Amidst the crazy buzz that the Kanye West and Kim Kardashian cover of Vogue magazine is stirring up, Kanye West announced that he will be bringing his Yeezus tour to the UK and Europe this summer. West will be performing a 10 date series of shows throughout June and July. Previously he performed the show throught the U.S. and Australia.
West's highly acclaimed album Yeezus, which topped many a critics' best of 2013 lists, was released back in June 2013. The rapper has confirmed dates in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark. He will also be performing at the Wireless festival shows in Birmingham and London.
The "Yeezus" tour caused some controversy as West brought a Jesus impersonator on stage before performing the song "Jesus Walks." West explained in an interview a San Francisco Bay Area radio station Wild 94.9 last year,"My girl even asked afterwards, 'Is that weird if Jesus comes on stage?' They're like, 'No. We do plays all the time. People play Jesus. You know what's awesome about Christianity? We're allowed to portray God. We're allowed to draw an image of him. We're allowed to make movies about him. Other religions, you're not allowed to do that. That's what's really awesome about Christianity. That's one of the really awesome things."
The Yeezus tour will also to be made into a movie, which according to a teaser posted to West's official website, will be "coming to theatres." The movie will mix footage from the stage show, including lasers, manmade mountains, time-lapse skies, and galloping horses. The Yeezus film will be directed by Hype Williams, who has directed many of Kanye's music videos, including All of the Lights and Gold Digger.
In other Kanye West news, independent game developer Phenix has developed a FREE version of "Flappy Bird" featuring the rapper! The game is called "Flying Yeezus" and is available on the iTunes App Store. The "Flappy Bird" like game uses Kanye West's head in place of the bird. The player helps Kanye navigate through the obstacles by tapping on their phone screen. Last summer, Phenix released a different Kanye West game called Kanye Quest 3030, a hip-hop-themed, science-fiction 2D role-playing game.
