![]() The verdict from the fans I managed to discuss the show with ranged from amazing to average. Whether it dazzles with entertainment or wallops you with wonder and depth. However, there does come a moment when you wonder whether it really is truly brilliant or merely impressive. You can’t be entirely sure if they form a narrative or some sort of point from one viewing, but they’re so well-crafted and filled with inherent thrills that the point of it all is almost moot. All of them add a sense of drama and awe. Throughout the concert, the arty stage productions come thick and fast. It’s a performance filled with the old adage, ‘He certainly puts on a show’. The message is clear that this isn’t your average gig. Then Lamar emerges upon the piano with a puppet of himself-he’s not quite a virtuoso on the keys or a marionette master but the sheer steadfast artistry sees him through. The crowd are uproarious at this beguiling cinematic beginning. The show begins with an assortment of amazing dancers marching out onto the stage like a scene from a Jordan Peele film. All the God-like idolatry, all the frenzied fanboy fanfare, all the triumphant sense of glory, the questionable misogyny, all the queries about whether the substance meets the hype, all the joyous sense of escaping reality, the pointed intent of the music, and amongst it all, the fervent dedication to daring artistry-a feat that Lamar’s lavish stage show passionately pursues. ![]() ![]() It’s filled with all the same epochs and pitfalls of rock ‘n’ roll in its pomp too. But nowhere is it more apparent than at a Kendrick Lamar show in the north of England of all places. ![]()
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