Kanye West’s Sunday Service at Yankee Stadium ‘canceled’ as New York City prepares for ‘shelter in place’ order due to coronavirus pandemic
Kanye West’s plan to hold a mega church size Sunday Service at Yankee Stadium has been knocked for six by the coronavirus pandemic.
On Tuesday, TMZ reported that all events scheduled to take place at the 50,000 seat ballpark in New York’s the Bronx have been canceled for the next two months.
The rapper’s show was in partnership with Houston-based televangelist Joel Osteen.
Hasn’t a prayer: Kanye West’s plan to hold a mega church size Sunday Service at Yankee Stadium has been knocked for six by the coronavirus pandemic (pictured at Coachella in 2019)
Mega venue: On Tuesday, TMZ reported that all events scheduled to take place at the 50,000 seat ballpark in New York’s the Bronx have been canceled for the next two months
The cancellation comes as New Yorkers are urged to stay home and avoid any large gatherings and bars, restaurants, gyms and movie theaters are shuttered.
On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio warned residents to prepare for a ‘shelter-in-place’ order in the coming days as local officials try to contain the fast-moving coronavirus.
There are 814 confirmed COVID-19 cases in New York City, De Blasio said, adding that 248 are in Queens, 277 in Manhattan, 157 in Brooklyn, 96 in the Bronx and 36 in Staten Island.
Seven people in the city have died so far and 124 people are in the hospital.
Lockdown: NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio warned residents Tuesday to prepare for ‘shelter-in-place’ order in the coming days as local officials try to contain the fast-moving spread of COVID-19
Big plans: West was planning to hold Sunday Service with Houston-based televangelist Joel Osteen (pictured together in November 2019)
This past Sunday, West was thousands of miles away from the Big Apple at his ranch in Wyoming.
Kim Kardashian shared a snap of the Yeezy artist, 42, sitting on a bike in the rural locale.
The 39-year-old reality star, meanwhile, is at home in Calabasas, California, with the couple’s four children.
Solo: This past Sunday, West was thousands of miles away from the Big Apple at his ranch in Wyoming. Kim Kardashian shared a snap showing him sitting on a bike in the rural locale
Celebrity couple: The 39-year-old reality star, meanwhile, is at home in Calabasas, California, with the couple’s four children. Kardashian married West, her third husband, in 2014