Kanye West performed in Haikou, Hainan, on September 15, 2024, in one of the rarer instances of Western artists performing within the People's Republic of China (PRC). During his performance in front of over 42,000 people, the artist unveiled a new song, "Preacher Man," as part of his extensive setlist.
The complete setlist featured a total of 89 tracks, with some being repeats. All of the tracks are listed below:
- Fried
- Stars
- Paid
- Talking
- Fried
- Stars
- Paid
- Talking
- Everybody (Backstreet Boys original, cover by Kanye West)
- Back to Me
- Do It
- Hoodrat
- Burn
- Fuk Sumn (remix)
- Slide
- Time Moving Slow
- Field Trip
- Promotion
- 530
- Dead
- Bomb Remix feat. Yuno Miles
- River
- City In The Sky
- New Body
- A Thousand Miles (Yuno Miles Version, Ty Dolla $ign cover)
- Carnival
- Can't Tell Me Nothing
- POWER
- All Of The Lights
- Runaway
- Mercy
- Niggas in Paris
- Don't Like .1
- Clique
- Birthday Song
- Father Stretch My Hands PT.1
- Blood On The Leaves
- Off The Grid
- Cold
- All Day
- Praise God
- Freestyle 4(seconds)
- Keep It Burnin
- All Mine
- Yikes
- Jesus Walks
- Otis
- Touch The Sky
- All Falls Down
- Good Life
- Flashing Lights (a few seconds)
- Good Life
- Flashing Lights
- Heartless
- Homecoming
- Bound 2
- No Church In The Wild
- City of Gods
- FourFiveSeconds
- Run This Town - Jay Z feat Kanye West
- Hurricane
- Diamonds from Sierre Leone
- Diamonds remix - Rihanna
- Remote Control
- Waves
- Jail
- Ghost Town
- Famous
- I wonder
- Lolipop(remix)
- Monster
- Sunday Service song
- Black Skinhead
- On Sight
- I am a God
- Feel The Love
- Can U Be - Travis Scott feat Ty Dolla $ign
- Fade
- Love Lock'ed
- American Boy
- I Love It
- Violent Crimes
- 24
- Moon
- Wolves
- Only One
- Come To Life
- Preacher Man
More on Kanye West's performance in China
Ahead of his performance, Kanye West posted pictures of his time in China during his childhood, where he lived in Nanjing with his mother, Donda, who was a Fulbright Scholar at the Nanjing University.
The picture shows West sitting at the bottom of the stairs, with two people behind him climbing down the stairs. The photo is simply captioned as: "BACK"
Kanye West also brought his kids to stage during the performance, featuring North, 11, Saint, 8, Chicago, 6, and Psalm, 5, during his rendition of the iconic Backstreet Boys tune Everybody.
The performance comes at a time when censors have clamped down on the presence of Western musicians within People's Republic of China, with few artists such as Taylor Swift allowed to perform within the second most populous country in the world.
It also came just after the release of the second album of Vultures trilogy of album by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign. Titled Vultures 2, the album was released on August 3, 2024 after months of delay. The album was a major success upon release, charting at the number 2 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart as well as on the Norwegian and Swiss album charts, among other chart successes.
The album was released independently through Kanye West's YZY fashion and music brand and was sold directly through the singer's official store, with major labels refusing to work with him due to his controversial statements and anti-semitic remarks.
The album has sold over 100,000 copies since its initial release in the US alone and has gained the second spot on the most streamed album of all time on streaming services with over 50 million streams.
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