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Kanye West performed at the Big Day Out Festival at the Gold Coast Parklands on Jan. 22 in Australia.
Updated at 5:50 p.m. PT
Oh boy. Seems Kanye West does more than just blog in all caps -- he apparently soundchecks extra loud, too, and that did not go over well this past weekend.
The hip-hop star was in Australia to headline a set at the Big Day Out festival Sunday, but bad weather reportedly delayed his set. When Kanye finally took the stage 45 minutes late for his soundcheck, according to news.co.au, it was so loud that it disrupted the performances on neighboring stages -- including that of Soundgarden.
With Kanye's tunes spilling onto the band's mainstage performance, Soundgarden fans started booing, according to news.co.au. Frontman Chris Cornell was irked as well and didn't hide his frustration.
"Sounds like there’s children playing music there, retarded children, retarded as in held back," the singer said to fans. "There’s no other word for it."
Yikes. Perhaps not the best choice of words, regardless of the level of frustration.
But Cornell backed off a bit on Monday afternoon. In a message posted to Twitter, the rocker clarified, "My comments @ BDO were directed solely at inadequate tour production. Kanye had nothing to do with it! We love him."
But could the situation have been avoided?
According to Australia's Courier Mail, it wasn't really the rain that delayed Kanye's set. It was because the hip-hop star didn't want to share the spotlight with Tony Hawk, a source said. The skateboarding great was supposed to show off his moves at 6:30 p.m., but according to the Courier Mail, his performance was delayed for about two hours by a real downpour that made skating conditions dangerous. Kanye was originally scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m.
Whatever the reason for the tardy set, Kanye's delay was "unheard of in BDO history," according to Coast Confidential.
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I just became a Soundgarden fan.
Ditto. That kanye is a PUTZ.
better late then never!
I agree with tw1sted!
Sound Garden is one of the best Alternative Rock bands from the 80s and 90s and is totally worth having in your library. Be sure to also check out Temple of the Dog.
What's a kanye?
Kayne
[keyne]
noun
1. A male given name: from a Greek word meaning “arse.”
2. A rude, boastful and arrogant person
"Kanye", used in a sentence. "Kanye hear my hibbidy hibbidy BS over there?"
He pulled a similar stunt at Bonnaroo several years ago. All promoters should know by now he's not a good fit for festivals or any other event that may not be about him 100% of the time. His fragile ego can't handle it. Grammys... please take note!
Gee Kanye, why were you so worried about sharing the spotlight with Tony Hawk? Guess you were afraid he'd steal it from you (and with good reason), so now you want to steal Soundgarden's? Isn't the booing enough proof that people don't care about you?
Nail on the head right there. Tony Hawk is talent; Kanye is a joke. I can understand why he would be intimidated.
What a tool.
Kanye that is.
I'm glad I'm classified as a hater. I feel I've arrived. This no talent hack shouldn't even be allowed near a Mr. Microphone "hey, we'll be back to pick you up later...".
Kanye West is a selfish, self-centered piece of cr@p in a genre that is slowly fading because it all sounds so similar. Hip-hop became popular in part because it was so different and urban, but just like all the Harley riders out there who all look and act alike, hip-hop is falling into the same trap. I personally can't wait until all the rich a$$e$ like Kanye who think who the hell they are become as common as the dirt under our feet.
You hit the nail on the head tom!!!!
Like his music, but his attitude is horrible.
I know Tony Hawk. I know Soundgarden. Who the hell is Kanye West?
He is certainly not somebody that should have that kind of ego. Inflated ego's are bad enough, add lack of talent and no worth to society as a whole, and it becomes unbearable.
He's the douche bag who interupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech a couple years back because he thought Beyonce should have won. But being the self-centered arrogant d(&k that he is, I wouldn't expect anything less from him
Just a no talent thug, no one worth knowing.
Of course the black guy is a no talent thug, listen to his music there is nothing thugish about it in fact he is quite talented. Check your hate at the door before you enter.
Oh yeah he's the guy South Park made fun of with the Fish Sticks joke. There's no skill involved with stealing songs and putting your own auto-tuned lyrics to it. Race not needed to classify a talentless moron. The videos are the funniest %$%$ in the world to watch muted. It always looks like some kind of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" commercial with rain added and no Fabio. When did this become accepted as music??? One day music will be good again.
Such a retarded comment, Cavesitter. Retarded as in held back! He doesn't steal music, if he samples something, he credits the writers. I don't hear very much auto-tuning on his albums, he doesn't need to since he's a talented rapper. He's just arrogant and clueless at times, but that's just Kanye being Kanye! And if you don't think music is good now, turn off your radio and discover some real music on Pitchfork, Emusic, or even iTunes.
HAhahaha, talented rapper? Another aforementioned oxymoron.
Last time I checked Kanye's a multi-grammy winner (Google him). Who the hell even knows who Soundgarden is anymore except people who shouldn't be reading articles about Kanye West v. Soundgarden! (i. e. adults)
You really date yourself @Jonathan if you know Tony Hawk (almost 50), Soungarden (almost 50) but don't know Kanye?
Oh I get it. We're all still upset about the Taylor Swift incident and the fact that you guys couldn't lynch him on the spot like it was 1923 Birmingham, Alabama. Get over it!
Actually soundgarden is a multi-grammy winner as well...
You're reaching, James.
Black, white, or purple Kanye acts like a ninth grader on a regular and needs VERY VERY BADLY to check himself or be checked by someone close to him.
Please don't enable him with compliments he has already given himself today.
Hey, James. Might want to re-read the article. If West is such an awesome act and Soundgarden are has-beens, why was Soundgarden on the MAIN stage while West was relegated to the skate park?
James, sorry that you've never learned what real music is. Just keep listening to West. You're a perfect match.
Just watched Kanye West on YouTube. That s*** sucked. In fact, I couldn't find anything that didn't suck by him. Soundgarden and Chris Cornell never completely embarrassed themselves like what I just saw. Badmotorfinger, Superunknown and Audioslave versus what I just saw. N***a please.
Could you imagine the crap I just saw that is Kanye West's music interrupting a Soundgarden performance? That might have called for a lynching.
People know Kanye for the wrong reasons.
Really? You think Grammy's are actually relevant?
Gee, wonder who the racist is here?
@james5560 Seriously, soundgarden a band whos sold over 20 million albums won a couple grammys themselves, been nominated like 10 times. Yeah know one surely knows who they are right?. The bottomline is kw is an ego maniac who hasnt done anything good ever.
Egomaniac has always been one word, not two. Kanye has never done anything good ever huh? Does "Jesus Walks" ring a bell?
Does "Jesus Walks" ring a bell?
Nope. But I'll bet it sucks. Just like Kanye.
I've never heard of it either. So...I'm guessin' it's really either not that good, or....it's just not good at all, and yeah, Kanye sucks big time
'Jesus walk' is hot if you don't know it you cant even say you know good music....And yes Ye can be a pest...but he could rap, he is really a great artist. and if you don't like him just ignore him...i love me some Yeezy tho...
Jesus Walks? Never heard of it. I buy tunes from Pandora, iTunes, emusic, Amazon, Rhapsody, mp3mixx and Legal Sounds. Never heard of Jesus Walks. But I'd love to hear Kanye Walks (Off the Edge of a Skyscraper). I'd definitely download that. He's such a piece of $hit.
Actually soundgarden is a multi-grammy winner as well... Nonetheless, if you use the grammys as a basis for what's good music and what isn't, I feel sorry for you.
Kanye likes fish sticks, lol
u said fish dicks? lmao He prolly likes those too
u said fish dicks? lmao He prolly likes those too
I never considered West's performances "music."
GEORGE BUSH CAUSED THIS ! ! !
"George W. Bush hates loud obnoxious Black Racists"
-this message brought to you by Kane West. Blatant racism in free speech for over 10 years
The worst part of this story is that Chris Cornell backed off his very accurate on-stage statements regarding Kanye West. He IS a retard. Chris should have stood by his words.
Hey, "ALLERGIC"! Must be hard being allergic to yourself!!!!
"Wha you tolking abouts Home Bouyyyy"
"I'ss jiss an Amarican dats ENTITLED to evathang FREE"
"I thaynk FOTX NEWS be Rasistst..... does WHITE CRACKAZ"
That critter loves fish sticks.
Damn, y'all a bunch of haters. Really?...really? I've been listening to both artists since they've BOTH been releasing music i.e., Soundgarden and Kanye. They're both amazing artists. And Chris was right to retract his statement. He knows it and thats why he did it and did it so quickly. AND Kanye was a douche for not showing up when he should have and playing his music too loud when he did. His music and talent is still brilliant though. I can think of lots of artists whose work and talents are brilliant but they themselves are either douchebags or horrible persons.
Kanye West hates white people.
cuz all white people are great and full of awesomeness so why would he....Sarcasm btw.
Racial motivation here ,someone thinks he has a right to force someone to listen to out of tune
butchering of the English language with a multitude of words not found in the dictionary.
Instead of Manning Up as it were to allow more than one activity to happens the person pulls a
Grand Stand and makes himself look like an a$$.Which shows the stereo typical nature of this
primitive communication that he was trying to perform to his tribe.
Nasty. You know the best music to come out of the US came from the African Americans.. You do know this?
Can't compare Etta James to this talentless individual.
Your all a bunch of tools. You will take the music they give, like it and never know any different. I will give you all a hint. They both are sugar coated pop marketed to morons. Enjoy
Lemme guess. It went like "Yo! Check CHECK check" Love that most of his songs start the same borin' typical "hiphop" way. How original. Like another person posted, I've now become a Soundgarden fan!!!
Except for using the retard word repeatedly I'd agree with Soundgarden's front man...
There is no reason to insult people like this. People might mistakenly presume the old slur for people with developmental disabilities was being used and frankly this Joker is so far BENEATH people with developmental disabilities he has to look up to see them!!!
He does have a problem controlling himself, hitting women, and interrupting acceptance speech's, now sound checks! Hey K get over yourself!
I have loved Soundgarden for many years. I love them even more now.
Kanye wishes he had half the class and talent as Tony Hawk or the members of Soundgarden.
Kanye West and music is an oxymoron.
@Amber - what I know is that some of the best hip-hop, and what little I can tolerate for any length of time as well, came from a white guy - Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem - and you're only right about the music from African-Americans BEFORE hip-hop, namely soul and Motown stuff. THAT is great, creative and talented music - REAL MUSIC, that which has both melody and harmony, created with instruments and reproduced on stage without the modification of electronics and the "I can't do it live" (see Avril Lavigne) lip-sync. And by the way, anyone with an IQ of above room temperature is smart enough to have their own opinion about the music they like and has the ability to change the channel as well, so clearly you're speaking of others like yourself.
Jazz you meat headed @!$%# sack. Coltrane, Dolphy, montgumery, kirk ????