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U2 may have one of the biggest tour stages of all time, but it doesn’t look nearly as cool as Kanye West’s newest construction. The rapper launches a European tour tomorrow, and he’s bringing along a sci-fi set that looks like it has borrowed a lot from the pyramid his friends in Daft Punk used a few years ago.
West has always been a performance-minded MC, but his last few tours have really added visual flair. His Glow in the Dark Tour was a watershed trek that not only featured N.E.R.D., Rihanna and Lupe Fiasco but also Kanye telling a narrative story on a set that looked like an alien planet. The new set looks like the inside of a crystal from the future, complete with massive video screen and what promises to be a complex light show.
West’s tour begins tomorrow night in Denmark, then moves on to France, the U.K. and Switzerland. In addition to promoting 808s & Heartbreak and his new book, he’s been working with a number of other up-and-coming artists, including Mr. Hudson and Drake.
