that have attracted almost as many devotees as critics. On Tues. (Sept. 27), Noisy Images released a video analyzing a major factor contributing to spectacle that is Kanye West: his stage presence.

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Though the video seemingly breaks down the inspiration behind the Yeezus tour, Elon Rutberg – one of Kanye’s creative directors – corrects some of the claims that have been made about the inspirations behind the tour. “Yeezus tour narrative was a pure splicing together of Dante’s Inferno and the story of King David in the bible”, the “narrative” designer begins.

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Yeezus tour narrative was a pure splicing together of Dante’s Inferno and the story of King David in the bible. — ELON (@elonrutberg) September 27, 2016

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Concertgoers fortunate enough to bear witness to Yeezy’s tour antics were often met with an elaborate stage design – which featured a mountain centerpiece with dark skies and clouds along with female backup dancers serving as supporting stage art and of course Yeezy – clad in his staple Maison Margiela mask.

The beast that blocks the path to salvation pic.twitter.com/0AGTkRuFn2 — ELON (@elonrutberg) September 27, 2016

Rutberg continues to offer the actual narrative behind Yeezus — a play on “Jesus” — with screenshots of excerpts from the book Dante’s Inferno including a part in the book where “Virgil shows up to lead him to salvation” – a possible reference to another frequent Kanye collaborator Virgil Alboh. Before ending, the Yeezus mastermind asserts that Kanye’s current The Life of Pablo tour’s inspiration isn’t the 1982 dystopian sci-fi thriller  Blade Runner, as many people have speculated. 

lol and fun footnote – Dante’s favorite poet Virgil shows up to lead him to salvation pic.twitter.com/KTO9KE1efJ — ELON (@elonrutberg) September 27, 2016

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Kanye's ambitious Yeezus tour brings fashion, dance, architecture, and music together

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Kanye West is rarely one for simplicity. Over the past decade, he's been  extending his work into more and more mediums , creating an over 30-minute-long short film around a single song, collaborating with highly regarded artists to design his album covers, and founding the design company Donda. But  according to Interiors Journal , West's Yeezus Tour — which wrapped up last night — is perhaps his most impressive amalgamation of artistic mediums yet.

Interiors reports that The Yeezus Tour blends fashion, choreography, architecture, and more together with West's music to create a grand and cohesive performance. The show reportedly includes an approximately 50-foot-tall mountain, a massive LED screen displaying information and visualizations, 10 couture wardrobe pieces, and a dozen masked dancers. "The Yeezus Tour will be remembered for its seamless balancing of all elements of the arts, while Kanye West himself will be known as the architect of this creative endeavor," Interiors writes. You can  read its full breakdown of the show over at ArchDaily , where it's mocked up diagrams of the set's different pieces as well.

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Kanye West opened up the tour behind his intense sixth LP in Seattle, Washington on Saturday (Oct. 19). Following a 40-minute set from Kendrick Lamar, West kicked things off by letting those in attendance know they were in his church. A phalanx of 12 masked, white-robed female disciples walked on stage as angelic chants echoed through Seattle’s KeyArena. During the rest of the show Yeezus would perform “Power” from a mountaintop, bring his “ Black Skinhead ” music video to life, and make it snow during his performance of “Coldest Winter.” Yeezus also talked to Jesus.

“White Jesus, is that you?” Kanye West asked His Holiness before breaking into “Jesus Walks.” West would eventually bow down to Jesus on the mountaintop erected in the middle of the arena.

The night would also mark the live debut of Yeezus tracks “Hold My Liquor,” “Guilt Trip,” “I’m In It” and “Street Lights,” the latter off his 808s & Heartbreaks . Altogether West performed some 27-songs over the course of two hours.

If you don’t have a ticket for Kanye West’s Yeezus tour, you will want to buy one after catching a preview of the visual spectacle that each night will bring. Check out video footage from opening night of West’s Yeezus tour below.

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INTERIORS: The Yeezus Tour

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• Published on December 23, 2013

Interiors is an online film and architecture journal, published by Mehruss Jon Ahi and Armen Karaoghlanian . Interiors runs an exclusive column for ArchDaily that analyzes and diagrams films in terms of space. Their Official Store will carry exclusive prints from these posts.

The Yeezus Tour, Kanye West ’s solo tour, which coincides with his sixth studio album, Yeezus , kicked off in Seattle, Washington on October 19, 2013 and ends in Toronto, Canada on December 23, 2013.

The show is theatrical, cinematic and operatic in its structure. It merges together all of Kanye West ’s interests in the the visual and performance arts, creating a powerful experience that transcends the concert format.

Kanye West is known for collaborating with artists from various mediums, including fashion designers, artists and architects. In 2007, he collaborated with contemporary Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, who designed the album artwork for his third studio album, Graduation . In 2008, the special edition vinyl of his fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak, was designed by New York artist KAWS. In 2010, contemporary visual artist George Condo designed the album artwork for his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy . In 2011, fashion designer Riccardo Tisci designed the album artwork for his collaborative album with rapper Jay Z, Watch the Throne .

Kanye West first experimented with architecture and set design in 2008 with his critically acclaimed world tour, The Glow in the Dark Tour. In 2011, he collaborated with Es Devlin, award-winning stage and costume designer, on the stunning visual display and stage design for the Watch the Throne Tour. Kanye West and Es Devlin joined forces again in 2012 for three shows in Atlantic City.

In the summer of 2012, Kanye West launched his own design company, DONDA , which is focused on “content, product and experience.” Virgil Abloh, who currently serves as the creative director of DONDA, has a background in architecture and has been the leader of its design. In May of 2012, DONDA produced a seven-screen pyramid-shaped pavilion at the Festival de Cannes, where his film, Cruel Summer, premiered. The project was designed by the New York branch of OMA , with project architect Oana Stanescu, in collaboration with DONDA and 2x4, Inc. Cruel Summer was filmed with a custom seven-camera rig in Qatar and was designed as a project that would immerse its audience in a cinematic space. In addition to this unique experience, Kanye West has recently been linked to architect David Benjamin, co-founder of the design and research studio, The Living, on a project that reimagines the movie theatre experience.

In his career, Kanye West has referenced architects including Le Corbusier, Antoni Gaudí and Rem Koolhaas – each of whom were accused during their careers for not following the conventional norms of architecture and design. These architects were revolutionary in the ways in which they were able to combine architecture with the fields of industrial design, sculpture and fashion, respectively. In an interview with The New York Times , he stated that the sound of his sixth studio album, Yeezus, was inspired by architecture. “You know, this one Corbusier lamp was like, my greatest inspiration”. Le Corbusier, known for completely rejecting style in favor of minimalistic design, is today respected as one of the founders of modern architecture.

Kanye West’s efforts in film and architecture have been faced with criticism due to his assumed lack of knowledge and experience. There have also been those who have applauded his efforts and have celebrated him for taking these fields in new directions within today’s social consciousness. In the same way he was able to bring the worlds of high fashion into popular culture, he has been able to do the same for architecture and design. Kanye West has stated in many interviews that DONDA ’s ten-year plan includes designing amusement parks, churches and films that go along with the idea of intelligent design and creative experiences for the masses.

Kanye has said that the initial vision for The Yeezus Tour came from imagining the end of the world. The visuals of explosions, fire, mountains, masked beings, creatures and God all make their way into the experience of the show.

Vanessa Beecroft, known for her incredible performance art involving the female body, designed the scenography for the tour. West and Beecroft previously collaborated for an art installation for 808’s & Heartbreak . Vanessa Beecroft was also the art director of Kanye West ’s 35-minute film, Runaway , in 2010.

In addition to the dance and film elements, The Yeezus Tour effectively combines elements of fashion. Fashion house Maison Martin Margiela and Kanye West worked together to curate the fashion pieces and outfits associated with The Yeezus Tour. Kanye West and Margiela went into their archives to obtain the spirit of the iconic fashion house. The wardrobe for The Yeezus Tour is composed of 10 couture pieces, 20 ready-to-wear pieces and an exclusive pair of sneakers, as well as several head-encasing masks. KANYE WEST also wore his Nike Air Yeezy 2 shoes, also known as the “Red Octobers”, that he helped design, for the majority of his tour.Even the stage’s catwalk, which Kanye West uses when he walks his Maison Martin Margiela pieces, resembles that of a fashion show.

The show features 12 female dancers, or “disciples," as many have called them, who play an integral role in the show. They wear skin-tight, see-through outfits made of nylon as well as masks that obscure their faces. They not only provide choreographed routines, but they physically interact with Kanye West during certain songs.

During his performance at the Barclay's Center In Brooklyn, New York, on November 19, 2013, Kanye West expressed that Alejandro Jodorowsky’s film The Holy Mountain (1973) was an important touchstone for the design of the tour. The Holy Mountain is about a Christ-like figure who wanders through bizarre scenarios filled with religious imagery. The man meets a guide, as well as seven influential people, and all nine embark on a journey seeking “The Holy Mountain.” There are various aspects of the show that are influenced from the film, including the stage, which includes a mountain, the choreographed installation of nude women, masks and inclusion of a holy figure. In the opening minutes of the film, a thief’s face is covered in black flies, a visual reference for one of Maison Martin Margiela’s masks, designed for the show.

The influence from The Holy Mountain , however, is more thematic than visual. The film, much like the show, is an experience and asserts its focus on a biblical redemption story; similarly, Kanye West ’s show is focused on a similar journey, one of self-realization and self-discovery, as evidenced through the five chapters of the show: Fighting, Rising, Falling, Searching and Finding. These chapters are used to separate the set list and also as a slight break for wardrobe changes.

The stage design for The Yeezus Tour features a mountain, which many have labeled Mount Yeezus, which is approximately 50-feet high. The mountain is connected to a catwalk, which is about 30-feet long. The catwalk extends from the center of the mountain onto a secondary sage or lower stage, which is approximately 35-feet long and in the shape of a triangle.

There is a circular LED screen, about 60-feet tall, above the mountain that is angled (about 30 degrees), providing fans a closer look of the show, along with two additional circular screens, about 10-15 feet wide, that are placed above the mountain and parallel with the stage. The large LED screen, along with the entire sound system, is held up with custom metalwork. The screen provides information about the chapter breaks, as well as stunning visuals and atmospheric displays of nature for certain songs, such as “Heartless”, “Coldest Winter" and "Blood on the Leaves." There is a camera that is directly above the lower stage, which syncs to the circular screen to provide an overhead view of the choreography during certain songs. 

The mountain and lower stage also include areas for small pyrotechnics and fire displays during some songs, such as “Blood on the Leaves” and “All of the Lights.” The explosions take palce along the ramps in the front of the mountain. In some instances, images are projected onto the mountain from above as a way of changing its texture. In one particular instance, the mountain changes its appearance into a volcano. “Blood on the Leaves” transforms the stage into a pyrotechnic show. The fire bursts come from the mountain and explosions erupt from the lower stage. The mountain also splits in half in the middle of the show to allow a religious procession through and Jesus, himself.

The lower stage is capable of bouncing up and down as it’s being jumped on. In addition, this lower stage was lifted above the ground (about 30 degrees) during “Can’t Tell Me Nothing" and "Coldest Winter". The stage also houses a Microsoft Xbox Kinect sensor on the south corner. This sensor is used during the performance of “Black Skinhead,” as motion capture is used on the screen behind him. In addition, spotlights directly above him and strategically placed around the arena direct more light onto him. In addition, his mirrored mask for “Stronger,” complement the unique light effects because of the spotlight above him.

The majority of the show is performed on the lower stage. The fact that the stage can be bounced up and down and lifted adds a new dimension to the performance because the entire arena feels engaged. Kanye West further connected to the audience during “Runaway,” one of his most heartfelt performances.

Kanye West performs only one song from behind the mountain (“Power”) on an electronic lift that carries him up. Jesus also stands there at the end of the show before Kanye West walks off stage.

The Yeezus Tour was postponed for 18 days when one of the trucks holding part of the 60-foot LED screen was in a car wreck. The LED screen and metalwork were damaged beyond repair. The equipment had to be reconstructed in a short amount of time; as a result, several shows were postponed or completely cancelled because of routing logistics. The show, however, carried on and retained its artistic sensibilities, despite its challenges.

Interiors attended two shows of The Yeezus Tour , his second show (San Jose, California) on October 22, and his 24 th show (Anaheim, California) on December 13, 2013. The set list and visual displays changed slightly, but the main framework stayed consistent.

The three main parts of the stage (mountain, catwalk, and lower stage) were all used during the concert and all were given the same amount of attention and focus. The drawings and graphical data were done by analyzing photographs and tour information, as well as using Kanye West ’s height of 5’8” as a scale factor.

The diagrams we designed for The Yeezus Tour emphasize specific moments of Kanye performing various songs. The mountain elevation diagram depicts his performance of “Power.” The lower stage elevation diagram depicts his performance of “I Am a God.” The full stage diagram depicts his performance of “Bound 2.” These specific moments and songs are significant to the show itself. The Yeezus Tour will be remembered for its seamless balancing of all elements of the arts, while Kanye West himself will be known as the architect of this creative endeavor.

These diagrams, along with others, are available for purchase in our Official Store .

Architectural Drawings and Graphics were created by INTERIORS ( www.INTJournal.com )

Outline Silhouettes of Kanye West were created by artist, MBROIDERED ( www.mbroidered.com )

Interiors is an online journal, published on the 15th of each month, in which films are analyzed and diagrammed in terms of space. It is run by Mehruss Jon Ahi and Armen Karaoghlanian . Check out their Website , Issuu Site and Official Store and follow them on Facebook and Twitter .

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A Timeline of Kanye West's Tour Merch

From 'The College Dropout' to ‘Yeezus’ and ’Jesus Is King,' here is a complete timeline of Kanye West’s tour merchandise.

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Kanye West is arguably hip-hop’s merch king. Travis Scott has been the closest artist to taking the throne, but Ye is the original that likely inspired La Flame’s countless drops. The merch trend really gained momentum in 2013 with West’s Yeezus tour offering up some of the most in-demand pieces released that entire year. Other fans might prefer the endless amount of “I Feel Like Pablo” merch a few years later that made a lot of people some money on the resell market, and some might even be reading this cozied up in their brand new Jesus Is King  crewneck (wishing the album was on in the background). 

The point is, Kanye’s merch archive is incredibly strong. With T-shirts and hoodies still being the only tangible evidence that ‘Jesus Is King’ could be nearing an official release, we decided to take look back at West’s extensive catalog of merch. From College Dropout  to "Sunday Service"-era threads, here is a timeline of Mr. West’s tour merch.

"School Spirit" Tour

Year:  2004

Before West was a global superstar, he was just an act on a nationwide college tour trying to transition from behind the scenes producer to respected rapper. The School Spirit tour merch from 2004 is probably the most traditional offering from West’s extensive merch assortment. An image of the artist in a striped rugby sweater is emblazoned across the chest, and the back features the tour dates. Parking lot T-shirt quality at its finest. Despite its simplicity, it has become a collector’s item due to its rarity.  —Mike DeStefano

Kanye West Fan Club

These T-shirts are probably some of the Kanye’s rarest merch way back in the College Dropout era, Kanye gifted these exclusive T-shirts  to anyone who signed up for the official Kanye West fan club. The T-shirt features a sketch of the College Dropout bear that Kanye drew himself and even features West’s signature on the bottom right hand corner. These are nearly impossible to find on sale, but one XXL shirt sold on Grailed for $300.   —Lei Takanashi

"Truth" Tour

The bear mascot symbolizes the first half of Kanye West’s rap career. So, it only makes sense that it was a part of the the merch program for Truth Tour , which he went on with Usher in 2004.  The signature bear head is sandwiched by collegiate-styled text that marks the album title. The back boasts the tour name, and the Chicago skyline graphic day one fans might remember from the KanyeUniverseCity blog header. Another T-shirt from the tour featured a large Chicago skyline graphic on the front in place of the signature bear head.  —Mike DeStefano

"Touch the Sky" Tour

By 2005, West had two critically-acclaimed albums under his belt with College Dropout and Late Registration . For his first headlining tour, Touch the Sky ,  merch included a  design that riffed on“Gold Digger.” It featured a retro movie poster-styled graphic positioning West amongst money, a convertible, and women in bikinis. A more rare piece was a super limited one-off that was only sold at a show in Hong Kong. It’s especially coveted because it was an official collaboration with Clot and Fragment . More straightforward T-shirts featuring the album artwork were also for sale.  —Mike DeStefano

"Glow in the Dark" Tour

Obviously for the Glow in the Dark  tour, which promoted Kanye West’s third album Graduation , he had to hit up Takashi Murakami to make concert merch. Most of the merch predominantly featured Murakami’s Graduation Bear character on brightly colored T-shirts. In the Figures of Speech book, Virgil Abloh says that making the Glow In The Dark merch was one of the first projects he worked on with West.  —Lei Takanashi

"808s & Heartbreak"

808’s & Heartbreak never received a grand tour treatment because Kanye West canceled the hyped Fame Killz  tour with Lady Gaga. However, he did release a small amount of merch to promote the album on kanyewest.com. One piece from that limited release of merch is this T-shirt with a broken heart logo.  —Lei Takanashi

"Watch the Throne" Tour

Year: 2011-2012

For a collaborative project this monumental, the merch had to be on point. The Watch the Throne tour merch indicates West’s street goth style at the time, which included leather kilts and Givenchy graphic T-shirts. It’s also the first round of merch that looked more like actual product. Around this time, Ye made his interest in pursuing fashion even more evident. Many people remember the Givenchy-esque pieces that were actually designed with the help of its creative director at the time Riccardo Tisci. West and JAY-Z each had their own version, which featured their faces fused with the mouth of a jungle cat. Alongside those shirts was a white option with the American flag artwork from the “Otis” single cover printed across the front. Considering their “falling out,” these designs are even more significant in retrospect.  —Mike DeStefano

"My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy merch featured a bit more design prowess than past collections. The George Condo artwork  featured on the interchangeable album covers made its way onto T-shirts. The formula is very simplistic, but the Condo art is so good that not much more had to be done to produce some cool pieces for the fans.  —Mike DeStefano

"Yeezus" Tour

You could argue that the Yeezus tour merch is the reason many artists began putting more effort into their own offerings. Kanye’s most rebellious project was paired with designs to perfectly match the tone. Artist Wes Lang, known fo previously working with iconic heavy metal band Metallica, was commissioned to design the graphics? The result is skeletons in traditional Native American headdresses, kneeling in prayer, and dressed like the Grim Reaper wielding a scythe. This tour also produced the infamous bomber jacket with a Confederate flag patch embroidered on the sleeve. Although West tried to position the design decision as taking control of the symbol and giving it a new identity , it is a notable stain on an otherwise excellent collection. The Yeezus merch was so popular that it even spurred a more attainable line sold at PacSun. Exclusive designs were also available at select festivals like Made in America and Bonnaroo throughout Ye’s headlining run that summer.  —Mike DeStefano

Atlantic City

Kanye performed three shows at the now defunct Revel Resort and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, back in 2012. A special T-shirt designed by Virgil Abloh was available at the merch booth. It featured a small mountain graphic on the left chest and “The World Ended and I Saw Kanye West Perform Right After” in large lettering across the back.  —Mike DeStefano

Europe/Africa Merch

During the Yeezus era, Kanye West performed a number of one off shows in places like South Africa, London, Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam. For these shows, West released simple tees with large, bold, lettering, and the flag of the country he was performing in. The front of the T-shirt featured a small graphic of the Yeezus mountain, one of the most iconic stage elements West ever incorporated into his tours. Although not as embellished as West’s other tour merch, these are certainly collector’s pieces.  —Lei Takanashi

Hollywood Bowl

Kanye decided to celebrate his polarizing 2008 album 808s and Heartbreak in 2015 with a track-by-track live performance at the Hollywood Bowl. The set borrowed some of the visual stylings from the Yeezus tour, and introduced a vocal ensemble to perform the genre-bending tracklist. Black and tan T-shirts and hoodies sold at the event  were incredibly minimal in comparison to other Ye merch. They marked the date of the show on the front and the 808s tracklist on the back. White T-shirts and hoodies were also released with melting floral artwork by Nick Knight plastered on the back.  —Mike DeStefano

Glastonbury

This merch was made to commemorate Kanye West’s 2015 performance at the Glastonbury music festival. The merch showcased the Yeezus logo that’s featured on other Yeezus pieces. However, this merch captures a particularly notorious moment within West’s career. When it was announced that West would headline the festival, over 135,000 people signed a petition to remove West from the bill in exchange for a rock band. The show went on, but not as West had planned. Early on in the show, British comedian Lee Nelson crashed Ye’s set while he was performing “Black Skinhead” and forced West to restart the song. Later, an attempt to win over the crowd with a performance of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” ended with Kanye forgetting the lyrics to a British rock classic. At one point, West declared to the crowd that he was “The greatest living rock star on the planet.” A year later, he mentioned in an interview that his experience at the Glastonbury Festival left him depressed.   —Lei Takanashi

"I Feel Like Pablo" (OG)

Kanye’s Yeezy Season 3 fashion show and The Life of Pablo listening party held at Madison Square Garden back in February 2016 was monumental. Alongside moments like Kid Cudi and Kanye bouncing around to “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1” and Young Thug modeling a bright yellow fur jacket, the event also provided fans with the first opportunity to purchase the maroon and blue “I Feel Like Pablo” merch, an item that would dominate the entire year of style and spur countless ripoffs. Lines wrapped the halls of MSG that afternoon. The airbrush-inspired tribute graphic to his mother Donda West and Kim Kardashian’s father Rob Kardashian, who are both deceased, was another memorable option for fans. Pop-ups in New York City would follow that drew equally impressive crowds. The TLOP merch felt more like a streetwear drop than some Gildan merch, and it certainly ranks among his most memorable.  —Mike DeStefano

"The Life of Pablo" City Pop-Up Merch

It can be safely said that Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo pop-ups marked the first time West’s merch reached an unforeseen level of extreme hype. Originally sold exclusively at pop-ups hosted in 21 different cities, never before have lines snaked around several city blocks for Old English logos printed on Gildan T-shirts and long sleeves. Eventually, the “exclusive” pop-up merch was widely released online, so a lot of TLOP merch barely fetches any coin on the secondhand market today. However, it did get nominated by the London Design Museum for the Beazley Design of The Year award.   —Lei Takanashi

"Saint Pablo" Tour

The “I Feel Like Pablo” designs are the most memorable, but the collection that Kanye designed for the accompanying Saint Pablo tour was just as good, if not better. The main graphic used across the product was a take on the Yamaha logo. Standouts included the all-over Realtree camouflage long sleeve T-shirt, and a black long sleeve with bright red lettering that featured a photo of Kim Kardashian playing tennis across the back. The product can easily be acquired on the resell market to this day, but it’s still unfortunate that Ye abruptly ended the tour, that’s known for its floating stage setup.  —Mike DeStefano

"Ye" Wyoming Merch

Jackson Hole, Wyoming will forever be remembered as one of the most bizarre places for Kanye to have an album listening party. Even if the cover was photographed while Kanye was on his way to the listening party, those mountains are iconic and it will forever serve as a testament to this particularly intense period of Kanye’s life. Who knows how fast this merch was made. However, Wes Lang’s long sleeves will definitely be future grails.  —Lei Takanashi

"Kids See Ghosts" Merch

Many people were underwhelmed by Kanye West’s run of seven-track albums in Summer 2018, but the one highlight was the Kanye x Kid Cudi collaborative project Kids See Ghosts . The concise LP also provided some great merch. The initial round of items featured the Takashi Murakami-designed album artwork on the back of beige T-shirts and hoodies. The second round, which is much more coveted, was crafted by Cactus Plant Flea Market’s Cynthia Lu. The crewnecks and hoodies came in various colors and featured puff print lettering that said “Lucky me! I see Ghosts,” alongside crudely drawn smiley faces and hearts.  —Mike DeStefano

"Sunday Service" Coachella Merch

One of Kanye West’s larger “Sunday Service” performances was held at Coachella. To commemorate the performance, West released a T-shirt, crewneck, sweatpants, socks, and even a poncho. Like the merch released for Kids See Ghosts , it was also designed by Cactus Plant Flea Market's Cynthia Lu. Although it’s only available on the resale market today, it’s a must cop for Kanye fans and those looking to come to church dripped out. —Lei Takanashi

Mother's Day

A slight variation on the aforementioned “Sunday Service” merch is this exclusive crewneck that was released on Mother’s Day earlier this year. Rest in Peace Donda.  —Lei Takanashi

Pornhub Awards

Certainly one of Kanye West’s more obscure projects was his heavy involvement with the Pornhub Awards in 2018. Not only did he premiere the official music video for the annoyingly infectious single “I Love It” featuring Lil Pump, he also designed some special merch for the occasion. Tan long sleeve T-shirts honored various award winners from the night. Each featured a painting of the respective performer on the chest. Certainly not the easiest designs to wear walking around in public if you want to go unnoticed, these shirts are reserved for people who don’t mind some extra stares and comments from random strangers.  —Mike DeStefano

"Jesus Is King" Listening Sessions

To mark what many thought would be the official release of his ninth studio album Jesus Is King , Kanye produced some more merch. Along with an online release, the pieces dropped at the venues in Detroit, Chicago, and New York City, which is where West held listening sessions for his “gospel” album. T-shirts, crewnecks, and sweatpants all flaunt their own religious details like “Sunday Service” script, ancient paintings of Jesus, and the official seal of each respective state. With the project in limbo, this might be the only way for fans to celebrate Ye’s new work for some while.  —Mike DeStefano

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Kanye West fans rejoice. The artist will resume his Yeezus Tour on Nov. 16.

West postponed the rest of the tour after a 60-foot LED screen used during his shows was damaged in a truck accident that occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

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He has rescheduled the dates for Chicago, Toronto and Detroit, but due to “routing logistics” the shows in Vancouver, Denver, Columbus, Montreal, Minneapolis and St. Louis have been canceled, according to Island Def Jam.

The record label released a statement last week detailing the accident, saying that the truck was on its way to Vancouver when the gear was wrecked beyond repair. “This gear is central to the staging of The Yeezus Tour, and central to the creative vision put forth by Kanye West and his design team at DONDA,” the statement reads. “Kanye West will not compromise on bringing the show, as it was originally envisioned and designed, to his fans.”

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If you saw Kanye West’s Yeezus Tour this past year, then you know his wardrobe was a key component of the overall production. The clothes (and crazy masks) were designed in collaboration with Maison Martin Margiela, one of the most storied fashion houses in the world, and one of Kanye’s favorite brands (e.g. "What’s that jacket, Margiela?"). The pieces he wore on tour were custom-made, but now, at least one pair of kicks he wore on stage have been produced and made available for purchase. Well, at least they _were _available at Anrosa in Paris, but even at over $900, they’ve sold out. No word yet on whether these will be sold stateside any time soon, but if they are, you can bet that Yeezus disciples will be buying them.

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Fans who considered buying tickets to Indy shows saved money at the Eras Tour shows in Paris

American Swifties felt like they were somewhere else.

Like they were in Paris.

No, wait, they were really in Paris.

Taylor Swift is back on the road again on the Eras Tour, and she performed in Paris, France over the weekend. Several American Swifties were in attendance at the shows because they found it was more affordable to buy tickets to the Paris show — and book flights and hotels than to even buy one ticket to one of the remaining U.S. tour dates.

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While at the Eras Tour show in Paris, Stephanie Gottschalk of Wisconsin told USA Today that she was looking at taking her daughter to one of the Indianapolis concert dates, but it was actually cheaper to go to France.

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"The tickets to go to Indianapolis, I checked, are like $5,000 a piece," Gottschalk told USA Today at the Eras Tour in Paris. "For us to fly here, stay in the hotel and buy the tickets was about $5,000. So half the price and we got to experience Europe. We got to see the Eiffel Tower."

New Eras Tour setlist debuted in Paris: Taylor Swift has restructured her Eras Tour. Is this the show we'll see in Indianapolis?

What other countries still have shows to see Taylor Swift?

If you still want to see Taylor Swift and are considering trying to get tickets abroad, you can check Stubhub for ticket prices to the following shows. Just follow the link and change the location.

• Stockholm, Sweden: May 17-19
• Lisbon, Portugal: May 24-25
• Madrid, Spain: May 29-30
• Lyon, France: June 2-3
• Edinburgh, Scotland: June 6-9
• Liverpool, England: June 13-15
• Cardiff, Wales: June 18
• London, England: June 21-23
• Dublin, Ireland: June 28-30
• Amsterdam, Netherlands: July 4-6
• Zürich, Switzerland: July 9-10
• Milan, Italy: July 13-14
• Gelsenkirchen, Germany: July 17-19
• Hamburg, Germany: July 23-24
• Munich, Germany: July 27-28
• Warsaw, Poland: August 1-3
• Vienna, Austria: August 8-10
• London, England: August 15-20

Swift returns to the U.S. for the final leg of the Eras Tour in America starting in Miami Oct. 18-20; followed by New Orleans Oct. 25-27; and then, finally, her shows in Indianapolis Nov. 1-3 before heading out for a few more international tour dates.

• Toronto, Ontario: November 14-16, 21-23
• Vancouver, British Columbia: December 6-8

When is Taylor Swift coming to Indy?

Taylor Swift  announced in August  she is bringing her "Eras Tour" to Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium for three nights, Nov. 1, 2 and 3.

How to get Taylor Swift tickets for Indianapolis?

You may still have a chance to see the Eras Tour in November, but they may be expensive.

Ticket sales through Ticketmaster are officially over. However, several marked-up tickets are still available for the Indianapolis shows on re-selling sites like  StubHub  and  SeatGeek .

Most tickets are priced are anywhere from $1,700 to almost $3,000 each, and the cheapest tickets are for seats near the top of the bowl. Floor seats are anywhere from $4,000 to almost $8,500.

Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar. Contact her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter  @itskatiewiseman .

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LOUISVILLE—We are in horse racing country, so to borrow from the parlance of the equestrian sport, you might want to back a "mudder" this week.

Most of the 2024 PGA Championship field was out early on Tuesday at Valhalla, trying to get prep work in before ominous weather rolled through the year. That hope was short lived, as yellow “Weather Warning” signs were posted around 9:30 a.m with storms moving into the Louisville area.

If the forecasts are to be believed, those signs may be making multiple appearances at the 2024 PGA Championship.

Valhalla is supposed to be hit with rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, and though Thursday’s opening round should provide a respite, storms are expected to return on Saturday and Sunday.

Luckily Sunday’s forecast looks better, and the PGA battled through a rain-soaked slogfest at Oak Hill last spring. Still, don’t be surprised if rain is one of this tournament’s primary characters to start the week.

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Chris Gotterup won the inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 67 for a six-stroke victory at Dunes Golf & Beach Club

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Chris Gotterup won the inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 67 for a six-stroke victory at Dunes Golf & Beach Club.

The tournament was played opposite the Wells Fargo Championship. a signature event in Charlotte, North Carolina. Gotterup got a spot in the PGA Championship next week, but not in the Masters or a guaranteed spot in the remaining two $20 million signature events.

Alistair Docherty’s life changes with runner-up at Myrtle Beach Classic

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Alistair Docherty’s life changed on Sunday, in the best ways.

In his second PGA TOUR start, Docherty carded a final-round 64 at the inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic – punctuated by a birdie on the 72nd hole – to finish in a two-way tie for second. With the top-10 finish, he earns a spot in the RBC Canadian Open later this month – an opportunity that the Canada native will relish. And the $356,000 paycheck will help him fund his professional golf dreams for years to come. (Entering the week, the eight-year pro had earned a cumulative $152,978 in TOUR-sanctioned competition.)

The Korn Ferry Tour member, playing on a sponsor exemption, validated his long-standing belief that he has the game to compete at this level. It’s a lot to process, and Docherty did so with emotion Sunday afternoon at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club.

“This is what we always want, just a chance,” Docherty said afterward. “Just a chance and take advantage, and I did it. There's been times where who knows if I was going to keep playing, who knows if I was going to be able to financially be able to do it, let alone get status in order to do it, and to receive the sponsor exemption and take advantage is unbelievable. It's awesome.”

Docherty finished 86th on last year’s Korn Ferry Tour standings, earning $106,858. Funding a career in pro golf isn’t easy – flights, hotels and rental cars, caddies and so on – and Docherty has no trouble rolling up his sleeves to make ends meet (he has caddied during off-weeks, and he’ll couch-surf or sleep in his car if that’s what it takes). He has made just three of seven cuts on the Korn Ferry Tour this season, with $21,631 in earnings.

Less than two months ago, Docherty was surprised on his 30th birthday (March 20) with the news that he would receive a sponsor exemption to compete in Myrtle Beach. He knows this isn’t a dream he can chase forever without results – he has notched just one top-10 in 39 Korn Ferry Tour starts – and he was touched by the support. He also knew it was coming time to deliver on his potential.

And this week on the Grand Strand, he did just that.

“I couldn’t be happier,” Docherty said Sunday afternoon. “I couldn’t be happier.”

Kevin Prise is an associate editor for the PGA TOUR. He is on a lifelong quest to break 80 on a course that exceeds 6,000 yards and to see the Buffalo Bills win a Super Bowl. Follow Kevin Prise on Twitter .

Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, going on 'New World Tour,' including Milwaukee stop

Grammy-winning rapper and singer Childish Gambino — also known as actor, writer and director Donald Glover — has been teasing a summer tour.

On Monday, he made it official — and it includes a Milwaukee stop.

Gambino's "The New World Tour" — which will take him across North America, Europe and Australia — will include a Fiserv Forum show on Aug. 14 with special guest Willow, singer-songwriter and daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.

The tour announcement came after Gambino surprise-dropped his latest album "Atavista" early Monday morning, the finished version of an album previously known as "3.15.20" that came out in 2020, while also saying on X (formerly Twitter) that an all-new Childish Gambino album will come out this summer. On Monday, Gambino also released a new music video for "Little Foot Big Foot" directed by frequent collaborator Hiro Murai.

The Milwaukee show will be the first Childish Gambino concert in Milwaukee in a decade, following a 2014 show at the Rave's Eagles Ballroom. (Although Glover hasn't completely forgotten about Milwaukee, or that venue; the Rave got a mention in an episode of "Atlanta" in 2022. )

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Since that concert, Glover's become a sensation in multiple fields — from his acclaimed Emmy-winning FX series "Atlanta," which he created, wrote for and starred in; to co-creating the Amazon series "Swarm"; to starring roles in "The Lion King," "Solo: A Star Wars Story" and, most recently, Prime Video series "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"; to winning five Grammys, including song and record of the year for "This Is America" in 2019.

Tickets for Gambino's Milwaukee concert go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the box office (1111 N. Phillips Ave.) and fiservforum.com . Fans can sign up for presale access at thenewworldtour.com , and American Express card members can purchase tickets early beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prices have yet to be announced.

Taylor Swift sings 'The Alchemy' as Travis Kelce attends Eras Tour in Paris

PARIS — Taylor Swift sang "The Alchemy" as part of her acoustic set of surprise songs during Sunday's Eras Tour show with boyfriend Travis Kelce in attendance. Several football metaphors in the song have led fans to believe Swift wrote it about the Kansas City Chiefs tight end.

"Can you believe this is the 87th show?" Swift asked during her acoustic set in La Défense Arena. Kelce wears No. 87. She then played a mashup on guitar of "The Alchemy" from her new album "The Tortured Poets Department" with "Treacherous" from "Red."

Kelce stood in his box as Swift glanced up at him and the crowd looked back and forth between the two.

"This happens once every few lifetimes," Swift sang. "These chemicals hit me like white wine.”

The crowd roared.

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Kelce joined 40,000-plus fans for the fourth and final night of Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour in Paris. He watched from a box seat alongside actor Bradley Cooper, super model Gigi Hadid and rock star Lenny Kravitz.

The concert marks the fifth time Kelce has appeared at the tour since the couple went public last year. His first stop was Buenos Aires, Argentina, followed by Sydney, Australia, and two nights in Singapore . Swift has changed the “Karma” lyrics to "guy on the Chiefs" every time Kelce has cheered her on from the sidelines.

Kelce hadn’t seen the new set list live since Swift switched up the eras and added her 11th era, “ The Tortured Poets Department .” The singer-songwriter said she’s been working on the changes for 8-9 months (since last fall).

Hadid has famously been a member of Swift's squad for years now and has been dating Cooper for several months.

Other celebrities spotted in the crowd included Grey's Anatomy actor Jessica Capshaw and singer Christina Milian.

Her next stop is Stockholm, Sweden, as she continues the European leg of the tour.

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