The Saint Pablo Tour was a concert tour by Kanye West which ran from August 25 to November 19, 2016, in support of his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo (2016). The tour was originally planned to run until December 31, 2016, but was canceled prematurely on November 21 due to West's hospitalization.[1]
The set design for the tour has been regarded as iconic, because the entire floor of the venue was for audience members to look up to Kanye who was on a lifted platform that moved around the venue throughout the performances.[2]
As of March 2022, the Saint Pablo Tour is Ye's most recent solo tour.
Tour[]
The tour kicked off in Indianapolis, Indiana, with reviews raving about the unique stage design.[3] The tour went as planned until the October 2 performance which saw Ye cut the show short following news of his wife Kim Kardashian being robbed at gunpoint in Paris. The event resulted in the next two tour dates being cancelled.[4]
He returned to the tour on October 7. During the show, he made no mention of the incident and "barely spoke to the crowd."[4] The tour was once again on balance until things started to fall apart again in November.
At the San Diego show on November 17, Ye spoke about politics and said that "if I would have voted, I would have voted for Trump," which prompted a mass booing and fans to throw items on stage. Two days later, he derailed the performance to go on a long tirade about Facebook, Jay Z, Hillary Clinton, and Beyoncé, before storming off the stage and cancelling the rest of the tour.[5]
After the incident, Ye admitted himself to the UCLA Medical Center. As of March 2022, his November 19 show is his most recent solo tour performance.
Set list[]
Bolded entries are from The Life of Pablo:
- Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1
- Pt. 2
- Famous
- Pop Style
- That Part
- Facts
- Mercy
- Don't Like.1
- All Day
- Black Skinhead
- N****s in Paris
- Can't Tell Me Nothing
- Power
- Blood on the Leaves
- Freestyle 4
- Jesus Walks
- Flashing Lights
- Highlights
- Feedback
- Wolves
- Heartless
- Runaway
- Only One
- I Love Kanye
- Waves
- All of the Lights
- Good Life
- Stronger
- Touch the Sky
- Fade
- Ultralight Beam
Tour dates[]
Main article: Saint Pablo Tour#Tour dates
References[]
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pablo_Tour
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pablo_Tour#Design
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/kanye-west-floats-over-crowd-in-unique-saint-pablo-tour-kickoff-249535/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/crowd-worships-at-floating-altar-of-kanye-west-at-united-center/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38049884