{"id":674217,"date":"2026-09-05T17:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/674217\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T17:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:39:16","slug":"heres-everyone-kanye-west-brought-out-at-his-homecoming-chicago-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/674217\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Everyone Kanye West Brought Out at His Homecoming Chicago Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/4639-kanye-west\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kanye West<\/a> returned to Chicago for his first hometown sets since 2021. After numerous international show cancellations, a <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/kanye-west-banned-from-entering-uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ban from the UK<\/a>, and allegations that his most recent album, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bully<\/a>, was <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/story\/kanye-wests-vultures-ii-and-bully-used-ai-new-lawsuit-alleges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">made with AI<\/a>, Ye\u2019s homecoming marked one of his most highly anticipated performances in years.<\/p>\n<p>Among the first night\u2019s guests were <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/27696-big-sean\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Big Sean<\/a>, whom Ye signed to his G.O.O.D. Music label in 2007. (The two later had a falling-out.) The duo performed their 2012 track \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/tracks\/14189-clique\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clique<\/a>,\u201d before Sean rapped his solo hit \u201cIDFWU.\u201d Later, they were joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/30336-2-chainz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2 Chainz<\/a> for \u201cMercy.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/30068-future\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Future<\/a> also popped out toward the end of the night, performing his tracks \u201cKeep it Burnin\u201d and \u201cFuck Up Some Commas.\u201d But Chicago locals were likely the most excited for <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/4345-twista\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twista<\/a>, a Windy City legend who appeared on some of Ye\u2019s earliest hits. Together, the pair performed their collaborations \u201cOvernight Celebrity,\u201d from Twista\u2019s 2004 LP <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/8253-kamikaze\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kamikaze<\/a>, and \u201cSlow Jamz\u201d from <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/8767-the-college-dropout\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The College Dropout<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Night Two saw the return of Sean and Twista, along with new guests Young Thug, Common, Travis Scott, Don Tolliver, GLC, Consequence, Lupe Fiasco, Kid Cudi, and more. Check out the full set list and clips from both nights below.<\/p>\n<p>Ye put on his first U.S. show in five years at Los Angeles\u2019 SoFi Stadium in April, and has slowly returned to performing stateside in the months since. He\u2019s recently held shows in Tampa, San Antonio, and New Orleans. Internationally, a number of shows on this tour\u2014including dates in London, Marseille, Prague, and Chorz\u00f3w, Poland\u2014have been cancelled over his long history of <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/kanye-west-faces-more-backlash-and-consequences-due-to-antisemitic-remarks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">antisemitic remarks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Revisit Sam Goldner\u2019s live review <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/thepitch\/live-review-kanye-wades-through-the-fog-at-sofi-stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kanye West Wades Through the Fog at SoFi Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This weekend, Kanye West returned to Chicago for his first hometown sets since 2021. 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