The planned start time for the event is 9 p.m. ET, with Balenciaga creative director serving as the night’s creative director. DONDA, named for West’s late mother, was originally scheduled for release on July 23, but is now expected to drop on Friday (August 6).
Fans shared a series of snaps from the livestream, in which someone who appears to be West posed in a now-signature face mask and a black Balenciaga spike-covered jacket, did push-ups in a DONDA bulletproof vest as his crew danced around him and invited Chance the Rapper to come chill in his spot as he sat on his twin bed laying down vocals; Vic Mensa and Steve Lacy also reportedly came through overnight as well.
At press time, West’s website featured a list of international cities and coordinates in Africa, Oceania, Asia, Europe, North America and South American in cities including Brazil, Toronto, Rome, London, Bangkok, Melbourne and Johannesburg, though it was unclear if they were locations for international listening parties; at press time a spokesperson for West could not be reached for comment about the significance of the latitude and longitude listing.
Check out the pics and tune into the livestream below.
