Flashing Lights (From Last Night)

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Last night, I attended Kanye West’s Glow In The Dark tour at the United Center.  To say the concert was awesome would be an understatement.  As soon as the tour was announced, I was extremely excited to attend, but reluctant to pay the high ticket price.  Luckily, Mr. Joe “Coolest Guy In The World” O’Neil managed to grab 5 front row tickets, at no charge to my friends and I.  Very very nice of him, once again.

Supporting Kanye was Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D. and Rihanna.  I am a huge fan of Lupe Fiasco and was ecstatic he was on the bill.  Being from Chicago, Lupe knew how to get the crowd riled up.

He did not dissapoint - none of the supporting acts did.  N.E.R.D. put on a very energetic show as well.  Pop-princess-type music isn’t my favorite, but Rihanna surprised me with her great performance.  I really enjoyed all 3 acts much more than I thought I would.  After Rihanna finished, the crowd started to buzz, knowing Kanye would be up soon.  Watching his stage being set up was very exciting.  Knowing all of the great things that have been said about his performance on this tour, I had extremely high expectations.  To say my mind was blown would be an understatement.

Rising from below the stage, Kanye West began a 90 minute explosion of sound, lights, smoke, fire, and enough energy to fill the sun.  Song after song, Kanye rocked and the crowd, myself included, exploded.  It was incredible! Going in, I knew there would be between 15 and 20 songs.  At some point, I made myself stop counting.  I didn’t want it to end.  When it was all over, I realized that my friends had I had just seen a performance of a lifetime!  P. Diddy said that Kanye’s performance made him fall in love with hip-hop again.  I couldn’t have said it better myself.  Any fan of hip-hop should see this concert, no matter the cost.  Thank you Kanye West!

(More pictures can be seen below)

Chi-city!

First Row

Ticket - Row 1!

Thank you Mr. O’Neil, again.

Best. Concert. Ever.

Although it is difficult to see, that is Kanye West, and yes, that is taken from a front row seat (Sadly, this is the only semi-comprehensible picture that I took)!  My ears are still ringing and my mind is still racing.

Kanye West - Hey Mama

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Going to Kanye West’s “Glow In The Dark Tour” tonight.  It’s going to be AMAZING! Pictures to come. Flashing Lights: