Yeezus Christ!
Kanye West kicked off his highly anticipated Yeezus tour with a controversial nod to the Almighty, featuring 12 dancing “disciples,” a red-eyed demon — and a Jesus.
A barefoot, white-robed Jesus — wielding a microphone to preach the Gospel according to Kanye — joined the rapper on stage at Seattle’s KeyArena and helped hype the crowd for West’s 2004 single “Jesus Walks.”
“White Jesus, is that you?” Kanye asked. “Oh, s–t, I can’t believe it!”
“Jesus” left to a huge ovation.
But not even God himself could help West start the show on time.
The Saturday concert, the first of the tour, was supposed to kick off at 6:30 p.m. but didn’t start until more than two hours later.
The holy cameo wasn’t the only thing generating conversation.
Among the tour merchandise were skull-themed shirts for $35 each and Confederate-flag tote bags for $25 each.
The two-hour show included a tribute to his mom, Donda West, who died in 2007. Performing “Hey Mama” in her honor, an emotional Kanye broke down and fell to his knees.
The show was part of West’s 23-city, seven-week North American tour, his first solo musical jaunt in five years.
At Sunday’s show, West rapped from atop a 60-foot mountain, part of an elaborate set that took nearly an hour to put together after the opening act was finished.
Missing from the audience was baby mama Kim Kardashian, who tweeted her support ahead of the show.
To return the favor, West wore a T-shirt bearing her image backstage before the show. The shirt showed the curvy reality star in pearls with his album name “Yeezus” written across her chest.
Kardashian’s camp said she will attend several of the concerts and may even bring their baby daughter, North, with her.
The tour hits Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center and Madison Square Garden next month.