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The Yeezus Tour
World tour by Kanye West
Associated albumYeezus
Start dateOctober 19, 2013 (2013-10-19)
End dateSeptember 15, 2014 (2014-09-15)
Legs3
No. of shows45
Box office$31.8 million
Kanye West concert chronology

The Yeezus Tour was the fifth concert tour by American rapper Kanye West, in support of his sixth studio album, Yeezus (2013).[1] Announced with a promotional poster in September 2013, it served as West's first solo concert tour since the Glow in the Dark Tour (2007–08). West shared the opening North American dates that same month and in January 2014, he revealed an additional stint across the continent. The rapper announced legs across Europe and Australia for 2014, although the European dates were cancelled. The tour was intended to combine staging, production, and West's aesthetic to showcase his creativity. Kendrick Lamar, A Tribe Called Quest, Travis Scott, and Pusha T served as opening acts on select dates.

The tour began in Seattle on October 19, 2013, travelling across the United States, as well as to Canada and Australia, until the last show in Brisbane on September 15, 2014. Due to West's equipment becoming damaged after an accident with his tour truck in October 2013, numerous tour dates in the US were cancelled and others re-scheduled to later dates. West split his concerts into the five different themes of "Fighting", "Rising", "Falling", "Searching", and "Finding", which were introduced with elements from the Bible. The Yeezus Tour received rave reviews from critics, who highlighted West's creativity. It had the second highest grossing leg of a tour in 2013, behind Paul McCartney's Out There! Tour. It was the highest-grossing hip-hop tour of 2013, at $31.8 million from 33 shows.

Background

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Kendrick Lamar performs in October 2013 during The Yeezus Tour
For most of the first leg, Kendrick Lamar served as the tour's opening act.

In June 2013, West's sixth studio album Yeezus was released to commercial success, reaching number one in 31 countries. Co-producer Mike Dean subsequently confirmed that a tour would be held for the album with him as a backing performer.[2] On September 6, 2013, West announced The Yeezus Tour with a promotional poster showing the album's title and him dangling backwards with his arms.[3] West shared 23 dates and the accompaniment of an opening act from fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar, who was scheduled for all but five dates that had a "special guest" set instead.[4] Tickets went on sale the week after West's announcement and tour dates ran from October 19–December 7, 2013, venturing across the United States and also visiting Canada;[3][4][5] the opening city of Seattle was where he also first performed for the Glow in the Dark Tour in 2007.[6] Later in September, West announced an additional six dates across North America.[7]

The Yeezus Tour stood as West's first solo tour since his Glow in the Dark Tour from 2007–2008; he did not tour for his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy due to a lack of sponsorship in 2010.[5] West had previously performed tracks from Yeezus live for television shows, including "Black Skinhead" on Saturday Night Live and "Blood on the Leaves" at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.[8] For the tour's show at Las Vegas' Grand Garden Arena on October 25, 2013, rapper Pusha T served as the opening act. A Tribe Called Quest opened the concerts in New York at the Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden on November 20 and 24, respectively, marking the group's first shows since California in August.[9][10] They insisted on doing these final two concerts in their home city, although later performed together again for a 2017 tour that ended at the English festival Bestival.[10][11] On October 30, 2013, West's tour truck was involved in an accident on the way to a concert in Vancouver. The vehicle carried custom-made video screens and equipment, which was damaged beyond repair and this caused the show's cancellation since it was central to the staging.[12] West also cancelled tour dates in Denver, Columbus, Montreal, Minneapolis, and St. Louis, with Def Jam citing "routing logistics".[13] Shows in Chicago, Toronto, and Detroit were rescheduled to later dates; the tour leg was set to run until December 23, 2013. The tour resumed at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on November 6, 2013.[13]

On January 7, 2014, West revealed nine dates for The Yeezus Tour across the US East Coast and Canada from February 13–23. Live Nation Entertainment held a credit card-sponsored presale the following day and tickets went on sale on January 10, while a press release said the leg would be the last chance for North Americans to see the rapper's "creative concept".[14] On February 17, 2014, Live Nation announced tour dates across Australia from May 2–10. The leg featured Pusha T as an opening act and marked West's first appearance in the country since the 2012 Big Day Out festival.[15] On March 25, 2014, West announced a European tour leg that included the likes of Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom from June 21–July 6.[16] A German promoter reported three days later that the European dates had been cancelled, citing "production problems".[17] On April 1, 2014, Live Nation issued a statement that West postponed the Australian leg until September. The statement cited "unexpected timing requirements" for working on his seventh album that had been set for release in 2014, although it was eventually released as The Life of Pablo in 2016.[18][19]

Stage and design

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West carried by semi-naked women at the Staples Center for The Yeezus Tour
Parts of the tour were inspired by the 1973 cult film The Holy Mountain, including half-naked women carrying West out of his concerts, as pictured above.

A press release said that The Yeezus Tour will combine "state-of-the-art staging, production, and lighting design with [West's] unmatched aesthetic", creative mind, and decade-long discography of singles.[3] Set to represent the "end of the world", the tour features a triangular main stage that resembles a catwalk.[20] At a show in New York on November 20, 2013, West revealed that filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1973 cult film The Holy Mountain was an inspiration for The Yeezus Tour. Imagery was influenced by the film's mountain that is shown when the thief leaves from a cross after getting attacked with stones by boys, before a spiritual guide attempts to lead him to the Holy Mountain.[21] The tour's 50–foot[20] mountain appears on stage prior to West performing on the top, while explosions from fire and lava occur when the mountain breaks open; some referred to it as "Mount Yeezy".[21][22][23] Various groups of women form circle arrangements in The Holy Mountain; women appear nude or cloaked as they surround West in mostly circular movements during the tour. Faces are covered, uncovered, and attacked by insects in the film, which West references with the various masks of himself and his dancers. The thief is carried in multiple film scenes and West is carried out by a touring crew of semi-naked women, while the character and one on The Yeezus Tour both resemble Jesus.[21] West and Jodorowsky met each other in June 2014; he was taken aback by the rapper's pureness and deep desire to craft "a work that develops the consciousness of young people".[24]

West lies on the stage with main dancers as the LED screen hangs above.
West lying on the triangular main stage as he is encircled by an arrangement of naked women, backed by the 60–foot LED screen that was built for The Yeezus Tour.

The tour's stage design was handled by British designer Es Devlin, who had previously worked on West's Touch the Sky Tour (2005–06) and his Watch the Throne Tour (2011–12), held with fellow rapper Jay-Z.[25][26] Devlin stated that West was continuously evolving creatively and the two had talked about mountains since 2005, discussing them alongside icebergs during the Watch the Throne Tour. The rapper's concert with Jay-Z in Atlantic City was supposed to feature mountains and icebergs in 2012, which West and Devlin used as a starting point for the tour's planning.[26] Devlin noted West's dependence on reflected light like an opera and she compared pointing a light at the crowd during the concerts to pressing "the energy button".[27] New York firm Family, Donda's since-deceased creative director Virgil Abloh, and stage designer John McGuire also contributed to the design.[20][25] Abloh posted behind-the-scenes photos of The Yeezus Tour and McGuire had unsuccessfully attempted to persuade West not to use a 60–foot circular LED screen, recalling the screen having to be built.[25][28] Scenography and choreography were done by Italian designer Vanessa Beecroft, who first worked with West on a listening party for his album 808s & Heartbreak when he did not initially know who the rapper was in 2008. Beecroft worked with West on other ventures, such as his 2010 short film Runaway and the music video of "Only One" in 2015.[29]

In October 2013, it was reported by The Daily Telegraph that the French fashion house Maison Margiela provided West with his clothing for the tour that consisted of 10 specified pieces, 20 ready-to-wear pieces, and a pair of trainers. They designed four face masks that were based in black silk gauze; a spokesperson explained the transparent material needed to be in black for models to see through "because white becomes opaque".[30] The fashion house issued a statement that they were unphased by West's public image in October 2013, focusing on working together from appreciation of his support and music. Maison Margiela were not briefed for The Yeezus Tour and only told to design in line with Beecroft's artistic direction, working closely with West since the start of the year and beginning from reinterpretations of their archives.[31] They went through a few fittings for the garments, fabrics, textures, colours, and details, having no limits to production in their Parisian workshop. One of West's masks reinterprets Maison Margiela's signature mask from their shows; they said it was obvious for him this after he performed "in a crystal veil" for their couture collection in the fall of 2012.[31]

Concert synopsis

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West is shown at the front of the tour's stage with robe dancers, who hold imagery from the Bible as a 50–foot mountain is present in the background.

The Yeezus Tour is split into five different themes; "Fighting", "Rising", "Falling", "Searching", and "Finding".[32][33] Each theme's name is projected in white block letters on the LED screen in front of the mountain peak, being introduced over the arena speakers as passages and symbolism from the Bible are utilized.[32][34][35][36] West goes against his glass ceiling as he opens with Fighting, ordering Def Jam to give him $50 million as he performs "New Slaves" and "Mercy".[33] Rising is based on the rapper's rise to fame, power, greatness, and his destiny, relishing in his triumph.[32] West alludes to Malcolm X and M.O.P. during "Power" and "Cold", while he shouts atop a rising mountain peak for "I Am a God".[33] The dark moment in Kanye's life of his mother Donda West's death is marked by Falling, where a regretful snowfall comes down during "Coldest Winter".[33] Kanye West also fights inner demons that he faces as a result of his behaviour, using his celebrity status to hide the fight as he is stalked by a red-eyed demon during "Hold My Liquor" and "Heartless".[32][33] A hell–like setting appears for "Blood on the Leaves", depicted by bursts of fire and throbbing red projections.[33] West engages in self-reflection as he re-evaluates his place in the world for Searching, introduced by the narrator's promise that "If you seek him, you shall find".[32][33]

West wears four different face masks for the concert themes, which represent various aspects of his life.[32][34][35] The rapper utilizes a bejeweled luchador brown mask with a graffiti style for Fighting, featuring a patchwork of beading, decorative borders, and polished metals.[32][34][36] He follows with a black mask during Rising, featuring shining studs of this color. West also wears a black mask for Falling, covered by square white tiles. The mountain erupts with videos showing lava during the segment, as well as pyrotechnics that include sparks and red flares.[32] The mountain cools down before the beginning of Searching, which sees it break open for a procession of models acting as disciples carrying Frankincense and the character of Virgin Mary.[37] West has a mirror mask for the segment, reflecting any brightness in front of him similarly to a disco ball.[32] A character named White Jesus that portrays Jesus appears and removes West's mirror mask while he is kneeling during Finding, revealing the rapper's face for the first time and symbolizing him meeting Jesus as Yeezus.[32][35][36] The character gives his blessings to West, who then performs "Jesus Walks" and declares after "All of the Lights" that "Don't nobody look stupider than me".[33][34][35] For the closing number "Bound 2", West and a dozen robe dancers fall to their knees next to White Jesus atop the mountain as the character delivers a sermon.[32][34][35] West and the dancers are covered in light in the ending as they look up at White Jesus, who tells the rapper that he was searching for him so he can show people "the light".[36][37][38]

A light show is deployed for the Yeezus Tour,[39] with West remaining in the spotlight.[35][38] For the start of the concerts, the arena lights dim out just before West emerges.[22][39] Rays of flashing white lights then appear, which cover the stage throughout his performances.[22][32][40] At points, West is illuminated by a singular light beam.[41][42] Colored laser beams from the mountain shoot across the venues and onto the triangular stage, depicting a pyramid.[32][40][43][44]

Reception

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The tour was met with rave reviews from critics.[40][45] Rolling Stone described it as "crazily entertaining, hugely ambitious, emotionally affecting (really!) and, most importantly, totally bonkers."[40] Writing for Forbes, Zack O'Malley Greenburg praised West for "taking risks that few pop stars, if any, are willing to take in today's hyper-exposed world of pop", describing the show as "overwrought and uncomfortable at times, but [it] excels at challenging norms and provoking thought in a way that just isn’t common for mainstream musical acts of late."[46] NY Daily News wrote that "the show wasn’t about crowd-pleasing. It was about unyielding beats, hellish textures and a brusque flow, all delivered with an impact every bit as stunning as West's ego itself."[47]

The first leg of The Yeezus Tour was the second highest grossing tour leg of 2013, gathering $25.2 million from 283,241 ticket sales and standing behind Paul McCartney's Out There! Tour.[48] It was the highest-grossing hip-hop tour of the year, totaling $31.8 million from 33 shows.[49] In 2019, Vivid Seats named it the 68th greatest tour of all time.[50]

Set list

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The tour told a story of redemption through 5 stages. West performed every track from Yeezus, along with some songs from his previous records.[51]

Fighting

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  1. "On Sight"
  2. "New Slaves"
  3. "Send It Up"
  4. "Mercy"

Rising

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  1. "Power"
  2. "Cold"
  3. "I Don't Like"
  4. "Clique"
  5. "Black Skinhead"
  6. "I Am a God"
  7. "Can't Tell Me Nothing (Remix)"
  8. "Coldest Winter"

Falling

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  1. "Hold My Liquor"
  2. "I'm In It"
  3. "Guilt Trip"
  4. "Heartless"
  5. "Blood on the Leaves"

Searching

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  1. "Lost in the World"
  2. "Runaway"
  3. "Street Lights"

Finding

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  1. "Stronger"
  2. "Through the Wire"
  3. "Jesus Walks"
  4. "Diamonds From Sierra Leone"
  5. "Flashing Lights"
  6. "All of the Lights"
  7. "Good Life"
  8. "Bound 2"

The tour featured the unreleased track - "I Am Not Home", which was used as an opener for the sets, along with part of Mozart’s Lacrimosa.

Shows

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue[52]
North America[7][13][14][53]
October 19, 2013 Seattle United States KeyArena Kendrick Lamar — —
October 22, 2013 San Jose SAP Center Kendrick Lamar
E-40 		10,557 / 10,557 $670,603
October 23, 2013 Oakland Oracle Arena Kendrick Lamar — —
October 25, 2013 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena Pusha T
Travis Scott 		10,183 / 10,183 $748,055
October 26, 2013 Los Angeles Staples Center Kendrick Lamar 28,332 / 28,332 $2,875,505
October 28, 2013
November 16, 2013 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center — —
November 17, 2013 Boston TD Garden
November 19, 2013 Brooklyn Barclays Center 25,062 / 25,062 $2,349,202
November 20, 2013 A Tribe Called Quest
Busta Rhymes
November 21, 2013 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center Kendrick Lamar — —
November 23, 2013 New York City Madison Square Garden
November 24, 2013 A Tribe Called Quest
November 27, 2013 Nashville Bridgestone Arena Kendrick Lamar
November 29, 2013 Miami American Airlines Arena
November 30, 2013 Tampa Tampa Bay Times Forum
December 1, 2013 Atlanta Philips Arena
December 3, 2013 Kansas City Sprint Center
December 5, 2013 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
December 6, 2013 Dallas American Airlines Center
December 7, 2013 Houston Toyota Center
December 8, 2013 San Antonio AT&T Center
December 10, 2013 Phoenix US Airways Center
December 13, 2013 Anaheim Honda Center 12,503 / 12,503 $940,846
December 17, 2013 Chicago United Center 30,010 / 30,010 $2,687,476
December 18, 2013
December 19, 2013 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,228 / 11,228 $832,947
December 22, 2013 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre — —|N/A
December 23, 2013
February 13, 2014 University Park United States Bryce Jordan Center —
February 14, 2014 Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena
February 15, 2014 Newark Prudential Center
February 17, 2014 Montreal Canada Bell Centre 6,173 / 7,437 $504,130
February 18, 2014 Hamilton Copps Coliseum — —
February 19, 2014 Albany United States Times Union Center
February 21, 2014 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
February 22, 2014 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall 7,789 / 10,018 $507,157
February 23, 2014 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum — —
Australia[18][54]
September 5, 2014 Perth Australia Perth Arena Pusha T 12,902 / 12,902 $1,421,860
September 7, 2014 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre — —
September 9, 2014 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 22,635 / 22,635 $2,557,370
September 10, 2014
September 12, 2014 Sydney Qantas Credit Union Arena 22,159 / 22,159 $2,426,320
September 13, 2014
September 15, 2014 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre — —

Members

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The following individuals were involved with the production:

Canceled film

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In February 2014, West uploaded a trailer of a film for The Yeezus Tour to his website. It featured speedy shots of the tour, showing horses running in snow and West wearing his masks.[66] Author Bret Easton Ellis revealed around the same time of the trailer that he was working with the rapper on a project, after having re-imagined a scene from American Psycho (2000) for a promotional clip of the tour. Ellis was reluctant to write for the film until he listened to an advance copy of Yeezus in the summer of 2013; he then crafted a script in "Kanye land".[66] The film was set to be shot by director Hype Williams, who previously directed music videos for West's singles like "Gold Digger", "Stronger", and "Heartless".[66]

In October 2023, Williams explained to Complex how after he shot the film with West in Chicago and Toronto, the two engaged in a dress rehearsal with attention to detail so intense that they lost its original meaning. West was working on The Life of Pablo at this time, therefore him and Williams instead decided to shoot videos for the album.[67] The director and Scooter Braun spent six months negotiating with IMAX for the film's release, although it was discarded due to West's personal issues after his then-wife Kim Kardashian was robbed in Paris. Williams revealed that nobody, not even West himself, has viewed the film and it was filmed in 2014; he compared its significance to an unreleased recording from the likes of the Rolling Stones or the Beatles.[67]

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