Kanye West Chucks Microphone and Marches Off Stage at Pan American Games

He waited patiently for a few seconds and kept singing in silence, but West decided it was a lost cause and threw his mic into the crowd before storming off in a huff.

The Pan Am Games flame, lit inside a female pine cone shape inspired cauldron outside Rogers Centre, was extinguished to signify the Games’ closing, followed by a performance of Shine Your Light by Hamilton Children’s Choir.

Fireworks explode from the CN Tower over downtown Toronto during the closing ceremonies of the Pan Am Games on Sunday.

He’s usually snapped with a vacant look on his face but Kanye West was in a good mood as he arrived back from his Toronto gig – despite storming off stage.

A tweet from Canadian NBA (National Basketball Association) star Anthony Bennett revealing the soon-to-be-confirmed news that Kanye West would be headlining the Closing Ceremony was all that was required.

Following a very Canadian and safe performance by Canadian artist, Serena Ryder, and an out of shape Mr. 305 Pitbull, Kanye West finally opened with “Stronger“.

The show will feature 500 costumes made from 3,000 yards of fabric, 510 volunteers making up the show’s cast, 150 broadcast cameras and 300 lights.

A spokesman for the U.S. Olympic Committee said Monday that the organization has severed ties with Boston, where the prospect of a bid for the ’24 Summer Games was met with low public support and an active opposition group. The rapper ran through hits from his catalogue, including “Touch the Sky“, “Golddigger”, “Can’t Tell Me Nothing“, and a reportedly intense version of “Black Skinhead“. Meanwhile, as Kanye drew on the crowd one last time for a “ayyy, ayyy” from “Good Life” his mic began to cut out, dropping his vocals at random while he continued screaming the hook. In traditional West style, he didn’t take the difficulties easily.

“I am officially declaring that I will use the full power of my office to lead and advocate for Toronto’s candidacy to hold the 2024 Olympic Games”, Aubut said during the Pan Am Games closing press conference.

Much like with his headline slot at Glastonbury, a petition was started before the performance to try and get organisers to remove him from the bill – it was signed by 54,000 people.

But West is known for not smiling in public and seemed to be hamming it up on stage-even to a crowd that didn’t seem overly enthusiastic.