India, July 14 -- Kanye West's first live show in nearly a year ended in chaos on Saturday night, as thousands of frustrated fans in Shanghai demanded refunds after a troubled performance riddled with delays and audio problems. According to Global Times, the rapper - now legally known as Ye - arrived more than 40 minutes late to the stage at Shanghai's Pudong Football Stadium. Around 70,000 fans had gathered for what was billed as his grand return after a 17-year absence from China.

The audience's frustration quickly spilled over into chants demanding their money back, as seen in videos shared widely on X. One concertgoer, who said he had followed West since his teenage years, wrote: "Was hard to get tix for him in Shanghai but got it. W...