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BlakStaar
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"Going to AfroPunk/Essence Music Fest, etc. ?"


  

          

Y’all hitting up any music festivals this summer?

Why/why not?

Got any tips?

Me? I planned on going to AfroPunk until I visited the website this afternoon and learned tickets are sold out.

WELP.

Mind you, I JUST put in a vacation request for late August and got approved today. SMH.

I could turn this into a conversation about how much AfroPunk has changed over the years but I will resist the urge. I’ma just say shit used to be free and did not require a ticket but I digress...

I wanted to see Erykah, Daniel Caesar and Miguel. I enjoy other artists in the lineup but I wanted to experience those artists live. I’m realizing every artist I like is not worth seeing live. Oh, well. The 2014 lineup was better: D’Angelo, Shabazz Palaces, Fishbone, Alice Smith, Me’Shell Ndegeocello (Be quiet, mistermaxxx08), Ms. Lianne “All Lives Matter” Havas...

Essence Music Fest is ‘spensive. And it’s too late to buy a plane ticket to NOLA cuz it’s about two weeks away. It’s funny: all of the artists I want to see at AfroPunk (and more) are performing in NOLA.

All this to say, maybe this is the universe’s way of telling to drive my ass to Chicago (from Detroit) and go to Pitchfork. Chaka, Kelela and Raphael are performing. And I can stay with one of my cousins for free.

Then again, I prefer predominantly Black crowds/festivals so I dunno. Plus, I don’t want to pay $75 a day for just a few artists.

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Id go to Pitchfork imho
Jun 20th 2018
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RE: Id go to Pitchfork imho
Jun 20th 2018
2
      My bad, I meant pull as in, 'Got'
Jun 20th 2018
4
           RE: My bad, I meant pull as in, 'Got'
Jun 20th 2018
5
Summer Spirit Festival, Columbia, Md
Jun 20th 2018
3
RE: Summer Spirit Festival, Columbia, Md
Jun 20th 2018
6
AfroPunk Brooklyn Tickets Available
Aug 23rd 2018
7
Erykah was amazing.
Oct 03rd 2018
8
Erykah is known for her live performances
Oct 03rd 2018
9
lol
Oct 03rd 2018
10
      RE: lol
Oct 03rd 2018
11
      I use the time when they grew up. I was born in '78...
Oct 04th 2018
14
AfroPunk ATL
Oct 03rd 2018
12
Theres still time to earn a free one day ticket...lol...Imma try!!
Oct 08th 2018
19
Festivals are exhausting for me, and it's not because I'm old
Oct 04th 2018
13
RE: Festivals are exhausting for me, and it's not because I'm old
Oct 04th 2018
15
RE: Going to AfroPunk/Essence Music Fest, etc. ?
Oct 08th 2018
16
next weekend :)
Oct 08th 2018
17
      RE: next weekend :)
Oct 08th 2018
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RE: Going to AfroPunk/Essence Music Fest, etc. ?
Oct 31st 2018
20

BigReg
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1. "Id go to Pitchfork imho"
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Honestly I still go to Afropunk every year if I am around just because I love the idea of all these young black creative kids trying to show out in ways they aren’t allowed to in America together. It’s worth the weight in cash I spend just to see and be around that energy.

That said, I haven’t been impressed with the lineup since they pulled Grace Jones a couple of years back (and it was in a decline). And the utter indifference to mid to emerging talent acts is disgusting (the actual rock bands were in a stage OUTSIDE OF THE FESTIVAL, lol. It took a good eight minute walk!).

And since Black is in even in the age of Tru,p, other festivals have stepped up their game. Pitchfork pulling Chaka, and as far as actual music acts were concerned the FYF fest in Los Angeles actually out blacked Afropunk as far as quality performers is concerned (too bad this years got cancelled). I mean look at this shit they pulled off last year.

Missy Ellion
A Tribe Called Quest
Solange
Frank Ocean
Run the Jewels
Flying Lotus
Kehlani
Little Dragon
Anderson Paak
Sean Kuti
Moses Sumney

So I don’t mind spending the cash for Afropunk for the experience but they need to step their game up as far as lineup is concerned

  

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BlakStaar
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2. "RE: Id go to Pitchfork imho"
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>That said, I haven’t been impressed with the lineup since
>they pulled Grace Jones a couple of years back (and it was in
>a decline).

Why they pull Grace?

>and as far as actual music acts were concerned the FYF fest in
>Los Angeles actually out blacked Afropunk as far as quality
>performers is concerned (too bad this years got cancelled). I
>mean look at this shit they pulled off last year.
>
>Missy Ellion
>A Tribe Called Quest
>Solange
>Frank Ocean
>Run the Jewels
>Flying Lotus
>Kehlani
>Little Dragon
>Anderson Paak
>Sean Kuti
>Moses Sumney

That’s a nice lil lineup. I forgot about FYF. I just visited their website only to learn organizers canceled this year‘s festival. Dammit!

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"Just stay loose, keep it raw, and bang ya drums out sometimes." - Madlib

  

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BigReg
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4. "My bad, I meant pull as in, 'Got'"
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>That’s a nice lil lineup. I forgot about FYF. I just
>visited their website only to learn organizers canceled this
>year‘s festival. Dammit!

Yeah, this lineup wasn't as blackity but it was solid. (Janet Jackson, Future). Weird thing is they pulled it after only a month or so of sales, so I wonder if there was something else happening (they had less cash on hand so timelines were tighter, etc)

  

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BlakStaar
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5. "RE: My bad, I meant pull as in, 'Got'"
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Oh, I see. Gotcha.

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3. "Summer Spirit Festival, Columbia, Md"
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https://www.songkick.com/festivals/21101-summer-spirit/id/33535019-the-summer-spirit-festival-2018

It’s a good alternative if you want to see Badu and Daniel Caesar / 2 day Festival

Other artists
- the Roots
- Nas
- Method Man/Redman
- Rapsody
- Bilal
- Anderson Paak and free nationals
- Raheem Devaughn
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BlakStaar
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6. "RE: Summer Spirit Festival, Columbia, Md"
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Good look! Saw this on SoulBounce in April and forgot about it. I am now seriously considering this, and will probably make a decision in the next few days while airfare is sensible.

I like that I won't have to request PTO since it's a Saturday/Sunday event. I can leave work early on Friday and fly in that night.

And I've been meaning to get back to D.C. to see the Blacksonian and scope potential neighborhoods where I can rent. I've been thinking about moving back to the East Coast...

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"Just stay loose, keep it raw, and bang ya drums out sometimes." - Madlib

  

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BlakStaar
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7. "AfroPunk Brooklyn Tickets Available"
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Thu Aug-23-18 05:28 PM by BlakStaar

  

          

For the few here who might care, AfroPunk partnered with Lyte to sell some last-minute tickets and to help people who changed their plans sell the tickets they purchased months ago. The event was sold-out.

I copped a Weekend General Admission pass yesterday and I will be flying in this weekend.

https://lyte.com/afropunkfest/AFROPUNK-FEST-BROOKLYN-2018-62099/buy/?utm_campaign=website&utm_source=transactional&utm_medium=email

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BlakStaar
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8. "Erykah was amazing. "
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I'm so embarrassed that I'm just now seeing her in concert in 2018, after so many years.

Interestingly, Badu asked the crowd who was having their first Badu Live experience. Then, she called out 70s, 80s and 90s babies. She may have called out 2000s babies, too. The 70s babies were the quietest. My fellow 80s babies were in the middle.

The 90s babies were the loudest, which confirms some of the criticism about the AfroPunk Fest being a 90s baby blipster cosplay gathering. LOL.

A girl in front of me said she was born in 1999.

Lawd!

I felt old as hell and I'm younger than most OKPs, who seem to be in their 40s. LOL.

(Yes, I'm month plus late).

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9. "Erykah is known for her live performances"
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yep

  

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10. "lol"
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so if they say 80s baby is it automatic they mean born in the 80s or grew up in the 80s. if you were born in 79 are you a 70s or 80s baby???

it is cool to see younger kids into good music. gives some hope that good music will live on.

overall i felt young at her show, seemed like 70% of the crowd was mid 40s and over. maybe 5% was under 25.

i want to see her so bad again. i was thinking of doing her bday show in february but its after the southwest sale dates. plus it hasnt been announced lol

  

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11. "RE: lol"
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>so if they say 80s baby is it automatic they mean born in the
>80s or grew up in the 80s. if you were born in 79 are you a
>70s or 80s baby???

They a 70s baby and a 80s kid.

>it is cool to see younger kids into good music. gives some
>hope that good music will live on.

This is a nice, positive take.

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14. "I use the time when they grew up. I was born in '78..."
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...but every time I've called myself "a child of the 70s" I'd get laughs. Late 70s are 80s babies, like the late 80s are 90s, etc.

  

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12. "AfroPunk ATL"
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Who’s going? It’s next week. N.E.R.D and Joi are performing.

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19. "Theres still time to earn a free one day ticket...lol...Imma try!!"
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13. "Festivals are exhausting for me, and it's not because I'm old"
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Always been this way. More than a few hours of loud music, crowds and no chill and my brain is fried, no matter who's performing. Haven't been to AfroPunk for a few years (ever since they got rid of the free, wait-in-line tickets). Never managed to stick around for the headliners as I'd be DONE well before then. I was probably showing up too early.

  

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15. "RE: Festivals are exhausting for me, and it's not because I'm old"
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>Always been this way. More than a few hours of loud music,
>crowds and no chill and my brain is fried, no matter who's
>performing. Haven't been to AfroPunk for a few years (ever
>since they got rid of the free, wait-in-line tickets). Never
>managed to stick around for the headliners as I'd be DONE well
>before then. I was probably showing up too early.

I understand. I arrived late (after 6 or 7 p.m.) for AfroPunk this year because the festival doesn’t allow reentry. I was fortunate that most of the people I wanted to see were headliners/evening acts.

I only prefer the festival format because I’m a loner and assigned seating can give me anxiety. Nearly 10 years ago, my babyfaced 20-something self sat sandwiched between two groups of 40somethings at a Maxwell concert. No one engaged me and I felt so awkward. LOL.

Oh, and festivals can be a good value if the lineup is good. You can see several acts in a short duration for a fraction of the price you’d might pay to see them individually.

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16. "RE: Going to AfroPunk/Essence Music Fest, etc. ?"
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How was AfroPunk ATL?

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17. "next weekend :)"
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18. "RE: next weekend :)"
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Oops.

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20. "RE: Going to AfroPunk/Essence Music Fest, etc. ?"
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How was ATL? Did anyone see Joi?

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