Kanye West was joined by a very special guest at his Manchester Evening News Arena gig last night – none other than Jay-Z.
Rumours were rife last week that Jay-Z would perform with Kanye at the O2 Arena as a symbol of support to his close friend just two days after Donda West was buried. However, he failed to appear for that particular show.
Last night, during the completely sold-out show, Jay-Z arrived in a blanket of darkness to duet Kanye on his own track ‘Encore’; a move which saw the venue erupt.
One fan told us: “It was easily one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. When Jay-Z came onstage to join Kanye, he set the stage alight!”
Elsewhere during the fervently received set, Kanye rolled out hits including ‘Gold Digger’, ‘Touch The Sky’, 'Diamonds From Sierra Leone', 'All Falls Down', 'Jesus Walks', the ultimate ‘Stronger’ and a version of Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ which he dedicated to Donda.
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- i was der standin :) only bout 10 meters from him .... unbelievable place erupted when jay z appeared!!!

- pitch black then they are both stood there, you can’t ask for more,,,absolutely unbeleievable, thought my eyes were decieving me till i looked at my mate who erupted aswell. amazing gig, bigeest shock, best appearence ever!

- it took me ages to actually believe it was hova never thought i wud c him again!

- Jay-Z’s surprise appearance was out of this world, the highlight of an amazing gig.
The whole night was brilliant, even down to the support acts: GLC, Consequence, Common and the UK’s own fantastic Estelle.
Kanye is an amazing showman. A night to remember!

- one word for kanye - legend! the concert was unreal! god bless u kanye shows what a man you are doing this tour! a felt 4u when u sang hey mama! brilliant concert!

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