Perry Martins
Kanye West finally brought his “Sunday Service” event to his home town, Northerly Island, Chicago.
As at midnight, the day before thousands of fans started lining up around outside of the Huntington Bank Pavilion on Northerly Island to experience church with Kanye West.
The Chicago-born rapper held his popular “Sunday Service” event in the city for the very first time. It’s what West calls his Christian-based gospel performances.
West first held the first exclusive Sunday Service in Calabasas, California, before opening up the events up to fans and the general public in April at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. One of his recent stops was in Dayton, Ohio, after the August 4 mass shooting that killed 9 people.
“It’s historic. It’s something that I think we’ve all been watching on Instagram and Facebook and seeing from all across the country,” said fan and ticket holder Erika Callahan. “It’s epic and historic and we’ll never get to see it again.”
Tickets for the Chicago event were free through Ticketmaster and sold out in less than an hour of them being announced.
“I’m just like a huge Kanye fan. I’ve loved him for so long and I’ve watched the past Sunday Services and I’m super excited,” ticket holder Samuel Reid said.
The event also featured chance the rapper who came through with some very inspiring bars.
Culled from ABC7Chicago.com
