Recorded soon after both the death of West’s mother Donda and the rapper’s broken engagement to his then-longtime girlfriend, the album relied heavily on Auto-Tune, cold synths and soul-bearing lyrics, a complete stylistic shift from West’s arena-rap LP Graduation the previous year. He was in New Zealand to promoteor perhaps explain808s & Heartbreak. A ticket pre-sale for the concert will take place on August 31st, with the general on-sale to follow on September 4th.ĭetails of the gig remain scarce, and the Hollywood Bowl’s calendar page has not yet been updated to reflect the one-off 808s & Heartbreak performance. Kanye West arrived at Auckland’s Westin Hotel in December 2008 looking exhausted, at the end of every possible rope.
While West hasn’t formally announced the surprise concert, a listing for the September 25th show popped up on Ticketmaster ( via Complex). File:Kanye Wests 808s & Heartbreak The Hollywood Bowl - Night 1 (09-25-15) (21114251434). Kanye West will revisit his 808s & Heartbreak next month when the rapper takes to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to perform his groundbreaking 2008 album.
Tickets for that concert are on sale now at Ticketmaster. File:Kanye Wests 808s & Heartbreak The Hollywood Bowl - Night 1 (09-25-15) (21549056328). Kayne West aka Yeezus will perform a surprise concert next month at the Hollywood Bowl in which the Grammy-winning artist will perform his groundbreaking album from 2008, 808s and Heartbreak, according to a new listing on Ticketmaster.
UPDATE: Kanye West has added an additional 808s & Heartbreak show at the Hollywood Bowl on September 26th.