Posts Tagged ‘Concert’
Coldplay “Music Of The Spheres” Tour Atlanta 2022 – JAYFORCE.COM
June 13, 2022
Coldplay is one of our favorite bands of this generation & this world-renown group haven’t been to Atlanta that often over the years so this show for attendees would be nothing less than special. The last time Coldplay performed live in Atlanta was back in 2012. Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay acknowledged the significance of their return to Atlanta this past June 11th on Saturday night. Chris Martin explained that prior to their first ever show in Atlanta more than a decade ago, they weren’t doing well or maybe things weren’t going as they expected as a band. Their first ever show in at Atlanta was at the popular concert venue “The Tabernacle” & the show turned out so well for them that he said it was a significant turning point in their careers afterward. Coming out of the pandemic amidst everything else going on in the world, Coldplay’s Atlanta’s return was nothing less than visibly electric & spectacular for the 70,000+ sold out show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
This Coldplay “Music Of The Spheres” show has been one of the best concerts we’ve attended by any artist in years. The stadium roof was open, the fireworks, the lasers, the LED wristbands given to fans, & the four different stages strategically positioned at various points on the floor all worked out perfectly in unison for one of the best shows I’ve ever attended. The band brought out surprise guest & Atlanta native Kelly Rowland at one point in the show for an acoustic cover of “Independent Women” from her time with her group Destiny’s Child. Prior to introducing Kelly Rowland to the crowd Chris Martin spoke to the audience about how when Coldplay was a new band with little money, not very fashionable & some notoriety via their one hit song that was hovering around the mid 20s on the UK charts, they met Destiny’s Child at UK televison show “Top Of The Pops.” This was the initial meeting & beginning of their friendly relationship as artists in the music industry. It was fitting that the band started their show with their song “Higher Power” as its noted that most of the performance at Mercedes-Benz stadium was powered by green energy. Fans that danced & moved around on the floor of the stadium powered many of the lights & prior to the show beginning their were people riding stationary bikes which interestingly assisted in this green energy task. It’s just one of the many efforts that band has been supporting in making the planet better as well as continuing to making the world better through music. Check out some exclusive videos above & below from the JAYFORCE.COM crew covering the event…
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Tags: Atlanta, COLDPLAY, Concert, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, MUSIC OF THE SPHERES | 
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Classic Clips: Gang Starr In Concert (Video)
February 6, 2017
If you are a Gang Starr fan, or simply have not been made aware that you should be, this throwback video is a rare treat! Especially if you have never seen the duo live. If you have, here’s another dose of the dopeness to enjoy. R.I.P. GURU. Gang Starr forever!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Throwback, Videos | Tags: Concert, DJ Premier, Gang Starr, Guru, Keith Elam | No Comments »
KRS-ONE Live In Concert (Video)
December 2, 2016
Turn the music UP! KRS-ONE aka The Teacha is coming through live and direct!!! Real Hip-Hop is over here. Two and a half of it in fact. What have we done for you lately? This! Peep.
Posted in EVENTS, Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: Boom Bap Nation, Concert, KRS-ONE | No Comments »
Fat Joe And Remy Ma Turnt ‘All The Way Up’ For The Hometown Turnout (Video)
October 7, 2016
Great energy, and the crowd displayed the proper level of insanity when The Don hit the stage.
Fat Joe & Remy Ma shut down a free hometown concert in the Bronx.
– TrueExclusives
But deeeeeem! Remy came out later looking thicka than a double chocolate snicka blizzard! Whew. Anybody missing Summer yet? #RightHandUp #LeftHandUp
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: bronx, City Parks Foundation, Concert, FAT JOE, Lyricist Lounge, New York, Remy Ma, Summer Stage, TrueExclusives | 1 Comment »
The “Digable Planets” Align at Saturn in Birmingham (Concert Footage & Show Recap)
August 11, 2016
The classic album Reachin (A New Refutation of Time & Space) was released in 1992/1993. This was an iconic year for me because I graduated high school in 1993. At this point I was a bonafide lover of Hip Hop and the Digable Planets helped to make that love stronger with this classic work. The only problem was at that time I lived in Montgomery and there was no way that the Brooklyn trio would be doing a show in the capital city of Alabama.
Fast forward 23 years and I continue to love Hip Hop and now even meet & interview artists that I love. While back home in Montgomery visiting family the planets align for me literally. I see that a show is listed to rock in Birmingham, AL an hour away Wednesday July 20th. Without hesitation I purchase ticket online hop in the ride 65 N bound to finally see one of my favorite groups live.
-ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
Posted in Cover Story | Tags: Birmingham, Brooklyn, Butterfly, Concert, Cool like Dat, Digable Planets, Doodlebug, Ladybug Mecca, Reunion Tour | No Comments »
Rewind: Kendrick Lamar’s Breakout Performance in Atlanta 2011 (Video)
August 5, 2015
Before he was selling out The Tabernacle (historic concert venue in ATL) or playing Music Midtown, one of the largest festivals in Atlanta, a young Kendrick Lamar rocked the stage at the Masquerade back on April 2, 2011. Well before his albums “GKMC” and “To Pimp A Butterfly“, young “KDot” made noise & grew his fanbase off of his mixtapes.  I was in attendance for this show along with my radio co-host Jayforce to see him perform.  We were guests for Kendrick’s show in part because our program The Beatz & Lyrics Show was the first show playing Kendrick’s music in Atlanta on a regular basis & we also conducted his first Atlanta radio interview. So naturally we looked forward to finally seeing him in person.  He did not disappoint it’s crazy to look back now because Ali, his famed engineer, was his DJ that night and his hype man was Schoolboy Q who at the time was only known by a few die hard TDE fans. This particular show was Kendrick’s official breakout show in Atlanta when you knew he was going to be a star on a larger level. Kendrick made a lot of fans that night and it doesn’t surprise me at all the success he has gained.  So check out this vintage footage I shot of him rocking the crowd before the albums, before the baby twist dreads, & before the worldwide acclaim.
More footage after the jump below…
-ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
Posted in Cover Story, Exclusives, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Atlanta, Classic Clip, Classic Clips, Concert, Kendrick Lamar, Masquerade, REWIND, Schoolboy Q, TDE | No Comments »
Lupe Fiasco Disses Obama & Kicked Off Stage at Inauguration Day Event (Video)
January 22, 2013
Okay… that happened. Never one to bite his tongue, above is video of the shot [at President Barack Obama at an Inauguration concert event] heard around the world [and the Internet] taken by Lupe Fisaco. Here below, the words of the Fiasco (pun intended):
Yep. That’ll get you kicked off the stage at an Obama Inauguration event… every time. Reports are that Lupe spent nearly half an hour on one song without moving on during the show, too. That wouldn’t help things either.
Right to free speech exercised… with consequences. Wonder if he got his bread?
Posted in Cover Story, Hip-Hop, News, Videos | Tags: Barack Obama, Concert, Inauguration, Lupe Fiasco, Lupe Fiasco Kicked Off Stage at Obama Inauguration, President, Presidential, stage | 1 Comment »
Roc-A-Fella Reunion Concert Sells Out In New York City (Video)
December 20, 2012
It was a reunion for The Roc…sorta. Before a standing room only audience, [a piece of] The Roc was in the building – Gramercy Theater – for a Roc-A-Fella Reunion Concert. No Jay-Z? No Beanie Sigel? No Problem. The Young Gunz, Freeway, and Memphis Bleek repped the family well. Special guests on the concert bill included Mos Def, Peedi Crakk, and N.O.R.E. – with Young Guru and Just Blaze behind the turntables. More footage after the jump.
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Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: Concert, New York, NEW YORK CITY, Reunion, Roc-a-fella, Sold Out, The Roc | No Comments »
Alicia Keys iTunes Festival Concert (Video)
October 1, 2012
That’s right! We got the whole concert from the 2012 iTunes Festival embedded in this post. Hookups like this is why you stay down with us…we know! Alicia Keys came through with the talent and sex appeal on 10! Very nice. Okay, enough reading. Click and watch. Thank us later!
Posted in EVENTS, R&B, Soul, Videos | Tags: 2012, Alicia Keys, Concert, iTunes Festival | No Comments »
Stephen Marley Atlanta Interview Sunsplash Mix Show x Jah Prince
July 18, 2011
We chat with Stephen Marley as he travels on the road promoting his album, ‘Revelation Part 1: The Root Of Life’. We touch on his lyrical content and his recording process on the current project compared to his father Robert Nesta Marley who was known to record all in one-take. Stephen explains his growth as a stage entertainer and talks about his social commitment off-stage to help others humans, as just Stephen. Nigerian Rapper Wale is featured on the album and Stephen defends his subject matter on this album deflecting any comments from the haters in the media, ‘…haters, dat don’t work wid ini’. We end part 1 of this interview with light comments from the ladies, playing Dominoes on the bus & also mention Marley’s Mellow Mood, a beverage company & sponsor for the Root of Life USA Tour.
Listen Below for the Full Stephen Marley Interview including snippets of the tracks, Old Slaves, Pale Moonlight (How Many Times) and *No Cigarette Smoking (In My Room) featuring Melanie Fiona. Follow Stephen on Twitter ( @StephenMarley1 ) and Selector/Host Jah Prince ( @JahPrince ). Listen to the Root of Life Promo CD here [ LINK ].
Posted in Dancehall, Reggae | Tags: Atlanta, Concert, Dancehall, host, Interview, Jah Prince, online, REGGAE, Stephen Marley, Sunsplash Mix Show | 1 Comment »
Vybz Kartel Speaks About Confronting Other Artists About His Skin Bleaching (Video)
April 30, 2011
This is the first time Vybz Kartel talks with former Atlanta selector/DJ Walshy Fire who now resides in Miami. Walshy finds his way to Jamaica to talk about the most recent issues Kartel has with bleaching his skin, possible beef with artists like Agent Sasco aka Assassin and also how he will perform via satellite Memorial Weekend in Miami for the ‘Best of the Best’ Concert.
Posted in Exclusives, News, Reggae, Videos | Tags: best of the best, black, chiney, Concert, Dancehall, fire, Interview, walsh | No Comments »
Kanye West Headlines The Lollapalooza Tour In Chile (Video)
April 3, 2011
This is just another example of how I keep telling people that Kanye West is a bigger artist internationally than Jay-Z. I’ve travelled around the world enough to see it first hand in multiple countries. In this video above Kanye headlines a recent show for Lollapalooza down in South America with Pusha T in tow. The crowd is singing Kanye’s songs word for word down there in Chile & they don’t even speak english as their primary language. Anyone who’s travelled the world enough will tell you that around the globe the two biggest hip hop artists are Kanye West & Eminem. Both 50 Cent & Snoop Dogg would also edge out Jay-Z in terms of Global popularity. Jay-Z opened up for U2 in Australia a few months back & couldn’t even get the stadium a quarter full during his set. Check out more video from the show under the hood & watch how Kanye has the crowd ROCKIN!!!!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Concert, International, Kanye West, Kanye West & Pusha T performing In Chile, Kanye West In Chile, Live, MBDTF, Pusha T, Runaway | No Comments »
Event: Win (2) Tix To Attend The Kendrick Lamar Show In Atlanta Thursday March 31st
March 27, 2011
Here’s your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Kendrick Lamar, Nesby Phips, Aleon Craft, & more on Thursday March 31st at the Masquerade in Atlanta. All you have to do is go to the comments section & mention what is Atlanta’s premier hip hop radio show that was the first in playing Kendrick Lamar’s music in Atlanta & why YOU deserve the tickets to attend the Kendrick Lamar show on Thursday! The winner will be chosen on Jayforce’s birthday Wednesday March 30th & will be posted on this blog & notified via email so make sure you list your real name in association with your email. GO!
Posted in EVENTS, Hip-Hop | Tags: Aleon Craft, Concert, Contest, Kendrick Lamar, Nesby Phips | 5 Comments »
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, & Akon Perform At The Interscope Records After Grammy Party (Video)
February 14, 2011
Still I am….tighter than the pants on Will.I.Am….
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: After Party, Akon, Concert, Grammy, Interscope Records, Live, Snoop Dogg | No Comments »
SlaughterHouse Performing In NYC For Their EP Release Party (Video)
February 9, 2011
You know they already body things….more video after the jump….
Posted in History, Videos | Tags: Back On The Scene, Concert, Crooked I, Highline Ballroom, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Live, Microphone, Royce Da 5'9, Shady Records, SlaughterHouse | No Comments »
DJ Premier & Bun B Performing At The SlaughterHouse EP Release Party (Video)
February 9, 2011
Last night in the ‘Rotten Apple’ NYC DJ Premier & Bun B performed their collaborative record “Let Em Know’ at SlaughterHouse’s EP release party at the Highline Ballroom. It’s the reaaaaaaaal hip hop hip hop!
