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Kanye West Takes Coachella To Church On Easter Sunday

His set included spiritually-themed selections from his own catalog and covers of his fellow artists' inspirational work.
Kanye West Takes Coachella To Church On Easter Sunday
By Keyaira Boone · Updated October 23, 2020

Kanye West brought his unconventional church services to the Coachella with the help of Teyana Taylor, Chance the Rapper and DMX.

Variety reports the rapper’s Easter Sunday performance included groups of musicians, singers, and dancers spreading the gospel to the flower crown-adorned masses. His set also included spiritually-themed selections from his own catalog and covers of his fellow artists’ inspirational work.

He covered Stevie Wonder and Otis Redding, representatives of his longstanding creative relationship with soul music.

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Ye brought #SundayService to center stage at #Coachchella with some help from @DMX, @chancetherapper & @teyanataylor reaching into his catalog for you Old Kanye fans 🗣🙏🏾 📸: @shaheemreid + @kendalljenner

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Yeezy also performed a new track called “Water,” but his presence on the stage was reportedly more of a zealous creative director than committed bar spitter. He was accompanied by a full band, including a harp player capable of bringing the ethereal chords used to stimulate the crowd.

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Kanye West Sunday service at Coachella has begun. Click LINK IN BIO to watch | 🔄 @coachella

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Thousands eager to see what West had dreamed up for the occasion were required to leave the festival’s main site and travel to a completely separate part of the campground.

Once they arrived, they were permitted to purchase customized merchandise branded as “church clothes,” as they watched West and the band arrange themselves into a continually expanding circle.  

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Happy Easter everyone! #KanyeSundayServices #Coachella

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The merchandise for sale included a pair of $50 socks that read “Jesus Walks” on them and a $70 T-shirt that read “Trust God.”

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We will rise & praise him 🙌🏾 #sundayservice #coachella 🙌🏾

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West’s choir, clad in violet garments, occasionally interjected through musical interludes to shout out phrases like “He is risen!” Behind them, additional choir members joined them on the hilltop.

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Kanye brought his #SundayService to #Coachella backed by guests Chance the Rapper, Teyana Taylor and DMX.

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Special guests during the performance included Teyana Taylor and Chance The Rapper.

Taylor sang “Never Would Have Made It,” which West produced.

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Don’t cry, we’ll make it thru the night.. for sure 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 #PraiseHim #SundayService #coachella

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Chance The Rapper performed his smash gospel-inspired hit “Ultra Light Beam” with West.

West closed out the theatrical set appropriately performing “Jesus Walks” before dropping to his knees before a benediction-style prayer offered by DMX.

He then smiled at the camera for a significant amount of time before joining his fellow worshippers as they fled the secluded hilltop.

TOPICS:  Chance The Rapper Coachella Kanye West Teyana Taylor
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