Rapper plays headline set dedicated to his mum...
Jason Gregory

09:08 18th April 2011

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Kanye West has closed this year's Coachella festival with a headline which he dedicated to his late mother.

The rapper called his performance his “most important show” since his mother died suddenly in 2007.


West's headline set was split into three acts, and included songs from his entire career, including recent album 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'.

The rapper was joined during the set by special guest Justin Vernon – aka Bon Iver – who sang vocals on three songs from the album.

Pusha T also accompanied West and dozens of ballerinas during 'Runaway', which was followed by set closer 'Hey Mama'.

Coachella kicked off on Friday (April 15) and saw headline performance from Kings Of Leon and Arcade Fire.

Other acts on the bill included Wiz Khalifa, Warpaint, Duran Duran and Mumford & Sons.

Kanye West setlist:

'H.A.M.'
'Dark Fantasy'
'Power'
'Jesus Walks'
'Can't Tell Me Nothing'
'Diamonds from Sierra Leone'
'Hell Of A Life'
'Monster'
'Flashing Lights'
'Good Life'
'Love Lockdown'
'Say You Will'
'Heartless'
'Swagger Like Us'
'Run This Town'
'E.T.'
'Homecoming'
'Through The Wire'
'All Falls Down'
'Touch The Sky'
'Gold Digger'
'All of the Lights'
'Stronger'
'Runaway'
'Lost in the World'
'Hey, Mama'

Celebrities At Coachella 2011

  • Tara Reid

  • Ashley Greene

  • Usher

  • Kate Bosworth

  • Joe Jonas

  • Alexa Chung

  • Dita Von Teese

  • Jack Osbourne

  • Whitney Port

  • Nicky Hilton

  • Har Mar Superstar

  • Robert Downey Jr

  • Shaun White

  • Daniel Beddingfield

  • Tony Hawk

  • Jamie Chung

  • Penn Badgely

  • Vanessa Hudgens

  • Bam Margera

  • Busy Phillips

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