2. West appeared a little late and diplomatically solicited the audience’s praise.
The Garden opened up seating shortly after 3 p.m., and West had pledged to kick off the event at 4. But the TIDAL livestreamof Yeezy Season 3 didn’t motivate him to arrive on time — or maybe he was just being fashionably late.
Either way, just as fans began to get antsy, West’s family entered the venue around 4:30 to enthusiastic applause, with the man of the hour following shortly after, tossing out handshakes and hugs like a president on his way to the podium at the State of the Union.
West beelined for a laptop and immediately got down to business, announcing he’d dive right into the album and asking fans to dance along to the songs they enjoyed and clap at the end if they liked what they heard.
