Big Day Out promoter Ken West has defended Kanye West's late start at the Gold Coast Big Day Out. He said,
Stop picking on Kanye. The technical problems that delayed his start time by 45 minutes were from rain damaging our equipment.
“The fact that he had the biggest crowd of the day and delivered an incredible performance with the huge crowd staying to the end of set even though it was 45 minutes later than scheduled is a testament to what a great artist he is. The next shows will be amazing. Miss them at your peril”.
Tickets for the rest of the Big Day Out are still on sale, though Kanye's sideshows are sold out.