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On Monday night, the three time Grammy-award winning Black Eyed Peas took the stage at Hampton Coliseum. Special guests included up-and-coming "party electro-hop" group LMFAO and rap sensation Ludacris. If I had to describe the show in one word it would be AMAZING. Easily one of the BEST concerts I've ever been to. From start to finish, the energetic atmosphere in that arena made it feel like it was a Saturday night instead of a cold, dreary Monday night.
LMFAO took the stage around 7:30 PM. Their set was short but sweet. They did 5 songs from their 2009 EP Party Rock, which included their hits "I'm in Miami, Bitch", "La La La" and their latest single with Lil Jon entitled "Shots". I'm willing to bet that quite a few attendants didn't even know who LMFAO were, but that didn't matter. Their energetic performance, which had a lot of dancing and crowd participation, got everyone HYPED. Since the Hampton Coliseum was burning up, and people were working up a sweat with all that dancing, LMFAO threw out what looked to be complimentary washcloths. In typical LMFAO fashion, each member wore loud neon clothes that clashed and shirts that promoted their songs. Tonight, a shirt that had "I'm in Miami, Bitch" on it was worn. The song that got the crowd pumped up the most was definitely "Shots". I thought it was really cool how the screens had the lyrics to their songs that people could sing along. The integration of awesome lighting, crazy dancing, and a stellar DJ made for a great opening to the concert. Here's a montage of the LMFAO set.
Up next to take the stage was LUDA. When he took the stage EVERYONE rose to their feet and screamed. He started off his set with an appropriate concert starter "Stand Up". After that, he introduced the next song by talking about how he represents the "Dirty South". He said "I went from ATL to Hampton VA" which had everyone going nuts. It made for a great transition into "Southern Hospitality". After that he performed "Area Codes". As an intro to the song, Luda talked how beautiful the women from the 757 are. You can imagine the ladies went C-R-A-Z-Y! During the actual song, he had the crowd shout "hoes" over and over, since the song's famous line is "I've got different hoes in different area codes". Speaking of hoes, the next song he performed was "You's a Ho". That had the crowd getting HYPE as they chanted along "You's a Ho...You's a Ho...You's a Ho...I said that You's a Ho". Other songs that he performed included his 2005 hit "Pimpin All Over the World", "Act a Fool" and "Shake Your Money Maker". The crowd went ape$&*# over Luda's throwback "What's Your Fantasy". Even the 13 year olds with their parents sitting in front of me were singing along. Anybody else find it disturbing that they were chanting "Backseat...windows up...that's the way we like to.." yeah ya'll know the rest. I'm sure their parents LOVED that haha. The song that got the crowd going the most was Luda's latest hit "How Low". I thought he was going to end with that song, but he came back for an encore with "Move Bitch". Perfect ending to a perfect set.
What was unexpected was that he covered Usher's smash "Yeah!". He worked it out though. That was the one song that had everyone singing along...from the youngest kids to the oldest granny's (and yes I did see a couple senior citizens in the audience). I'm sure they loved all of Luda's profanity and the scantily clad dancers gyrating on stage LOL. That was one drawback to the concert. There were quite a few children in the audience. Luda's set was definitely inappropriate for them. Then again, it is Ludacris, what else do you expect? I was hoping that his 45 minute set would last longer. There are so many great Luda songs it's impossible to cover them all. I was hoping to hear "What Them Girls Like", "Get Back" and how can you have a Luda concert WITHOUT "Rollout"?! Here's a montage of the Luda set that I found on YouTube just in case you missed the show...
After a long intermission that seemed like it took FOREVER (ok, maybe 20 minutes) the Black Eyed Peas took the stage. Let me just say this...the opening was EPIC. Under a plethora of lights, dramatic music, and smoke, each member of the BEP dramatically took the stage one-by-one. This is one of those things that you have to see. As I predicted, they started the set with "Let's Get It Started". Here's the epic opening...
After "Let's Get It Started" they performed another song from their smash The E.N.D. From what I hear, it's going to be their next single. So excited about that, this song is definitely one of my favorites from the album. That honor went to..."Rock Your Body". I loved the robots that came out and danced on stage.
Another E.N.D. smash, "Meet Me Halfway", followed that. What was most epic about that song's performance was the fact that Will.I.Am was hanging on a string. When he did his verse he flew from one end of the stage to the other. You can see that here...
Who knew Will.I.Am had piano skills? He played "Alive" on the piano. That was pretty tight. It was cute how Fergie and Will played it up like he was singing that song to her. Then Fergie said "You say I make you feel alive Will.I.Am. Phunk is nothing is action is action. And I'll tell you one thing, you WON'T phunk with my heart!" Awesome transition to lead into "Don't Phunk With My Heart".
Will.I.Am had a solo freestyle where he would rap about messages that were scrolled on the screen that the audience texted in. He definitely proves that he has emcee skills. Why his solo album wasn't more successful is beyond me.
The next two songs were the smash hits "Imma Be" and "My Humps". Those had the crowd going WILD.
Up next each member of the Black Eyed Peas had their own individual solos. I thought that was great because so many people focus on just Fergie. It gave each member their own moment to shine. Apl D came first. To pay homage to his Filipino heritage, he did a freestyle rap to the hit "Calabria" and other Asian inspired beats. The next solo was even hotter. Taboo did his thing on a flying motorcycle. Yes I said that right...a flying motorcycle. While he is probably the least known Black Eyed Peas member, that definitely garnered attention and gave him great exposure.
Of course the next solo was Fergie. To my surprise she performed some solo material. Her solo set consisted of "Fergalicious", "Glamorous" and "Big Girls Don't Cry". I was shocked and bummed that Luda didn't come out to rap his part in "Glamorous". "Big Girls Don't Cry" was definitely a surreal moment in the concert. Before breaking into that song, Fergie showed a vulnerable moment when she said that she hears people talking crap about her all the time, which had the crowd booing that and people yelling "We love you Fergie"! She gave a sincere thanks to the fans which had the crowd erupt in even louder screams. It was such a cliche concert moment, but still awesome hearing everyone singing along with their lighters.
Next was the hottest solo set of the night. Will.I.Am came out and did a DJ set. Instead of writing about it, I'm just gonna show ya'll the video so you can see for yourselves how HOT it was. WOW.
What followed the DJ set was not one of my fave BEP songs. "Now Generation" was performed. I guess to keep with the futuristic theme of their show and appeal to the younger demographic. Perhaps another song could have taken its place...like one of their older hits like "Hey Mama" or "Shut Up". I missed not hearing their older stuff during the show. But I digress.
Speaking of older songs, "Pump It" was performed next. It featured their guitar player playing the "Misirlou" riff (you know the theme from Pulp Fiction?).
The BEPs first break-out hit "Where is the Love?" followed that. It would have been nice to have mention the military since it is so prevalent here. Anyway, it was pretty awesome. I loved the fact that after they performed the song, they instructed the audience to have their lighters/cell phones shining and wave their hands in the air. There was a light show all around the coliseum moving to the beat of the music. That was really neat.
The last two songs were their two 2009 smashes. "Boom Boom Pow" really had the crowd pumped. The last song of the night was...you can imagine..."I Gotta Feeling" which is their biggest hit to date. The crowd went bananas and was singing along. Also, at the end confetti came up from different points in the arena and was flying everywhere. It really gave off a party atmosphere, and was an epic ending to an epic show.
LMFAO took the stage around 7:30 PM. Their set was short but sweet. They did 5 songs from their 2009 EP Party Rock, which included their hits "I'm in Miami, Bitch", "La La La" and their latest single with Lil Jon entitled "Shots". I'm willing to bet that quite a few attendants didn't even know who LMFAO were, but that didn't matter. Their energetic performance, which had a lot of dancing and crowd participation, got everyone HYPED. Since the Hampton Coliseum was burning up, and people were working up a sweat with all that dancing, LMFAO threw out what looked to be complimentary washcloths. In typical LMFAO fashion, each member wore loud neon clothes that clashed and shirts that promoted their songs. Tonight, a shirt that had "I'm in Miami, Bitch" on it was worn. The song that got the crowd pumped up the most was definitely "Shots". I thought it was really cool how the screens had the lyrics to their songs that people could sing along. The integration of awesome lighting, crazy dancing, and a stellar DJ made for a great opening to the concert. Here's a montage of the LMFAO set.
Up next to take the stage was LUDA. When he took the stage EVERYONE rose to their feet and screamed. He started off his set with an appropriate concert starter "Stand Up". After that, he introduced the next song by talking about how he represents the "Dirty South". He said "I went from ATL to Hampton VA" which had everyone going nuts. It made for a great transition into "Southern Hospitality". After that he performed "Area Codes". As an intro to the song, Luda talked how beautiful the women from the 757 are. You can imagine the ladies went C-R-A-Z-Y! During the actual song, he had the crowd shout "hoes" over and over, since the song's famous line is "I've got different hoes in different area codes". Speaking of hoes, the next song he performed was "You's a Ho". That had the crowd getting HYPE as they chanted along "You's a Ho...You's a Ho...You's a Ho...I said that You's a Ho". Other songs that he performed included his 2005 hit "Pimpin All Over the World", "Act a Fool" and "Shake Your Money Maker". The crowd went ape$&*# over Luda's throwback "What's Your Fantasy". Even the 13 year olds with their parents sitting in front of me were singing along. Anybody else find it disturbing that they were chanting "Backseat...windows up...that's the way we like to.." yeah ya'll know the rest. I'm sure their parents LOVED that haha. The song that got the crowd going the most was Luda's latest hit "How Low". I thought he was going to end with that song, but he came back for an encore with "Move Bitch". Perfect ending to a perfect set.
What was unexpected was that he covered Usher's smash "Yeah!". He worked it out though. That was the one song that had everyone singing along...from the youngest kids to the oldest granny's (and yes I did see a couple senior citizens in the audience). I'm sure they loved all of Luda's profanity and the scantily clad dancers gyrating on stage LOL. That was one drawback to the concert. There were quite a few children in the audience. Luda's set was definitely inappropriate for them. Then again, it is Ludacris, what else do you expect? I was hoping that his 45 minute set would last longer. There are so many great Luda songs it's impossible to cover them all. I was hoping to hear "What Them Girls Like", "Get Back" and how can you have a Luda concert WITHOUT "Rollout"?! Here's a montage of the Luda set that I found on YouTube just in case you missed the show...
After a long intermission that seemed like it took FOREVER (ok, maybe 20 minutes) the Black Eyed Peas took the stage. Let me just say this...the opening was EPIC. Under a plethora of lights, dramatic music, and smoke, each member of the BEP dramatically took the stage one-by-one. This is one of those things that you have to see. As I predicted, they started the set with "Let's Get It Started". Here's the epic opening...
After "Let's Get It Started" they performed another song from their smash The E.N.D. From what I hear, it's going to be their next single. So excited about that, this song is definitely one of my favorites from the album. That honor went to..."Rock Your Body". I loved the robots that came out and danced on stage.
Another E.N.D. smash, "Meet Me Halfway", followed that. What was most epic about that song's performance was the fact that Will.I.Am was hanging on a string. When he did his verse he flew from one end of the stage to the other. You can see that here...
Who knew Will.I.Am had piano skills? He played "Alive" on the piano. That was pretty tight. It was cute how Fergie and Will played it up like he was singing that song to her. Then Fergie said "You say I make you feel alive Will.I.Am. Phunk is nothing is action is action. And I'll tell you one thing, you WON'T phunk with my heart!" Awesome transition to lead into "Don't Phunk With My Heart".
Will.I.Am had a solo freestyle where he would rap about messages that were scrolled on the screen that the audience texted in. He definitely proves that he has emcee skills. Why his solo album wasn't more successful is beyond me.
The next two songs were the smash hits "Imma Be" and "My Humps". Those had the crowd going WILD.
Up next each member of the Black Eyed Peas had their own individual solos. I thought that was great because so many people focus on just Fergie. It gave each member their own moment to shine. Apl D came first. To pay homage to his Filipino heritage, he did a freestyle rap to the hit "Calabria" and other Asian inspired beats. The next solo was even hotter. Taboo did his thing on a flying motorcycle. Yes I said that right...a flying motorcycle. While he is probably the least known Black Eyed Peas member, that definitely garnered attention and gave him great exposure.
Of course the next solo was Fergie. To my surprise she performed some solo material. Her solo set consisted of "Fergalicious", "Glamorous" and "Big Girls Don't Cry". I was shocked and bummed that Luda didn't come out to rap his part in "Glamorous". "Big Girls Don't Cry" was definitely a surreal moment in the concert. Before breaking into that song, Fergie showed a vulnerable moment when she said that she hears people talking crap about her all the time, which had the crowd booing that and people yelling "We love you Fergie"! She gave a sincere thanks to the fans which had the crowd erupt in even louder screams. It was such a cliche concert moment, but still awesome hearing everyone singing along with their lighters.
Next was the hottest solo set of the night. Will.I.Am came out and did a DJ set. Instead of writing about it, I'm just gonna show ya'll the video so you can see for yourselves how HOT it was. WOW.
What followed the DJ set was not one of my fave BEP songs. "Now Generation" was performed. I guess to keep with the futuristic theme of their show and appeal to the younger demographic. Perhaps another song could have taken its place...like one of their older hits like "Hey Mama" or "Shut Up". I missed not hearing their older stuff during the show. But I digress.
Speaking of older songs, "Pump It" was performed next. It featured their guitar player playing the "Misirlou" riff (you know the theme from Pulp Fiction?).
The BEPs first break-out hit "Where is the Love?" followed that. It would have been nice to have mention the military since it is so prevalent here. Anyway, it was pretty awesome. I loved the fact that after they performed the song, they instructed the audience to have their lighters/cell phones shining and wave their hands in the air. There was a light show all around the coliseum moving to the beat of the music. That was really neat.
The last two songs were their two 2009 smashes. "Boom Boom Pow" really had the crowd pumped. The last song of the night was...you can imagine..."I Gotta Feeling" which is their biggest hit to date. The crowd went bananas and was singing along. Also, at the end confetti came up from different points in the arena and was flying everywhere. It really gave off a party atmosphere, and was an epic ending to an epic show.
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