

There was also West’s 40-year-old ex, Kim Kardashian, appearing onstage in a white Balenciaga Couture wedding dress, as the estranged couple re-created their 2014 nuptials during “No Child Left Behind.” Kanye West and ex Kim Kardashian re-created their 2014 wedding at his “Donda” listening party in Chicago on Thursday night.Īnd then there were the appearances by two controversial figures in Marilyn Manson and DaBaby. The fireworks happened at the end while the rapper was in front of a replica of his childhood home that was used to symbolize his upbringing with his beloved late mom, Donda West, who inspired the title of her son’s 10th studio album - which once again was not released, as teased, following the event.īut the fire fiasco wasn’t the only trainwreck-in-motion moment at the listening party, which followed previous ones at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where West, 44, has reportedly been holed up to finish “Donda.” Kanye West set himself on fire at the end of his “Donda” listening party at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Thursday night. At the latest in a string of “Donda” listening parties - this one, at Soldier Field in his hometown of Chicago - West set himself on fire in a blazingly bizarre stunt that, thankfully, was just that: a stunt. The Kanye West circus continued on Thursday night - with a new added attraction: Watch Ye set himself on fire! Kim Kardashian admits to feeling ‘a lot of guilt’ about Pete Davidson Yeezy shoes back on sale - months after Adidas split with Kanye West I wore Kanye West’s wife’s ‘condom’ dress on the streets of NYC - here’s what happened The listening party is the third of its kind after two others were held in Atlanta this summer.Are you the most exhausting zodiac sign? An astrologer explains

“Yes, I’m nervous of the thousands of possible unvaccinated people I’ll be around, but I’ll wear my mask and may get tested after so I can feel like I’m doing the best I can to be safe,” she said.Ībout 38,000 people are expected to attend. “I guess I’m feeling FOMO (fear of missing out).” She got fully vaccinated a month ago, wears masks when she goes out and continues to social distance.īut when she heard about the listening party, she “jumped at it as a once in a lifetime opportunity,” the 23-year-old Brown said. Since the onset of the pandemic, she has spent a lot of her time inside. Other fans, like Andreana Brown are willing to take their chances. “And that’s unfair to people who do get vaccinated, who do wear their masks, get tested often.” “I’m starting to think that people are forgetting that COVID is still prevalent,” the 24-year-old said. After learning that proof of vaccination isn’t required, he’s glad he can’t attend because “he doesn’t want to trade his health at the expense of Kanye.”

Markus Smith tried to get tickets but they were sold out. For me, I always have to think about them,” said Gilmer. “Even though I'm vaccinated that doesn't mean I’m immune from the disease, and I have people around me with underlying health conditions. Ishmael Gilmer, 23 and vaccinated, also doesn’t feel comfortable attending. “If it’s that many people coming and they don’t care about requiring those things, I wouldn’t feel safe,” said 23-year-old Christopher Plummery. The album is named after his mother who died in 2007.Ī lifelong fan of West’s said it’s too risky to attend especially since “people are coming from all across the country because it’s Kanye.” The increase has led to the return of a mask mandate for indoor public settings. There will be no proof of vaccination or a negative test required for entry as virus cases are on the rise in the city and nationwide. Chicago - When Kanye West steps onto Soldier Field Thursday in Chicago for his “Donda” listening party, some fans won’t be in attendance due to the lack of COVID-19 requirements.
