It ultimately happened, guys! Kanye West headlines the iconic Glastonbury festival in spite of the 130,000+ people who signed a petition against it and even the death threats organizer Emily Eavis received upon booking him. As per social media and the outtakes from the show we watched, it is safe to say he shut down the haters.
Yeezus performed on the Pyramid Stage right after Pharrell Williams. He treated the audience to a 28-song set including hits spanning across his vast catalogue. At one points during the gig, the tables turned and the self-proclaimed God got interrupted while performing “Black Skinhead” by a man who was later identified as comedian Lee Nelson.
Many believed Kanye will bring out at least a couple of A-list guests, maybe Rihanna or Sir Paul McCartney, but instead, he invited only one of his collaborator, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and together they performed the latter’s “Woods” in addition to “Lost in the World” and “Hold My Liquor.” Ye said both recently worked on some music, so stay tuned.
The most bombastic moments included West getting onto a crane to perform “Touch The Sky,” “All of The Lights” and “Good Life;” him covering Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and forgetting some of the words; and him telling the crowd, “You are now watching the greatest living rock star on the planet.” View the set list as well as a few memorable segments below. Video of the complete set has been added, too.
KANYE WEST’S GLASTONBURY SET LIST
Stronger
Power
N****s in Paris
Black Skinhead
All Day Cold
Clique
I Don’t Like Mercy
New Slaves
Blood on the Leaves
Heartless
I Wonder
FourFiveSeconds
Woods
Lost in the World
Hold My Liquor
No Church in the Wild
Jesus Walks
Diamonds from Sierra Leone
Bound 2
Runaway
Only One
Touch the Sky
All of the Lights
Good Life
Bohemian Rhapsody
Can’t Tell Me Nothing
Gold Digger
All Falls Down
KANYE WEST’S COMPLETE GLASTONBURY SET
Kanye West Gets Interrupted by Lee Nelson
Kanye West Brings Out Justin Vernon
Kanye West Performs “All of the Lights” on a Crane
Kanye West Forgets the Words to “Bohemian Rhapsody”