#Read The FADER’s liveblog of Kanye West’s Donda show in Chicago

Kanye West’s album Donda has arrived in Chicago at Soldier Field for a listening party (if you haven’t found the link for the Apple Music live stream yet, it’s here). The first two shows took place at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium with significant changes made between the events, but the album never saw its public release. There are hopes that tonight’s event could be it, so follow along as we watch the show from its video stream and tweet our reactions, just like we did for the last one. Keep refreshing and stay up to date.

12:29am: A video intermission from the live show: Kanye is currently floating around heaven, soundtracked by a gospel choir. Seems like fun.

12:26am: This Lauryn Hill-sampling song sounds like classic Kanye. The overarching ambition we just heard takes a backseat in favor of the time-tested enjoyment of a good flip. The house vibes make it a sibling of “Fade.”

12:22am: Something new for this live stream: the Jumbotron at Soldier Field is displaying footage from the house with an info chyron similar to local news, making the show look like a standoff. At the bottom instead of information on the “suspect,” there’s references to Bible verses.

12:16am: I’m still a big fan of the processing on these Pop Smoke vocals. Instead of getting the solo’d stem, it seems that Kanye has run a bunch of filters on the original song, badly degrading the audio quality but adding something intriguing.

12:09am: This track with The Weeknd and Lil Baby still sounds great, even if Kanye’s verses are still rough around the edges.

12:05am: Yeah, that’s definitely Manson up there.

12:03am: The procession of black-clad infantry which has been circling the fenced-in house has stopped to prostate themselves in front of the Donda house. It’s a bit on the nose.

11:58pm: Manson has been sued for sexual violence by four people (claims he has denied). If that is him on the stage, and we still don’t know if it was, that’s an upsetting decision on Kanye’s part.

11:55pm Bruh, is Marilyn Manson there?

Is that Marilyn Manson pic.twitter.com/G3MltsINdI

— 𝑮𝑹𝑹𝑳 (@GRRLmusic) August 27, 2021

11:54pm JAY-Z’s verse on the song, a low point on the last stream of Donda, has been replaced by DaBaby. Judging from the lyrics, it sounds like it was recorded after his Rolling Loud controversy.

11:52pm: Another big change: the fan favorite song “Jail,” which came at the tail end of the album last time we heard it, is now at the beginning.

11:51pm The vocals repeating the word “Donda” open the event. During the last stream, they came in the middle.

11:50pm: Someone in a mask — Kanye? — came out of the house with two kids — Kanye’s kids?

11:24pm Oh look, merchandise hinting at a Kanye West presidential run in four years.

Now CONFIRMED. #DONDA 2024 merch. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/uTmoicfTJp

— Kanye Source (@TheKanyeSource) August 27, 2021

11:18pm Apple has updated its expected release date for Donda to two different days just over a week from now. This could change, but it’s a strong sign that the album isn’t coming tonight.

Kanye West – DONDA release date has changed on Apple

iTunes – Expected September 5
Apple Music – Expected September 3

Looks like another week wait

— Hip Hop By The Numbers (@HipHopNumbers) August 27, 2021

11:14pm The enormous crucifix on top of the house combined with Kanye’s Joker-ified Drake beef is reminding me of this drawing. maybe Kanye will send it to Drake if they make up?

11:11pm: Right now the video is showing the recreation of Kanye’s childhood home he spent all week building. If he doesn’t come out dressed like the Joker, do we consider that a win or a loss?

11:10pm And off we go. Unlike previous Donda Apple Music live streams, this one wasn’t officially announced or promoted — difficult to find by searching on Apple Music, Kanye stan accounts were key in sharing the live stream across social media. Shout out the stans.