Their flushed faces were all smiles as the room tried to keep up with Allen’s flow throughout the night. With such a large back catalog of stellar tracks, picking a satisfying setlist should have proven nearly impossible, but the fans truly didn’t seem to mind what song was next. He took it back to Happy Camper on “Champagne and Pools” and the Blackbear-assisted “Surprise Party” (sadly, sans surprise appearance from Bear).
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The fans were ready to party all night on “Act My Age” before Allen switched things up for a lounge singer-esque version of “Sushi”.Īllen joked around with his band and the fans in the front row shouting requests to their “Short King” (a backhanded compliment that made the whole crew onstage crack up) and throwing bras, as is tradition at a Hoodie show. The Hoodie Mob chanted his name as Allen took the stage with the title track from his newest album, Whatever USA. He also sheepishly admitted going through a recent breakup and writing “about 250 songs about it” before closing his time with “Last Text” and “Could Have Been You”. He remains true to his roots, dedicating “Palm Blvd” to his family for the most heartfelt moment in the set. Miller took multiple opportunities to thank the fans- regardless of who they came to the show to watch that night. Midway through, he turned the club into Emo Nite with a fun cover of The Killers’ “Mr. Miller’s pretty-boy good looks, earnest personality and smooth voice have gained him a fanatical following reminiscent of the boy band era- a following that screamed every word to Miller’s set. With at least half the room wearing shirts with his brooding face on them, Miller kicked off the night with “Wait for You”. He was joined by Jake Miller, a singer with his own rabid fanbase, for a night of new music and just a little bit of debauchery. Hoodie Allen’s Whatever USA Tour landed at Club Red last weekend and throngs of diehard fans turned up on a school night for their favorite Long Island rapper. Overall the show was definitely something I would want to see again, and recommend to anyone who’s a fan of his music.“I didn’t think the best show of tour was going to be Arizona on a Sunday but here it is.” Once his security guards helped him get back on stage, the show continued without a hitch, and ended, at around 11, with a bang to “No Interruption”. Then, when he performed “Cake Boy”, Hoodie through an actual cake into the crowd, and while I’m sure the cake was good, I’m happy I wasn’t hit with it.Īnother highlight of the night was when a raft was thrown in the crowd, and Hoodie sat in it, and surfed the crowd.Īfter less then 20 seconds of crowd surfing someone popped the raft, and Hoodie fell down barely a foot away from where my friends and I were. Before the show people waiting in line would yell, “when I say James y’all say Franco” then go on to yell James, and people would yell back Franco, in tribute to the lyrics from the popular old song. Crowd favorites included Eighteen Cool and James Franco. Throughout the show Hoodie performed not only new songs but oldies as well. The show started off with the song, “Movie”, from the new album.
When Hoodie came on stage the crowd went wild. The next act was Chiddy Bang, and while I was not previously a Chiddy Bang fan, after his act, I had the desire to check his music out.Įven though both of the opening acts had great stage presence it was clear whom the audience was waiting for. I was impressed with his voice, because he sounded exactly the same live as I remember he did back on the show. Max Schneider, previously on the Nickelodeon show “How to Rock”, was the first act.
The doors opened at 7, and everyone piled into the theater, and soon the opening acts hit the stage. Meeting him made the 5-hour wait outside in the freezing cold worth it by far. Turns out my friends and I were the last people that could take a picture with him. Then, a few hours before the start of the show, at 6 the security guards at the venue let in the first hundred people. Of course my friends and I hoped we had been the first 100 people since we arrived so early, but we weren’t sure if we were. We wanted to get there early to make sure we had good spots inside, since the concert was general admission.Ībout 3 hours before the show Hoodie tweeted out that the first 100 people in line who purchased merchandise would be able to meet him. We arrived at the venue, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, at 3 o’clock even though the show started at 8. A couple of nights ago a couple of my friends and I got the opportunity to see Hoodie Allen, one of our favorite artists, perform live.