He’s heading back to the desert nearly eight years after headlining one of the world’s most acclaimed music festivals.
And Kanye West, 41, confirmed during his weekly services that he’s bringing his congregation to Coachella for a special Easter Sunday worship.
Kim Kardashian shared a video from the hillside ceremony where Kanye relayed the news was confirmed last night that he’s taking his show on the road for a 9 a.m. performance on the holy day in the desert.
Festival bound: Kanye West, 41, confirmed during his weekly services that he’s bringing his congregation to Coachella for a special Easter Sunday worship
‘Ya we were out in Palm Springs and they took us to a little campground,’ he told a host of friends. ‘We were thinking about a little performance in Palm Springs, just a little one.’
The Power musician sat near a microphone to relay the information among a sea of worshipers wearing white.
‘Then they had a mountain … he had a mountain waiting for us,’ West said. ‘We had a date waiting for us, only one date that that mountain would be available. Easter sunday at Coachella.’
Kim could be heard cheering with the audience in the video before her husband continued, ‘So the confirmation was confirmed last night that Sunday service will be at Easter Sunday at Coachella, 9 a.m.’
All of the Lights: Kim then shared a video of Kanye making a similar announcement on an airplane filled with what appeared to be the same congregation
Play it loud: Kim Kardashian shared a video from the hillside ceremony where Kanye relayed the news was confirmed last night that he’s taking his show on the road for a 9 a.m. performance on the holy day in the desert
Kim then shared a video of Kanye making a similar announcement on an airplane filled with what appeared to be the same congregation.
Kanye rocked electric red hair with stripes of blonde as he quipped over the speaker system that ‘we just booked another show.’
‘We will be doing Sunday Service Sunrise at Coachella,’ he eagerly shared as the cabin erupted in applause.
Listen up! Kanye rocked electric red hair with stripes of blonde as he quipped over the speaker system that ‘we just booked another show’
‘We will be doing Sunday Service Sunrise at Coachella,’ he eagerly shared as the cabin erupted in applause
Coachella later confirmed his Weekend 2 appearance with a short-and-sweet tweet shared to their followers.
Kanye was set to headline this year’s festival at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California, put pulled out last-minute because organizers wouldn’t build him a custom dome.
The Stronger hitmaker reportedly asked the event’s co-founder Paul Tollett to construct a giant building, designed by his collaborator John McGuire, in the middle of the site, just two days before his slot was to be confirmed to the public but had his plans turned down.
Sources told Billboard that Coachella’s parent company, Goldenvoice, explained to West that it would be impossible to build the dome in just four months and would require the entire festival site to be rearranged, including having a large section of toilets removed.
Desert-bound: Coachella later confirmed his Weekend 2 appearance with a short-and-sweet tweet shared to their followers
Family focused: Kim recently posted a rare family photo with Kanye and their kids- North, five, Saint, three, and Chicago, one
Kanye’s performance had been in the works for several years, but without a signed contract, Goldenvoice decided to end their negotiations shortly after the phone call on Jan. 1.
The Chicago-born entertainer previously headlined the 2011 festival with an eclectic set including hits from albums My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Graduation and Freshman Adjustment, to name a few.
Kim recently posted a rare family photo with Kanye and their kids- North, five, Saint, three, and Chicago, one.
The happy couple were married in grand fashion during a romantic wedding in Italy and will soon celebrate five years of wedded bliss on May 24.
His wife’s hit show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, is back on the E! network tonight for the season 16 premiere.
Love: The happy couple were married in grand fashion during a romantic wedding in Italy and will soon celebrate five years of wedded bliss on May 24
