Yeezy Day 2021 LIVE – Supply of Kanye’s Adidas Yeezy 700 Azael, 350 Glow & QNTM released as fans complain site CRASHED
YEEZY day 2021 is finally upon us – and it has met expectations.
Adidas Yeezy day is a day of sneaker releases and restocks from Kanye West’s Adidas Yeezy collection.
The first Yeezy Day event took place in August 2019 and has become a staple event in any sneakerhead’s calendar.
Avid fans have been looking forward to Yeezy Day 2021, as the brand’s trainers have become notoriously difficult to get hold of.
The event went live on August 2nd in the United States and August 3rd in the EU and China. New releases and restocks have been available on the app on an hourly basis since 7am ET.
Read our Yeezy Day live blog for the latest news and updates…
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 17:30
SHOPPING FOR NOTHING
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 17:00
WHEN WAS THE FIRST YEEZY DAY?
Adidas Yeezy day is a day of releases and restocks of the Adidas Yeezy collection.
The first Yeezy Day event took place in August 2019 and has become a staple event in any sneakerhead’s calendar.
Avid fans have been looking forward to Yeezy day 2021, as the brand’s trainers have become notoriously difficult to get hold of.
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 16:30
WHAT ARE YEEZYS?
Adidas Yeezy is a collaboration between German sportswear company Adidas and American rapper Kanye West.
The name comes from Kanye West’s nickname Ye.
The sought-after sneakers and clothing pieces have become incredibly famous and are often sported by celebrities, including everyone from the Kardashians to Justin Bieber.
The sneakers come in a vast array of colourways and styles.
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 16:00
WHEN DID YEEZY DAY BEGIN?
It’s the latest twist on this year’s iteration of Yeezy Day.
The event went live on August 2nd in the United States and August 3rd in the EU and China.
New releases and restocks have available on the app on an hourly basis since 7 a.m. ET.
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 15:30
FANS BLAME OUTAGE ON BOTS
Fans have blamed the outage on “bots” – automated software designed to buy up sought-after sneakers in bulk.
Tech whizzes who operate the software, known as scalpers, then flog the shoes on reseller sites at hugely inflated prices.
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 15:00
CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING ‘SECURITY ISSUE’
Visitors to the hugely popular website are met with an error message that blames a “security issue” for the downtime.
“Please try refreshing or accessing our website from a different browser or another device,” the error message reads.
“If this does not help, the issue might be caused by malware.”
It’s not clear precisely what’s causing the website and app issues, or how long it could last for.
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 14:30
WAITING SINCE 5AM
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 14:00
FIVE HOURS AND 30 MINUTES
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 13:30
BIG ‘L’
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 13:00
TURNING TO OTHER BRANDS
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 12:30
ENDS OF SALES AT 10:30PM ON AUGUST 2
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 12:00
0/50
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 11:30
‘PATIENTLY WAITING’
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 11:01
NEWEST SHOE LIVE ON EUROPE
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 11:00
NOT EVERYONE CAN BE A WINNER
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 10:30
SHARINGS WINS
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 10:04
NEWEST LIVE IN EUROPE
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 10:00
AWAKE SINCE 7AM
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 09:46
CUSTOMERS COMPARE YEEZYS TO NIKES
Not only are customers comparing the difficult of the drops of both Nike and Yeezys, but the diversity in the styles and color ranges of each collection.
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 09:42
MAKING LIGHT OF LOSSES
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 09:39
FANS COMPARE YEEZY DAY TO NIKE SNKRS DROPS
Customers have been comparing the notoriously difficult Yeezy Day to Nike’s SNKRS drops, which creates similar disappointment for customers looking to shop new releases.
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 09:36
RESELLERS LUCK OUT
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 09:33
CUSTOMERS BEING REFUNDED
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 09:30
NEW DROPS
Julia Fields
3rd Aug 2021, 09:27
YEEZY MAFIA CONFIRMS NEW DROPS ON TWITTER
Twitter seems like the place to be to keep track with new live drops on the Adidas site.
Every hour, the Twitter account @theyeezymafia tweets which new shoes have dropped and where in the world they are currently available.