Travis Scott celebrated his Billboard 200-topping album Utopia on Monday (Aug. 7) with a efficiency at Rome’s Circus Maximus, and the present featured a uncommon onstage look by Kanye West.
“There is no such thing as a Utopia with out Kanye West. There is no such thing as a Travis Scott with out Kanye West. There is no such thing as a Rome with out Kanye West. Make some noise for Ye,” Scott instructed the group earlier than Ye took the stage, in line with Pitchfork. The duo carried out their collaboration, “Reward God,” off Ye’s Donda album.
The efficiency marks Ye’s first public efficiency since a string of controversies, from publicly posting violent remarks about Kim Kardashian’s now ex-boyfriend Pete Davidson to vocalizing antisemitic and racist rhetoric on a number of events.
All through the set, Scott carried out quite a few tracks off Utopia, together with his The Weeknd and Unhealthy Bunny team-up “Okay-Pop,” in addition to his Beyoncé and Justin Vernon-featuring “Delresto (Echoes).” He additionally carried out some pre-Utopia hits together with “Highest within the Room” and “Butterfly Impact.”
Circus Maximus served as Scott’s substitute present for his canceled Pyramids of Giza live performance in Egypt. Reside Nation Center East tweeted their reasoning for the cancellation, citing “complicated manufacturing points,” whereas Scott responded to followers looking for an extra clarification. “Egypt within the pyramids will occur however because of demand and element logistics they simply want a bit a time to set lay on lands. I’ll sustain posted on a date which might be quickly love you alllll,” he wrote on Twitter.
Utopia blasted in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Aug. 12), marking the third-biggest week of 2023 for any album and the most important for any R&B/hip-hop or rap launch. The venture bows with 496,000 equal album items earned within the U.S. within the week ending Aug. 3, in line with Luminate.
