Not worth the wait
by Jazz88 on 2011-03-22Edmonton Event Centre - EdmontonI've wanted to see Nelly since he first came onto the scene and with this tour I thought I finally got my chance. The tickets said the doors opened at 9. That's fine. Its usually safe to assume then that the opening act would go on stage at about 9:30, but no it wasn't so. True, the opening act had a lot of energy, but by 11 o'clock fans want Nelly. The waiting continued until just after midnight, and the man finally appeared with his entourage. Nelly performed most of the songs I wanted to hear (Ride Wit Me, HinH, Over and Over, etc), but I felt that the real reason this tour was arranged was so Nelly could promote his friends. There is a difference between interacting with the crowd and just standing on stage and talking. Nelly was up on stage for an hour, but there was a whole lot of promotion going on up there. I will say that one guy with the pony tail does have a nice voice and I look forward to hearing whatever he comes out with. The rest I could have gone without. Nelly could have at least performed one song by himself without his friends joining in. In the end, I can't say it was worth waiting 3 hours to see Nelly. Years of waiting was enough thanks. Final thought: why do rappers always make the crowd wait? Akon did the same thing, but I am a little more forgiving with him. We paid money to see you on that stage, so get on up there in a timely fashion! Especially if you are performing in a venue without assigned seating because otherwise people could show up when you are actually going to be on stage.