Kanye came on around 9, and it ended just before 10:45pm. He sprained his ankle pretty early on in the set and there were lengthy breaks where he would go offstage; I didn't see it happen (frankly, I didn't see much at all given the average height of the audience) but he came on after one of the breaks, which I thought were really stretched out "costume" changes - he went from a light blue coat to a gold shiny coat to the red Sgt Pepper type coat - to explain his accident and to call for a "Hennessey and coke" to help with the pain.
The concert overall was good, fun. There were plenty of opportunities to dance, and Kanye West, despite the arrogance in his publicity, is a well-spoken nice guy, and an almost subdued performer (though that might just be the pain and the alcohol). When he was on, particularly in the really well-known, more energetic songs, it was awesome; even in the unfamiliar or quiet songs, there was usually a beat to dance along to. The set was oddly punctuated - apart from the long rest breaks for Kanye, a lot of the songs were cut short as there were no special guests, so all his collaborations would be cut just to leave the choruses and Kanye's raps. He likes his mini-orchestra of strings a lot, and apart from being a nice accompaniment, he had them perform almost classical sounding versions - of Diamonds are from Sierra Leone, and the famous Bittersweet Symphony riff that he did an impromptu rap over.
Not a set list, but songs played:
Diamonds from Sierra Leone
Wake Up Mr West
Heard 'Em Say
Gold Digger
Drive Slow
Roses
Addiction
Hey Mama
Gone
Jesus Walks
Through the Wire
We Don't Care
All Falls Down
Spaceship
Slow Jamz
Bring Me Down
Touch the Sky
Rock With You (Michael Jackson)
Tainted Love (Soft Cell)
Take On Me (A-Ha)
Stand Up (Ludacris)
H to the Izzo (Jay-Z)
This Way (Dilated Peoples)
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