Their voices spin around each other in tight harmonies. She sings “Honey,” her backing ensemble clad in matching striped polos and shorts (jumpsuits?). Promise me to keep the (expletive) that way,” she says. Does she have a fan? Can she conjure spirit energy to flow around her? She has a huge ensemble on stage with her and the sound is divine.Ĩ:13 p.m. Badu’s hair and her blouse are billowing behind her. It doesn’t seem particularly windy, but Ms. This is definitely the biggest crowd of the three I’ve seen. As I arrive at the Miller Lite stage, Erykah Badu is talking about vibrations. There is really no telling what’s going to happen next, but I have one more stop so it’s time to move on.Įrykah Badu: best set of the weekend from an actual living goddessĨ:10 p.m. Momentum is not a thing in this set, but Tierra Whack is working the audience hard and she’s crazy charming. She quick mixes through to “Walk the Beat,” crooning about fashion clothes and fancy clothes.Ĩ:08 p.m. She is thoroughly charmed when this goes as planned.Ĩ:05 p.m. She holds her hand low then raises it up asking the crowd to follow her with their volume. The lights strobe wildly and Tierra Whack decides she wants to do a controlled yell experiment. The whiplash effect is real, but she is very funny.Ĩ:02 p.m. More: 6 moments from Phoebe Bridgers' ACL Fest performance that have us hauntedħ:58 p.m. “Let's get it turnt,” she says, delivering a quick hit of “Clones.” Then she stops to vibe with the crowd again. As she leans over the front barrier a security guard holds her legs to stabilize her while she plays “Pet Cemetery.” The song is only a minute long, which is good because she decides it’s not working. For a few minutes she spits fire then abruptly stops.ħ:56 p.m. “Make some noise if your mom cheated on your dad!” she shouts. “Make some noise if you love your mom!” she shouts. The child stowed on the side of the stage, Tierra Whack goes back to her set. The child relents and Whack hugs her.ħ:52 p.m. “Please say me, please say me,” Whack coaxes her. “Who are you here to see?” she quizzes the child. Tierra Whack is freaking out because she just cursed in front of a child. Tierra Whack: whiplash and laughsħ:50 p.m. Perhaps this wasn’t the greatest plan, but I’m in it to win it now. “New York isn't New York without you love,” she sings wistfully. Does it really work in a festival setting?ħ:48 p.m. As they settle into a bluesy riff it occurs to me that there are intricate details to this set that I’m missing. She faces off with her support guitarist and they trade licks. Instead she whisper-sings “Down.” This is a slow start and I’m a little bored and antsy. “Shred, Annie, shred,” I mutter under my breath.
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