Travis Scott. Wish You Were Here Tour in Hartford, CT. All photos taken by Miguel Crespo for RESPECT.

“Thank you for your admission to Astroworld.” Houston rapper, Travis Scott had an outstanding year in 2018. He dropped one of the biggest albums of the year, Astroworld, and curated the sound track to NBA’s 2K19. The success of Astroworld also brought him across the country to host his first arena-sized tour with support by Sheck Wes, Trippie Redd and Gunna. As the tour was coming to a close, Scott announced a second leg of the tour where he would visit more cities around the USA. Since launching the trek on Nov. 8, 2018 in Baltimore, MD, Travis has grossed $34.3 million and sold 485,659 tickets across the tour’s first 32 dates.

Technical difficulties prevented the “Goosebumps” rapper from playing a few venues during the first leg of the tour. Scott assured fans the shows were not cancelled but will be rescheduled to a later date. Those venues were then added to the second leg of the tour. Included in those cities was Hartford, Connecticut where we would see how astronomical Astroworld really is.

La Flame is easily one of the greatest performers of our generation. Every show from past to present flows with overwhelming energy that never gets old. The stage presence he brings simply can not be matched by any other artist.

2 stages stare each other down from each side of the arena. Between them is a mob of screaming fans and surrounding the room are fans who chose to rage from their seats. Fireworks, smoke and flames shoot from each stage throughout the night. Visually, the main attraction is the over-head rollercoaster that travels between the 2 stages. Some lucky fans get to ride along side Travis while he performs. The show closes out with 5x platinum selling single “Sicko Mode” and an eruption of fire works. There are no noticeable changes, if any, between the first and second tour runs. Maybe a slight tweak on the song list he performs at most. 

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The inaugural lineup is set to include H.E.R., Ella Mai, Omar Xavier, Snoh Allegra, and Tobi Lou. Other notable acts scheduled to perform include R.LUM.R, Arin Ray, Summer Walker, Savannah Cristina, Ari Chi, Saintlee, and Nohemy.

Blockparty, the leader in blockchain-based live event ticketing, will be used as the sole ticket provider

for the anticipated 8,000 attendee event. Blockparty’s use of blockchain technology works to eliminate common frustrations with the current live event experience such as fake tickets, lengthy event check-in, lack of festival security and predatory secondary market resellers.

Festivities will be held at RC Cola Plant in Miami and officially kick off 3PM sharp (1PM for Meet & Greet ticket holders) on Saturday – September 15th and conclude at midnight.

Purchase Tickets: www.blockparty.us
Location: RC Cola Plant (M.W. District)
Website: www.bestlifefest.com
Social: @bestlifefest

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This year, MTV will present REC music festival, held in Rotterdam at various locations in the city center. Over two days, artists like Skepta and Santigold will headline the event themed “A Future Classic”. Starting at noon on November 4th and 5th, the show will feature some of the best up and coming musicians of 2016.

If you want a taste of some more of the artists, REC even created a Spotify playlist to get festival-goers excited. Presenting over 17 hours of music a day, and bringing out DJs, rappers, and Alternative bands, the festival showcases a wide range of international artists (and therefore international attendees). Beyond just being held in a unique city in South Holland, the festival will take place in seven different venues, all in the Central District of Rotterdam.

Weekend passes and individual day tickets are still available on REC’s website.

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Since 2012, Trillectro has been one of the most intriguing music festivals to hit the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) area. Although the Trillectro brand has spread across the US in the form of parties and concerts, the original festival is still one of the best places to go to hear artists—new and old—in a wide range of genres.

The Lineup

On August 27, 2016, Trillectro is coming to the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland with one of the hottest lineups yet. There are a few familiar faces performing this year, including Kid Cudi, Rae Sremmurd, Goldlink, and Lil Uzi Vert. There are also a ton of other notable artists performing this year that require attention.

The Artists

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070 Shake 

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Larry June 

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Jay Idk 

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Ari Lennox

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Mane Squeeze/Mista Selecta 

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Dirty Chocolate

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Lean Quatifah 

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The Yellow R Kel

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Spicoli

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Taste Faker 

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Whether you’ll be attending Trillectro or not, make sure you support these amazing artists!

(to see all photos in this post and to find out more about Trillectro, go to http://trillectro.com )

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Taking place on June 4th, the Philly based festival will feature Usher, Future, Leon Bridges, DMX, Migos, and much more!

Tickets for the Roots Picnic go on sale Friday 2/5 at Noon! Take a look at the complete lineup below:

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It seems as though we’re in an age where Hip-Hop and EDM are somewhat synonymous with one another. With both genres increasingly blending, Trillectro was the perfect festival to showcase both sides. Artists like Dom Kennedy, Kehlani, JMSN, D.R.A.M, and Chance The Rapper shard the stage with the likes of Masego, Cashmere Cat, and RL Grime, forming an artistic bond between urban culture and electronic music. From hardcore Hip-Hop heads to wrist beads and glow sticks, Trillectro 2015 was the trillest of trill.

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This past weekend was the 11th annual Afropunk Festival held in Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn and it was nothing less of glorious. Afropunk is a celebration of African and Black culture that encompasses hip-hop, punk and more, but the best thing about the festival is the diverse demographics it brings out. The lineup this year was indeed a must see as Kelis, SZA, Lauryn Hill, Danny Brown, Grace Jones, Lenny Kravitz and more all rocked out in their artistic glory.

Kelis surprised the crowd by showing off her baby bump during her performance as she wore a sheer, bright pink dress emulating a maternal goddess (Congrats Kelis!). Lauryn Hill started her set late, which made everyone think she was a no-show, but even with technical difficulties of sound and light, she still managed to kill everything even though her set was cut short.

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Danny Brown gave his electric energy and also, brought out Ab-Soul to stir the crowd even more. Tribal body paint, reggae vibes, gothic headdresses, grass skirts, a stripper and a hula hoop made up Grace Jones’ set. Her jokes served as interludes in between songs and at 67, her body is still banging enough to be naked in front of a crowd. Grace really envelops the name of Afropunk with not only her music, but creative style. With all of this and more the real question is, “How will next year top this?”

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