Engaged fans in the GA floor area, which was grossly undersold (probably due to the recent festival tragedy at Astroworld), were jumping for the bass-heavy tracks and often repetitive lyrics. It was a lot to take in, but it didn’t feel out of place. With his hype man pacing from side to side screeching his motto “Get the mid out the streets,” before his entrance, Teezo popped out from behind a door waiving a chainsaw wearing a denim skirt, black wig and cowboy boots. The opening act, odd-ball “fashion” rapper-singer Teezo Touchdown’s Home Improvement -themed “Handyman” music video played the backdrop for his performance. The stage was set, multiple stages in fact. Tyler, the Creator’s set for his ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ tour. Merch lines were wrapped around the coliseum as devoted fans rocking bucket hats and Golf Wang apparel patiently waited to cop their official Call Me If You Get Lost tour gear. Vintage sweater vests, cardigans, blazers, and straight-leg chinos galore, it felt like walking into a Wes Anderson movie audition. The show wasn’t far from a fantasy with four acts utilizing the entire floor space for intricate staging and lighting, something special was brewing. With the pandemic making a resurgence, the lineup seemed fantastical for a concert at Charlotte’s Bojangles’ Coliseum. When it was announced in August that Tyler, the Creator would be touring with Vince Staples and Kali Uchis, it felt like a delusion.
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