Kanye With Special Guest Drake Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert, or simply Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert, was a one-off concert by American rapper Kanye West (accompanied by his choir, the Sunday Service Choir) and Canadian rapper Drake. It was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, on December 9th, 2021. A benefit concert, it was designed to bring awareness about prison and sentencing reform in the United States through the case of incarcerated former gangster, Larry Hoover.[1][2][3][4][5]
| One-off concert by Kanye West with special guest Drake | |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Date(s) | December 9, 2021 |
| Duration | 124 minutes |
| No. of shows | 1 |
| Producers | |
| Kanye West with special guest Drake concert chronology | |
After a lengthy feud and album sales battle in their respective 2021 releases Donda and Certified Lover Boy,[6] West and Drake came together for a brief peace, under the guidance of J Prince. The concert was livestreamed by Amazon via Prime Video and Twitch, and was the first concert to be livestreamed directly in theaters with IMAX screens.
An edited and audio remixed version, directed by Aus Taylor, was later released on Amazon Prime Video on demand on December 17th, 2021. The edit removes Drake's performance (with the exception of his Forever duet with West) for unspecified reasons.[7]
Background
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Ticket sales
editAmazon Music broadcast
editTheatrical broadcast
editSetlist
editThe show included an introduction from the Sunday Service Choir followed by two sets from West, separated by a Drake set. Songs performed by West were picked out by Drake, and include his biggest songs throughout his career. Drake's set consisted of newer material, most of it from his recent album Certified Lover Boy.
Sunday Service
edit- Carl Orff - Carmina Burana (cover)
- The Fugees - Ready or Not (cover)
- Adele - Easy On Me (cover)
- Sunday Service Choir - Back to Life (cover of Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
- Sunday Service Choir - Puer
- Sunday Service Choir - Ultralight Beam (cover of Kanye West's Ultralight Beam)[8]
Kanye West set 1
edit- Kanye West - Praise God
- Kanye West - Jesus Walks
- Kanye West - All Falls Down
- Kanye West - Gold Digger
- Kanye West - Touch the Sky
- Kanye West - Stronger
- Kanye West - All of the Lights
- Kanye West - Black Skinhead
- Kanye West - All Day
- Kanye West - Mercy
- Kanye West - Good Life
- Kanye West - Flashing Lights
- Kanye West - Say You Will
- Kanye West - I Wonder
- Drake - Find Your Love (cover)
- Kanye West - Runaway
- Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing (with Drake)[9]
Drake
edit- Kanye West - 24 (cover)
- Drake - Wants and Needs
- Drake - No Friends in the Industry
- Drake - What's Next
- Future ft. Drake - Life is Good
- Drake - IMY2
- Drake - Laugh Now Cry Later
- Drake - Girls Want Girls
- Drake - In the Bible
- Drake - Way 2 Sexy
- Drake - Knife Talk
- Drake - God's Plan (with Kanye West)[10]
Kanye West set 2
edit- Kanye West - Hurricane
- Kanye West - Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1
- JAY-Z & Kanye West - Niggas in Paris (West verse only)
- Kanye West - Bound 2
- Kanye West - Come to Life
- Drake & Kanye West - Forever[11]
References
edit- ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (December 10, 2021). "Here's What Happened at Kanye West and Drake's Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Evan Nicole (December 11, 2021). "Inside Kanye West and Drake's Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Abraham, Roshan (December 9, 2021). "Sorry, Drake and Kanye—a Benefit Concert Won't Free Larry Hoover". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ France, Lisa Respers (December 9, 2021). "Kanye West and Drake's benefit concert to stream on Amazon". CNN. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Ihaza, Jeff (December 10, 2021). "The Old Kanye, and a Renewed Drake, Share the Stage in Los Angeles". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Drake's Certified Lover Boy Unseats Kanye's Donda and Debuts at No. 1 With Biggest Week of 2021". Pitchfork. September 12, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ Halperin, Shirley; Willman, Chris (December 15, 2021). "Drake Nearly Absent in Amazon Prime Video Edit of Kanye West's Larry Hoover Benefit Concert". Variety. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "Sunday Service Choir Setlist". Setlist.fm. December 9, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Ye Setlist". Setlist.fm. December 9, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Drake Setlist". Setlist.fm. December 9, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Ye Setlist". Setlist.fm. December 9, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2024.