Kanye West has announced the release event for his forthcoming album Donda It’s
scheduled for Thursday, August 5 at 9 p.m. Eastern at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Tickets go on sale Monday, August 2 at 10am EST. Demna Gvasalia—the creative director of Balenciaga and the co-founder of Vetements—is
credited as the Donda event’s creative director, as TMZ notes.
Earlier this week it was said that west moved the release of his long-awaited new album to August 6.
Donda had been slated to come out on Friday, July 23, via G.O.O.D. Music and Def Jam Recordings.
He premiered the album at a listening event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22.
The event streamed on Apple Music, reportedly breaking the Apple Music Global Livestream record.
West has been posting on social media from the stadium since the event, appearing to be working on the album from makeshift living quarters.