--- title: Watch a Kanye West Fan Attempt to Climb His Floating Stage description: A zealous Yeezy fan attempted to climb the floating stage at Kanye West's concert in Atlanta before the rapper stopped him. canonical: https://time.com/4489903/kanye-west-fan-floating-stage/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-14T18:22:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:30.321Z og:title: Watch This Kanye West Fan Try To Climb His Floating Stage og:description: Here's how Yeezy responded. og:url: https://time.com/4489903/kanye-west-fan-floating-stage/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38c9d95c654b1833/6988a5d7e20a8766caa92611/kanye-west-fan-climbs-floating-stage.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Kanye West Performs in Washington, D.C. on the Saint Pablo Tour og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch This Kanye West Fan Try To Climb His Floating Stage twitter:description: Here's how Yeezy responded. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38c9d95c654b1833/6988a5d7e20a8766caa92611/kanye-west-fan-climbs-floating-stage.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch This Kanye West Fan Try to Climb On The 'Saint Pablo' Floating Stage > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Kanye West performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of his Saint Pablo Tour. West spent the show suspended above the audience, performing on a stage that moved around the arena. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post—The Washington Post/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 14, 2016 6:22 PM UTC One of the highlights of [Kanye West’s buzzy Saint Pablo tour ](http://time.com/4370043/kanye-west-new-song-saint-pablo/)is that he performs the entirety of the concert atop a floating stage, creating a one-of-a-kind experience ([and excellent mosh pit opportunities if you happen to be Jonah Hill and Vic Mensa](http://time.com/4481910/jonah-hill-mosh-pit-kanye-west-concert/)) for the fans who stand beneath. However, things got complicated at the rapper’s Monday night concert in Atlanta when a [zealous Yeezy fan](http://time.com/4454731/kanye-west-petition-super-bowl/) appeared to attempt to climb onto the stage while Ye was performing “Power.” The fan hung onto the side of the stage until Kanye himself stopped his performance to intervene, at which point the fan fell back into the crowd. 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