Jay Z’s Made In America festival is Hov’s favorite music festival, and although he admits he is bias, he gave tens of thousands of fans in Philadelphia reason for MIA to be their favorite as well. Performing cuts from his new 4:44 album, as well as his biggest hits and a surprise appearance from Damian Marley, and then delivering an encore performance of B-sides to a complete different stage, Jay Z delivered for the City of Brotherly Love.
Jay Z is a legend, and he only helped cement that status last night. While not necessarily known for his live performances, it’s a shame, because Jay Z is a master of putting on a great show.
Check out our photos from last night’s performance below, and peep the dates for Jay Z’s forthcoming 4:44 Tour at LiveNation.com.
Lady Gaga brings her Joanne World Tour to the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH (Photo by Dan Garcia)
Wednesday night Lady Gaga brought her critically acclaimed Joanne World Tour to the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH. Full of costume changes, amazing visual intermissions and four different stages throughout the packed arena, Gaga’s performance was nothing short of remarkable. And we were there with her Little Monsters to capture the best photos you’ll see from the entire tour!
Check out our photos from Wednesday’s performance below.
To no one’s surprise, Kendrick Lamar killed it on night two of his Chicago stops on The DAMN. Tour. With support from D.R.A.M. and YG, the man of the night returned to the house that Michael Jordan made famous, and put on a show that the city will not soon forget.
Check out our photos from tonight’s performance below, and read our full review from the tour stop here.
Tonight’s location on the American Teen Tour was The Rave in Milwaukee, WI, where Khalid returned to the historic venue for his own headlining show. After winning fans over in the same building, just weeks ago in support of Travis Scott’s Birds Eye ViewTour, Khalid was the star of the night from start to finish for the sold-out concert.
While tonight’s performance wasn’t the longest of sets, as the 19-year-old singer has just one album under his belt, it didn’t matter. Khalid took full control of the stage and made sure that no fan would leave the venue underwhelmed.
And if you were expecting a mellow and low key performance, since Khalid’s double-platinum debut single ‘Location’ isn’t the most up-tempo record of 2017, you were wrong. After all, you learn a thing or two from touring with Travis Scott. He’s young, but Khalid proved that he already knows how to make the stage his own and keep energy levels high throughout his entire performance.
Performing the majority of tracks from his debut LP, American Teen (where the tour gets its name), highlights of the El Paso-native’s set included his performances of ‘Let’s Go’, ‘8TEEN’ and closing the night with his hit singles ‘Location’ and ‘Young Dumb & Broke’. Tonight already marked the emerging star’s third performance at The Rave in the past year alone, one which he was still able to sell out on his own, so don’t be surprised if a Khalid show in Milwaukee because a regular occurrence for many years to come.
Check out our photos from tonight’s performance below and peep Khalid’s remaining tour dates here.
Singer and Girl Meets World actress, Sabrina Carpenter, took a pit stop on The DE-TOUR tour for a performance at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee, WI. With an opening set from Alex Aiono, who has amassed a huge following from his covers on YouTube, the stage was set for the Disney star to deliver a great show on Friday night. Performing her singles ‘Thumbs’, ‘On Purpose’ and B-sides from her 2016 LP, Evolution, Carpenter’s fan did not leave disappointed.
Check out our photos from tonight’s performance below.
The Wisconsin State Fair turned back the clock tonight, paying homage to the 90’s, as the I Love The 90’s: The Party Continues tour gave a dose of nostalgia to the Milwaukee crowd. With performances from Kid ‘n Play, All-4-One, Tone Loc, Young MC and a headlining set from Vanilla Ice himself, fans of all ages sang along to some of their favorite classics from a couple decades ago.
From Kid ‘n Play performing their legendary “House Party” dance moves, to Vanilla Ice rapping his TMNT ‘Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!’ track, the night was full of memorable moments and highlights. Giving a shoutout to cassette tapes and Blockbusters, Vanilla Ice reminded fans of the decade that we all love, although the majority of the crowd was sharing moments from the night on Facebook Live, Instagram and Snapchat.
Check out our photos from tonight’s performance below.
Minutes ago, the Grammy award winning a cappella group, Pentatonix, stepped off stage after a memorable performance for the Wisconsin State Fair. Performing for a sold-out Milwaukee crowd, the Pentatonix’s set was full of entertaining mash ups and some of the group’s best original tracks.
Up first for the night, Us The Duo warmed up the Milwaukee crowd. Comprised of the husband-and-wife duo, Michael and Carissa Alvarado, Us The Duo brought some great folk pop to the state fair. Made famous through their covers on the popular phone app, Vine, Us The Duo have reached the mainstream with a major record deal but still take advantage of the internet to spread their sound.
After a brief set change, it was time for the Pentatonix to hit the stage. Opening with their 2015 track ‘Cracked’, from their self-titled debut, the 5-member group stood shoulder to shoulder as their Wisconsin fans went wild. Next the a cappella pros kept the momentum moving by performing their first original single, ‘Can’t Sleep Love’.
One of the highlights of the night though, came as the group performed their amazing ode to Michael Jackson, paying tribute to tracks like ‘Thriller’, ‘Bad’, ‘PYT’ and many more. Another stand out moment came as the a capella troupe broke the number one rule of a capella, using an instrument. But it was well worth it when Kevin Olusola broke out the cello for ‘Bach Cello Suite no. 1 Prelude’, while also mixing some beat boxing into the equation.
From start to finish, Pentatonix demonstrated how one’s voice can be the only instrument you need. If you thought a cappella wasn’t here for the long run, after it’s almost overnight success from the Pitch Perfect series, you are very wrong. Tonight’s sold out crowd will gladly tell you that a cappella will be a staple in music for years to come.
Check out our photos from tonight’s performance below.
For another straight year, Lollapalooza did not disappoint for its sold out crowd. With fans traveling all over the world for the Windy City music festival, this year’s lineup had high expectations and Lolla met every one of them. Fans enjoyed headlining performances from artists like Chance The Rapper, The Killers, Arcade Fire and MUSE, while also catching sets from some of the most exciting newcomers in music today.
And from Thursday afternoon to Sunday night, we have compiled our list of some of the most memorable moments we will have to look back on from Lolla 2017.
Check out our favorite moments from Lollapalooza 2017 below.
One Friday night, Frank Ocean headlined night one of New York City’s Panorama Music Festival. Ocean delivered an epic and memorable performance, after returning to the Big Apple for his first NY show in years. The Blonde singer did not disappoint, and we were on-site to capture some of the best photos from Frank’s 2017 festival run.
Check out our photos from Friday’s performance below.
Returning for the third year, V103 hosted its Summer Block Party at the Huntington Bank Pavilion. This year’s block party was headlined by three-time Grammy award-winner singer Jill Scott. The R&B and soul legend was joined by Kelly Rowland, Nelly, Bell Biv Devoe and SWV.
Sisters With Voices, better known as SWV, started the show strong with their New York R&B style. The trio; Coko, Taj and Lelee started the show in the best way possible by taking us back with performing of hits like “I’m so into You” and “You’re the One”.
The very thankful Nelly showed his love and support to the V103 fans often with performances from the start of career like “Country Grammar” and “Nellyville”. Along with his support from his brother City Spud, Nelly made his set a personal one.
Kelly Rowland joined Nelly to perform their collaborative records “Dilemma” and “Gone”. Rowland even took the V103 Summer Block Party crowd back to her Destiny Child day’s with short lived performance from “Say My Name”, “Soldier” and “Cater 2 U”.
Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe all branched off of New Edition back in the late 80’s. As Bell Biv DeVoe the trio are responsible since then for some of the best records in hip-hop/R&B history. At the V103 Summer Block Party fans experienced and witnessed this live with performances of “Poison”, “I’m Betaa” and to the newly released “Run”.
The V103 Summer Block Party ended the night in the most incredible way possible. The unique and one of a kind, soul, jazz and R&B queen Jill Scott finished off the night.
Check out our photos from last night’s performance below.
