The crowd jumped right back into party mode when the booming bass of “Yeah Right” shook the whole stadium. After an energetic first few songs including album hits “BagBak” and “Rain Come Down,” Staples switched to a stationary mic stand on the side of the stage while the video of Amy Winehouse accompanied her sampled audio from “Alyssa Interlude.” The middle of the set was comprised of the artist’s older material like “Blue Suede” from Hell Can Wait and “Smile” from Prima Donna. This kind of stage craft allowed the messages of his most recent album, Big Fish Theory, to shine.Ī countdown from 7:45 started the show, alluding to the song of the same title, with the old school Odd Future fan revealing themselves at 4:20. Silhoutted by an automated LED/Video screen wall and engulfed in a healthy amount of fog, Staples’ black on black ‘military’ outfit made him almost disappear center stage at times. Vince Staples | photo by Koof Ibi Umoren for WXPNįollowing a huge collaboration with Kendrick Lamar for the Black Panther soundtrack, Vince Staples was in command of the stage.

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