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Kanye West headlined the first night of the London leg of this year's Wireless Festival, thrilling fans with a hit-packed set, but boring others with a reported 25-minute rant about the fashion industry.
Performing in London's Finsbury Park, West took to the stage in the North London park following performances earlier in the day from the likes of Tinie Tempah, Iggy Azalea and Pharrell Williams. Dressed in a mask, which he wore for five full tracks before removing, he performed a mixture of tracks from his controversial and divisive 2013 album Yeezus along with classic hits from his career.
Pausing to thank fans during the performance, West addressed the huge London audience, saying that everyone in attendance was part of his 'clique'.
"How can I spend a whole career saying what I feel and still have hundreds and thousands coming to see me? ‘Cause I got a clique! You keep me alive," he said during the show.
However, with the hits also came a trademark rant, which went down less than well with British festival goers.
"They control everyone with rumours and lies…they steal you from you and sell you back to you," he said, as he launched into a rambling tirade.
"How many people here think they’re awesome and have had people say they’re not their whole lives? What have I ever done other than believe in myself?"
The rant lasted over 20 minutes - and fans were left booing and desperate for more hits. Although many fans were also cheering his long, rambling monologue.
Kanye West will also headline tonight (Saturday, 5 July 2014) at Wireless in London, after being drafted in as a last minute replacement for Drake, who was forced to cancel his appearance due to ill health.
Kanye West's Wireless 2014 setlist is below:
Black Skinhead
I Don't Like
Mercy
Cold
Clique
Can't Tell Me Nothing
New Slaves
Power
Stronger
Runaway
Run This Town
Diamonds from Sierra Leone
Heartless
Jesus Walks
All Falls Down
Touch the Sky
All of the Lights
Good Life
Bound 2
Encore:
Blood on the Leaves
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