The highly anticipated Drake tour “Would You Like a Tour?” made its way to New York hosted at Brooklyn’s own Barclays Center. The Source Magazine was front row and backstage at the highly buzzed about concert event.
When we arrived, fans rushed to their seats to hear “PartyNextDoor” kick the show off with “Right Now” and “Break from Toronto” was another highlight. Next Future took the stage and opened with “Racks,” followed by “Tony Montana” then “Magic.” The entire crowd reacted to “Love and Affection” by singing along. Future had the stadium illuminated when he asked fans to “turn on the lights.” Camera phones and flash lights were shining in every direction. He then continued with “Neva End” and “UOENO”, and told fans he “woke up in a new Bugatti”. Future finished his set with “Honest”.
Miguel rose from beneath the stage accompanied by an amazing light show display. He continued into “Sure Thing,” with an amazing variety of dance steps, spins, and high notes. While preforming “Teach Me,” he had the ladies in a trance. He then after preformed “All I Want Is You,” and a rendition of “Power Trip.” With a cloud of smoke Miguel disappeared leaving the stage to his amazing band. Soon after he returned playing the guitar. He hit the fans with a version of “How Many Drinks and before starting “Lotus Flower Bomb,” he told the crowd “I believe every woman is beautiful”. Miguel left us with”Beautiful and last, but not least “Adorn.”
Finally it was time for the man of the hour – Drizzy Drake to take the stage! The curtains rose and Drake started off with “Tuscan Leather,” followed by “Headlines, “Crew Love,” and then brought it back to “Tuscan leather.” After a brief break to tell the audience about his background, Drake performed “Wu-Tang Forever,” “Own It,” “Connect,” “Pop That,” “No New Friends,” “No Lie,” “I’m On One,” “Versace,” and then he stopped to tell fans he was working on his birthday so he didn’t really have a party. He dedicated this show to being his birthday party and said “since tonight is my birthday party I can’t do it alone” and then Busta Rhymes appeared on stage and preformed “Put Your Hand Where My Eyes Can See.”
Next, Drake invited Future to the stage where the two preformed “Love Me” and Future got the crowd amped with “Sh!t” and leaves fans for the last time with “Same Damn Time.” Drake then started “Pound Cake,” leading into “Motion” and then “Come Thru where Jhené Aiko appeared singing along with Drake. They both sing and “Come Thru transitioned to “From Time.” Drake and Jhene leave the stage to Drake’s DJ where he played snippets of some more fan favorites and a piece of a new unreleased song, “Forever”.
Drake returned to the stage to “Hold on, We’re Going Home” where a girl appeared and he sang to her. He later preformed “Too Much”, “The Language”, and “305 To My City”. Next, a huge circle platform appeared from the sky and the crowd went wild. Drake pans through audience members giving shout outs and says to fans “I’m not the type of artist to stay on stage in my own zone, take me up” he rises level by level talking to audience members before he returns to the stage to introduce A$AP Ferg. Ferg preformed “Shabba” and the A$AP mob appeared including A$AP Rocky who stayed on stage to preform “F*ckin Problems” with Drake.
As the show wound down, Drake preformed “The Motto,” “HYFR,” “All Me,” and stopped the music after “Started from the Bottom.” Next, there was an amazing fireworks display before the show came to an end. Drake gave a special thanks to PartyNextDoor, Future, Miguel, Busta Rhymes, A$ap Ferg, Rocky and the whole mob before saying goodnight and leaving the stage.
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