'Donda' Listening Party: COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Offered At Kanye West's Soldier Field Event

Kanye West's fans won't be required to present any proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result when they attend the next "Donda" event. In fact, they will get a chance to get vaccinated at the venue.

Preparations are in full swing for the third listening party for Kanye's tenth studio album, "Donda." The event is set to take place Thursday at Soldier Field in Chicago. There would be more than 1,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine available for attendees who would like to get jabbed, a spokesperson for the stadium said.

Two vaccines will be offered at the show -- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which the FDA approved recently and the single-shot of Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Officials from the Chicago Department of Health will be present at the venue to coordinate the time and date for the second dose of those who will get the Pfizer vaccine.

Michele Lemons, a spokesperson for the Chicago Park District, told Chicago Tribune Wednesday, "Kanye West's performance is one of many examples that show that Chicago can be open and safe at the same time."

"We have worked with Soldier Field on COVID-19 safety protocols, as we have other venues including Wrigley and Guaranteed Rate Fields, and feel this event can be safely held with the proper mitigation efforts in place," Lemons added.

To ensure proper distancing is being observed during the show, the stadium will only allow 38,000 attendees even if can accommodate up to 63,000 people.

This is not the first time Kanye is offering COVID-19 vaccines at an event. Earlier this month, the 44-year-old rapper had a "Donda" listening party at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Attendees of the event were also given the opportunity to get vaccinated at the venue.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, it wasn't clear how many doses of the vaccine were given during the event.

"Donda" is Kanye's tribute to his late mother, Donda West, and possibly, the Chicago home where she raised the rapper. Donda sold the said property for $121,000 in 2003 but Kanye bought it back after 16 years.

According to Donda's 2007 memoir, "Raising Kanye: Life Lessons From the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar," the rapper spent about eight years of his childhood in the 1,600-square-foot home with her.

The rapper is reportedly building a replica of his childhood home in the middle of Soldier Field, in preparation for his third listening party. Last week, Kanye deleted all the photos on his Instagram, leaving only an image of this house.

On the personal front, West recently filed court documents in California to shorten his name to "Ye." According to TMZ, the judge will approve it "unless there's evidence a name change is designed to commit fraud or other shenanigans."

Kanye has used "Ye" on his social media accounts over the past couple of years. In 2018, he tweeted, "The being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE."