Kanye West playing MoMA's Garden Party

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Kanye West will play the annual Party in the Garden benefit after-party at MoMA on May 10th. Tickets are on sale with all proceeds going toward "the Museum's general operating fund, supporting our award-winning educational programs and the care, study, and exhibition of the collection." The cheapest ticket is $150. That gets you into the after-party with Kanye, but not entrance to the VIP lounge or to the dinner or cocktail party earlier in the night. Those tickets will cost you anywhere from $500 to $100,000 (for a table).

Karen O & Nick Zinner played last year. Estelle, M.I.A. and James Murphy have all played in the past too.

Kanye

Tags: Kanye West, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art

posted at 4:51 PM on April 21, 2011 in hiphop | music | Comments (34)

Comments (34)

thanks, bv! these comments are going to be fab.

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:00 PM

i'm a member of moma. i adore the place. however, this is a little disappointing, albeit, not surprising. thinking of the early years of moma when they supported people like john cage and more avant-garde works with regard to music, kanye west is a weak choice at best. eh, what are you going to do. looking forward to the de kooning show in september though!

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:03 PM

Can't Kanye do a proper tour already and not a party with art snobs?

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:08 PM

I mean...$150 is probably what his show would cost when he does a proper tour so...makes sense.

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:14 PM

I'm sure somehow Frohawk will get in for free.

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:18 PM

Since his Bowery show was $100/ticket, this isn't that bad of a deal.

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:21 PM

Please DJ big-room house music at PS-1 this summer wit Klaus!! !

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:22 PM

"I mean...$150 is probably what his show would cost when he does a proper tour so...makes sense."

Well considering he won't be playing a full set and it will be a stripped down affair and not his full blown performance like you would see at MSG, I would say it is not a great deal

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:23 PM

Cornye West is a queer. Punk ass...

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:37 PM

and ... i would say he's a narcissistic crybaby.

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:37 PM

Cornye West is a queer. Punk ass...

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:38 PM

i hope moma serves their legendary fishsticks. that'll be fantastic.

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 5:38 PM

lcd might be playing this. stay tuned.

Posted by Anonymous | April 21, 2011 6:09 PM

um, it's a 3 hours open bar + kanye west for $150. ya'll dumb.