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Numerous listening parties, or raves, were held for ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign)'s collaborative album series, VULTURES.

Kanye had previously held listening parties for JESUS IS KING (2019), Donda (2021), and Donda 2 (2022).

Unlike the aforementioned albums, Ye continued to host listening parties for the album even after its release.

VULTURES 1[]

Miami Rave[]

The first rave was held at Miami, Florida on December 12, 2023. While the event was expected to begin at midnight, Ty and Kanye arrived to the event around 2:00 AM. Several others attended the show, including Freddie Gibbs, Chris Brown, Offset, Kodak Black, Lil Durk, Bump J, and Kanye's children North, Saint, and Chicago. Famous streamers Adin Ross and IShowSpeed also attended the rave.[1] Kanye also wore a black hood, similar to the one that was seen in the music video for "Black Skinhead". Kanye was supposed to play the songs off his phone via an auxiliary cord, however it went missing, causing a huge delay. Only 10 songs were previewed before the rave ended at 3:00 AM, and Playboi Carti also failed to show up before the rave ended.[2] Tickets for the show costed $200 for general admission, $600 for VIP and $10,000 for a table.[2]

Setlist[]

  1. "Everybody" (ft. Charlie Wilson, Lil Baby)
  2. "Slide"
  3. "Talking" (ft. North West)[Note 1]
  4. "Beg Forgiveness" (ft. Chris Brown)
  5. "Paid" (ft. K-Ci)
  6. "River" (ft. Young Thug)
  7. "Forever Rollin'" (ft. Lil Baby)
  8. "Drunk" (ft. Kodak Black, Bad Bunny)[Note 2]
  9. "Back To Me" (ft. Freddie Gibbs)
  10. "Vultures" (ft. Bump J, Lil Durk)[Note 3]
  11. "New Body" (ft. Nicki Minaj)[Note 4]
  12. "Fuk Sumn"[Note 5]

Las Vegas Rave[]

The second rave was held at Las Vegas, Nevada on December 15, 2023. However, it was forced to be shut down by police after about 40 minutes because it was unlicensed.[3] In the afterparty, Kanye and Kid Cudi were seen hugging, ending their beef.[4] However, later on, Kanye went on a 10-minute antisemitic rant.[3]

Setlist[]

  1. "Dead" (ft. Future, Lil Durk)
  2. "Carnival" (ft. Rich The Kid)
  3. "Talking/Once Again" (ft. North West, James Blake)
  4. "Gun To My Head" (ft. Kid Cudi)
  5. "Matthew" (ft. North West, Charlie Wilson)
  6. "Do It" (ft. YG)

Chicago LP[]

The third listening party was held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on February 8, 2024. When tickets began selling on February 6, it was sold out in less than 10 minutes.[5] New versions of songs were previewed along with completely unheard songs. It was forced to end early due to the stadium's curfew, but the last track, "KING", was already being played by that point.[6]

Setlist[]

  1. "Stars"
  2. "Keys to My Life" (ft. India Love)
  3. "Paid" (ft. K-Ci)
  4. "Talking/Once Again" (ft. North West, James Blake)
  5. "Everybody" (ft. Charlie Wilson, Lil Baby)
  6. "Back To Me" (ft. Freddie Gibbs)
  7. "Hoodrat"
  8. "Do It" (ft. YG, Nipsey Hussle)
  9. "Paperwork" (ft. Quavo)
  10. "Burn"
  11. "Fuk Sumn" (ft. Playboi Carti, Travis Scott)
  12. "Vultures" (ft. Bump J, Lil Durk)
  13. "Carnival" (ft. Rich The Kid, Playboi Carti)
  14. "Beg Forgiveness" (ft. Chris Brown)
  15. "Good (Don't Die)"
  16. "Problematic"
  17. "King"

New York LP[]

Initially advertised as a "release party", the fourth listening party was held at the UBS Arena in New York on February 9, 2024.[7] Playboi Carti also made a surprise appearance. The album would actually end up releasing, a few hours after the listening party.

Setlist[]

  1. "Carnival" (ft. Rich The Kid)
  2. "Stars"
  3. "Keys to My Life" (ft. India Love)
  4. "Paid" (ft. K-Ci)
  5. "Talking/Once Again" (ft. North West, James Blake)
  6. "Everybody" (ft. Charlie Wilson, Lil Baby)
  7. "Back To Me" (ft. Freddie Gibbs)
  8. "Hoodrat"
  9. "Do It" (ft. YG, Nipsey Hussle)
  10. "Paperwork" (ft. Quavo)
  11. "Burn"
  12. Playboi Carti - "H00DBYAIR"
  13. "Fuk Sumn" (ft. Playboi Carti, Travis Scott)
  14. "Carnival" (ft. Rich The Kid, Playboi Carti)
  15. "Vultures" (ft. Bump J, Lil Durk)
  16. "Beg Forgiveness" (ft. Chris Brown)
  17. "Good (Don't Die)"
  18. "Problematic"
  19. "King"

Post-release[]

More Vultures listening parties would be held following the release of the album, in a similar fashion to the previous two. A non-listening party (performance) was scheduled for Rolling Loud California 2024, however in protest of harsh rules Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign hadn't performed.

  • Milan Arena, Milan, Italy - February 22, 2024
  • Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy - February 24, 2024
  • Accor Arena, Paris, France - February 25, 2024
  • (March 8, 2024: VULTURES 2 initial release date)
  • Rolling Loud California, Inglewood, California - March 14, 2024

VULTURES 2[]

Las Vegas LP[]

A private listening party for VULTURES 2 was held in Las Vegas on March 9, 2024.[8]

Setlist[]

  1. "Pay Per View" (ft. Project Pat)
  2. "Ye About Mine" (ft. Takeoff, Rich The Kid)
  3. "Field Trip" (ft. Don Toliver, Playboi Carti, Lil Durk)
  4. "Dead" (ft. Future, Lil Durk)
  5. "Promotion" (ft. Future)
  6. "River" (ft. Young Thug)
  7. "Fighting Fires" (ft. Todd Rundgren)
  8. "Gun To My Head" (ft. Kid Cudi)
  9. "Take Off Your Dress"
  10. "Fried"
  11. "Gone" (ft.???)
  12. "Believer"
  13. "Melrose" (ft. Playboi Carti)
  14. "Pay Per View'" (ft. Project Pat)
  15. "Promotion" (ft. Future)
  16. "Pay Per View'" (ft. Project Pat)
  17. "Promotion" (ft. Future)
  18. "FUK SUMN" (ft. Playboi Carti, Travis Scott)

Phoenix LP[]

Previously advertised as a VULTURES 1 listening party, Kanye and Ty performed at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on March 10, 2024.[9] They performed songs from VULTURES 1 while also previewing new songs from VULTURES 2. During the LP, Kanye's daughter, North West, announced that she was working on her debut studio album, titled Elementary School Dropout, referencing Kanye's debut studio album, The College Dropout.[10]

Setlist[]

  1. "CARNIVAL (HOOLIGANS VERSION)"
  2. "STARS"
  3. "KEYS TO MY LIFE" (ft. India Love)
  4. "PAID" (ft. K-Ci)
  5. "TALKING" (ft. North West, James Blake)
  6. "Everybody" (ft. Charlie Wilson)
  7. "BACK TO ME" (ft. Freddie Gibbs)
  8. "HOODRAT"
  9. "DO IT" (ft. YG)
  10. "PAPERWORK" (ft. Quavo)
  11. "BURN"
  12. "FUK SUMN" (prod. JPEGMAFIA) (ft. Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, Quavo)
  13. "CARNIVAL" (ft. Rich The Kid, Playboi Carti)
  14. "VULTURES" (ft. Bump J)
  15. "BEG FORGIVENESS" (ft. Chris Brown, The Ultras)
  16. "GOOD (DON'T DIE)" (ft. J. Rey Soul)
  17. "KING"
  18. "Vagabond" (ft. 070 Shake)
  19. "Believer"
  20. "Fried"
  21. "Pay Per View"
  22. "Promotion"
  23. "Dead"
  24. "Promotion"
  25. "Dead"
  26. "Field Trip"
  27. "Slide"

San Francisco LP[]

A third listening party for VULTURES 2 was held at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.[11] Like the previous LP, it was also advertised as a VULTURES 1 LP. Kim Kardashian was seen at the LP.[12]

Setlist[]

  1. "SLIDE"
  2. "FRIED" (ft. The Hooligans)
  3. "PAY PER VIEW'" (ft. Project Pat)
  4. "FIELD TRIP" (ft. Don Toliver, Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, Lil Durk)
  5. "PROMOTION" (ft. Future)
  6. "DEAD" (ft. Future, Lil Durk)
  7. "MATTHEW" (ft. Charlie Wilson, North West)

Rolling Loud LP[]

Unlike other listening events, this was marketed as a full performance, with ¥$ being added as a headliner for Rolling Loud. The performance ended up not happening, with the listening event taking the same form as the previous ones. In fact, Kanye and Ty left the stage after "KING", and a DJ would play some of Kanye and Ty's greatest hits. This event received significant criticism, though it was also reported that other plans for the event were canceled by Rolling Loud.[13][14][15]

Taiwan LP[]

On July 8, Rolling Stone Korea revealed that there is a planned Vultures listening party planned in the Kaohsiung National Stadium in Taiwan on August 25th.[16] On July 25, Ty Dolla $ign and others on the Yeezy team confirmed this and that it was set to be a VULTURES 2 LP.[17] However, it was later cancelled.

Korea LP[]

A VULTURES listening party was held in the Goyang Sports Complex in South Korea on August 23, 2024. This was first reported in an article by Rolling Stone Korea[18], then confirmed by the Yeezy team in early July.[19] During the performance, Ye performed a lot of his biggest hits with a microphone, marking the first time that Ye has done so since the Free Larry Hoover concert in December 2021.

The only new song that was previewed at the LP was a remix of the VULTURES 2 song, "BOMB", which featured a new verse from Yuno Miles.

Setlist[]

  1. "STARS"
  2. "PAID"
  3. "TALKING"
  4. "EVERYBODY"
  5. "BACK TO ME"
  6. "DO IT"
  7. "BURN"
  8. "FUK SUMN (Remix)"
  9. "CARNIVAL"
  10. "SLIDE"
  11. "FIELD TRIP"
  12. "FRIED"
  13. "PROMOTION"
  14. "530"
  15. "DEAD"
  16. "FOREVER ROLLING"
  17. "BOMB" (feat. Yuno Miles)
  18. "RIVER"
  19. "LIFESTYLE"
  20. "SKY CITY"
  21. "All Falls Down"
  22. "Jesus Walks"
  23. "Through The Wire"
  24. "Hey Mama"
  25. "Heard 'Em Say"
  26. "Touch The Sky"
  27. "Gold Digger"
  28. "Diamonds From Sierra Leone"
  29. "Late"
  30. "Good Morning"
  31. "Stronger"
  32. "I Wonder"
  33. "Good Life"
  34. "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
  35. "Flashing Lights"
  36. "Homecoming"
  37. "Heartless"
  38. "Run This Town"
  39. "POWER"
  40. "All Of The Lights"
  41. "Monster"
  42. "Devil In A New Dress"
  43. "Runaway"
  44. "Hell Of A Life"
  45. "Mercy"
  46. "Clique"
  47. "On Sight"
  48. "Black Skinhead"
  49. "New Slaves"
  50. "Blood On The Leaves"
  51. "Bound 2"
  52. "No Church in the Wild"
  53. "Ni**as In Paris"
  54. "Otis"
  55. "All Day"
  56. "Only One"
  57. "FourFiveSeconds"
  58. "Ultralight Beam"
  59. "Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1"
  60. "Famous"
  61. "Wolves"
  62. "Fade"
  63. "Yikes"
  64. "All Mine"
  65. "Ghost Town"
  66. "Violent Crimes"
  67. "Feel The Love"
  68. "Hurricane"
  69. "Moon"
  70. "Off The Grid"
  71. "Jail"
  72. "Praise God"
  73. "Come to Life"
  74. "24"

China LP #1[]

In late August 2024, speculations about a possible VULTURES performance in China arose when a Chinese government website reported about a supposed LP in Wuyuanhe Stadium on September 7, 2024.[20] The Haikou Tourism Bureau was seen discussing the possible risks of the concert[21], and several fans of Taylor Swift tried to convince the Chinese government to cancel the concert, though their efforts were in vain.[22] On August 30, Aus Taylor officially announced the listening party would be held on September 15.[23] Interestingly, the announcement only featured the yen symbol, leading fans to believe that it may be for Ye's solo album. Ye and Ty later confirmed that the listening party would be for VULTURES.[24]

During the LP, several songs from VULTURES 1 and VULTURES 2 were played, along with several of Ye's popular songs. Two new songs were previewed at the LP; the first one was a cover of Vanessa Carlton's song, "A THOUSAND MILES", which solely featured vocals from Ty Dolla $ign[25]; the second one was an entirely new song titled "Preacher Man" that was set to release on Ye's new project.[26]

Setlist[]

  1. "FRIED"
  2. "STARS"
  3. "PAID"
  4. "TALKING"[Note 1]
  5. "FRIED"
  6. "STARS"
  7. "PAID"
  8. "TALKING"[Note 1]
  9. "EVERYBODY"
  10. "BACK TO ME"
  11. "DO IT"
  12. "HOODRAT"
  13. "BURN"
  14. "FUK SUMN"
  15. "SLIDE"
  16. "TIME MOVING SLOW"
  17. "FIELD TRIP"
  18. "PROMOTION"
  19. "530"
  20. "DEAD"
  21. "BOMB" (feat. Yuno Miles)
  22. "RIVER"
  23. "SKY CITY"
  24. "NEW BODY" (feat. Nicki Minaj)
  25. "A THOUSAND MILES"
  26. "CARNIVAL"
  27. "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
  28. "POWER"
  29. "All Of The Lights"
  30. "Runaway"
  31. "Mercy"
  32. "Ni**as In Paris"
  33. "I Don't Like"
  34. "Clique"
  35. "Birthday Song"
  36. "Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1"
  37. "Blood On The Leaves"
  38. "Off The Grid"
  39. "Cold"
  40. "All Day"
  41. "Praise God"
  42. "Freestyle 4"[Note 6]
  43. "KEEP IT BURNIN"
  44. "All Mine"
  45. "Yikes"
  46. "Jesus Walks"
  47. "Otis"
  48. "Touch The Sky"
  49. "All Falls Down"
  50. "Good Life"
  51. "Flashing Lights"
  52. "Good Life"
  53. "Flashing Lights"
  54. "Heartless"
  55. "Homecoming"
  56. "Bound 2"
  57. "No Church in the Wild"
  58. "City of Gods"
  59. "FourFiveSeconds"
  60. "Run This Town"
  61. "Hurricane"
  62. "Diamonds From Sierra Leone"[Note 7]
  63. "Remote Control"
  64. "Waves"
  65. "Jail"
  66. "Ghost Town"
  67. "Famous"
  68. "Ultralight Beam"
  69. "I Wonder"
  70. "Lollipop (Remix)"
  71. "Monster"
  72. "Black Skinhead"[Note 8]
  73. "On Sight"
  74. "I Am A God"
  75. "Feel The Love"
  76. "CAN U BE"
  77. "Fade"
  78. "Love Lockdown"
  79. "American Boy"
  80. "I Love It"
  81. "Violent Crimes"
  82. "24"
  83. "Moon"
  84. "Wolves"
  85. "Only One"
  86. "Come to Life"
  87. "Preacher Man"

China LP #2[]

A second listening party in Haikou, China was announced on September 19 and was held on September 28.[27] Once again, the announcement only featured the yen symbol, yet it was still a VULTURES listening party.

During the event, Ye announced that his new solo album was titled BULLY and previewed a new song from the album titled "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST".[28][29] A finished version of "530" was also previewed, though it was later confirmed to have AI vocals.[30]

Setlist[]

  1. NFM Wrocław Philharmonic - "Pärt: Symphony No. 1 "Polyphonic" - 1. Canons"
  2. "Wolves"
  3. "Street Lights"
  4. "Preacher Man"
  5. "Feel The Love"
  6. "Jesus Is Lord"
  7. "Love Lockdown"
  8. "Ultralight Beam"
  9. "Closed On Sunday"
  10. "Ghost Town"[Note 9]
  11. NFM Wrocław Philharmonic - "Pärt: Symphony No. 1 "Polyphonic" - 1. Canons"
  12. "Heartless"
  13. "Hurricane"
  14. "Blood On The Leaves"
  15. "CARNIVAL"
  16. "BOMB" (feat. Yuno Miles)[Note 10]
  17. "EVERYBODY"
  18. "This Is The Glory"[Note 11]
  19. "TALKING"[Note 1]
  20. "Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1"
  21. "Pt. 2"
  22. "Jesus Walks"
  23. "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
  24. "Bound 2"
  25. "On Sight"
  26. "Black Skinhead"
  27. "FRIED"
  28. "Flashing Lights"
  29. NFM Wrocław Philharmonic - "Pärt: Symphony No. 1 "Polyphonic" - 1. Canons"
  30. "Runaway"
  31. "I Thought About Killing You"
  32. "I Wonder"
  33. "All Falls Down"
  34. "Jail"
  35. "Famous"
  36. "FourFiveSeconds"
  37. "Violent Crimes"
  38. Sunday Service Choir - "Sunshine"
  39. "Moon"
  40. "Only One"
  41. "530"
  42. "Say You Will"
  43. "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST"
  44. "CARNIVAL"
  45. "All Of The Lights"
  46. "Clique"
  47. "STARS"
  48. "KEYS TO MY LIFE"
  49. "PAID"
  50. "BACK TO ME"
  51. "HOODRAT"
  52. "DO IT"
  53. "Ni**as In Paris"
  54. "HOODRAT"
  55. "Stronger"
  56. "Good Life"
  57. "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
  58. "Barry Bonds"[Note 11]

References[]

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  2. 2.0 2.1 https://variety.com/2023/music/news/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-debut-vultures-miami-1235834609/
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.ktnv.com/news/kanye-west-s-las-vegas-album-release-party-disbanded-by-metro-police
  4. https://www.tmz.com/2023/12/15/kanye-west-kid-cudi-end-beef-hug-vegas-rave-vultures/
  5. https://twitter.com/dondatimes/status/1754976220196859919
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  30. https://x.com/Kurrco/status/1840034088243147002

Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Once Again" was not played here.
  2. This track was not played on the official stream, but could be heard on Adin Ross' live stream.
  3. Performed with live vocals.
  4. A previous version of the song was performed, with live vocals.
  5. The song was cut off after about 15 seconds, speakers were turned off by the venue.
  6. This was cut after a few seconds.
  7. The Yeezus Tour version of the song was played.
  8. The Sunday Service Choir was heard in the intro.
  9. Oddly, PARTYNEXTDOOR's vocals were filtered with an AI Ye voiceover.
  10. This version features an alternate mix.
  11. 11.0 11.1 The song was cut after 2 seconds.
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