--- title: Kanye's Show Shut Down by Armenian Police After He Jumped in a Lake description: Hundreds of fans followed him into the water, prompting authorities to act. canonical: https://time.com/3818972/kanye-west-yerevan-armenia-concert-swan-lake-shut-down/ author: Rishi Iyengar article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-14T03:20:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T06:20:28.587Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Police Shut Down Kanye's Armenian Concert og:description: Hundreds of fans followed him into a lake, prompting authorities to act. og:url: https://time.com/3818972/kanye-west-yerevan-armenia-concert-swan-lake-shut-down/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee8de5ee4f42f6ec/69877fbc06f2c1535d334035/450762812.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Kanye West At the 2014 Cannes Lions og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Police Shut Down Kanye's Armenian Concert twitter:description: Hundreds of fans followed him into a lake, prompting authorities to act. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee8de5ee4f42f6ec/69877fbc06f2c1535d334035/450762812.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Armenian Police Shut Down Kanye's Free Concert After He Jumped Into a Lake by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Apr 14, 2015 3:20 AM CUT  Kanye West attends the 2014 Cannes Lions on June 17, 2014 in Cannes, France. Kanye West attends the 2014 Cannes Lions on June 17, 2014 in Cannes, France.Didier Baverel—WireImage by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Apr 14, 2015 3:20 AM CUT **Correction appended, April 14** What’s the point of having a concert next to a lake if you can’t [jump in the water](http://www.mtv.com/news/2130953/kanye-west-armenia-concert-shut-down-police/ "undefined"), right? At least that’s what Kanye West appeared to be thinking when he gave an impromptu free concert at the famous Swan Lake in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, on Sunday — and leaped in. Hundreds of fans dived in after him, MTV reported, prompting Armenian police to put a stop to the performance West is in Armenia with his wife Kim Kardashian, whose late father was the son of Armenian immigrants. According to Kardashian’s posts on Twitter, Kanye woke her up to announce his free concert, kicking off a “crazy” final night in the East European country. > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/587390196737445888) She also provided a blow-by-blow account of the sequence of events leading up to Kanye’s plunge into Swan Lake while performing his classic hit “Good Life.” > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/587390287716069376) > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/587390468708663296) \[[_MTV_\]](http://www.mtv.com/news/2130953/kanye-west-armenia-concert-shut-down-police/ "undefined") **Correction:** The original version of this story misstated the birthplace of Kim Kardashian’s father. 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