Luke Bryan Philadelphia. Bruno Mars Philadelphia. Lady Gaga Philadelphia. Hans Zimmer Philadelphia. Brett Eldredge Philadelphia. The Xx Philadelphia. Banks Philadelphia. Bishop Briggs Philadelphia. Whitney Philadelphia. Gucci Mane Philadelphia. Metallica Philadelphia. Kehlani Philadelphia. Mitski Philadelphia. Tom Petty Philadelphia. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Philadelphia. Father John Misty Philadelphia. Bonobo Philadelphia.
Tim McGraw Philadelphia. Faith Hill Philadelphia. The new, more anthemic tracks played beautifully as respites to Lamar's labyrinthian passages of old, and though slight in stature just five-foot-five and thin inside his gold jacket and track pants , Lamar was a vehement commander of the Wells Fargo Center stage, where he performed completely alone for much of the minute performance.
He even took on a flipping, spinning ninja during his ultra-charged set opener "DNA. The cloaked assassin spun a sword with menace around the austere stage, but Lamar somehow managed to fight him off with his verse -- if any rapper could use words as a razor-edged weapon it's Kendrick. With all of this, there was less room allotted for blatant social commentary here than, say, his show-stopping Grammys performance when he controversially appeared as part of a prison chain gang.
And there wasn't much other excess to speak of this night; no hovering platform a la Kanye West's Saint Pablo tour last year, or the floating, flapping eagle that opener and trippy Houston rapper Travis Scott literally rode earlier in the night.
Lamar's cadence was incendiary and crisp, often building his phrases to propulsive shouts -- a style reminiscent of Nas and Eminem -- which regularly sent the young crowd of 15, into full frenzy. The building shook not from the bass but from bouncing, shrieking fans during the cathartic "Butterfly" single "Alright. What I would have given to hear the tenacity of "u," "Momma" or some snippet of his minute "Mortal Man" opus.
Maybe next time. Instead he focused on the newbie "DAMN. It was an intensely satisfying moment, to see a musician of such ability earn a response of that magnitude. The last time Lamar played Philadelphia, it was for just 1, fans at the Trocadero club in Two years later listeners en masse have truly latched on to this talent, which is a class beyond his something rap adversaries.
If you're a fan and have the means to attend Lamar's Aug. Same venue, a week and a half apart, James Taylor on the 9th then Kendrick Lamar tonight. To introduce the new tune "XXX. Right now, that doesn't seem so bad; if any artist can go on, laying waste to audiences and dissenters without divine intervention, again, it's Kendrick. Kendrick Lamar's set list. July 19, - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.
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