Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino, also known by his birth name Donald Glover is quite an accomplished man. Besides being a successful comedian and actor he has gone under the name Childish Gambino and produced some pretty damn cool music. Entering the set in SDSU Open Air theater in San Diego the crowd roars.

The set looks like an urban street corner and is dark and ominous. As a beat comes into play after he enters the stage, the crowd prepares for the glory yet to come. As he sits playing his piano, the crowds anticipation is wild and they are losing control.

Pretty soon, a full band is on stage playing instruments and a light show begins to pierce the darkness. Finally a catchy dance beat comes in and Childish Gambino begins rapping and the crowd sings along with the favorite lines. Purple and blue lights set the scene and mood as they strobe and switch back and forth.

Childish Gambino alternates between fast rapping verses and then into singing - truly showing his range of talent which is very impressive. The show is very entertaining visually and aurally. Overall this was a fantastic experience and I am so glad to have seen it.

Childish Gambino, real name Donald Glover, is a true talent and has achieved a wide variety of successes: from his rapping career to his acting and producing exploits. Childish Gambino’s diverse talents are evident from the moment he steps on to stage. He sings, raps and plays the piano, all brilliantly. The anticipation of the crowd is incredibly intense, and the roar from the crowd when Gambino finally emerges is incredible. Since the rise of his musical career in 2008, Gambino has built quite the fan following and the devotion of his fans is evident from the excited looks on the audience’s faces. Gambino starts the show on his piano, hushing the crowd instantly. Gambino takes hip hop to new heights in his arrangements, and sets quite the atmosphere. He alternates between singing and rapping, and his set list becomes more and more upbeat as the night goes on. The set was minimalist, dark and atmospheric with the occasional strobe flashing and brightening up the darkness. Gambino performs all his hits, placing particular emphasis on albums ‘Kauai’ and ‘Because the Internet’.

Childish Gambino, an artist who has progressed from the world of TV and into music and looking at the huge amount of fans packed into this venue it was clearly an intelligent career move.

Since his first album was released in 2011, Donald Glover has been critically praised as a creative force in hip hop. His work, often very conceptual is brought to life onstage in a similar way. A dark, brooding set that looks more like that of a dodgy backstreet than a huge stage sets the tone well and as Glover steps out the applause are large but not outrageous, similarly to how you would applaud a piece of theatre.

As he takes to the piano and begins a complex hand picking of tracks from his second album 'Because The Internet' which act as one lengthy and complex introduction. A mammoth seven songs in before the audience are offered reprieve by 'The Palisades' and '3005'. Throughout the set, Childish Gambino quietly demonstrates why he is a driving force in taking hip hop to a new place and the audience watch often astounded by this young, new artist.

The concert was absolutely surreal. Starting with Vince staples was amazing where he kept it simple with a regular black hoodie and a few videos as a background, while he was absolutely killing all of his songs. Next there was a short intermission in between the two acts where everyone was able to meet and everyone was for the most part friendly. Than Childish Gambino came to stage and was able to please the entire crowd with some lesser known songs. In about the middle of his performance he started playing "This is America" where it was probably his most hype song. Later playing other popular songs such as "3005" and finished off with "RedBone"

Overall the show was great. After he performed This is America the audience knew there was supposed to be an encore because many of us saw the set list. We sat there for about 20 minutes until the sound engineers started packing up and ushers telling us the show was over. There's word that he injured himself while performing but it hasn't been confirmed. Due to the concert being cut short, we missed out on him performing Redbone, 3005 & Sweatpants. The 50 minutes he was on stage was incredible, I just wish we could've seen the rest seeing as how this is Childish Gambino's last tour.

last night i attended childish gambino’s concert in the O2 arena. he was an amazing performer and really made our night with his dancing and comical personality. the energy he had whilst on stage completely transferred into the crowd and everyone had a great time. he sung a variety of songs from 3 of his albums along with some new songs which were received very well. gambino seemed like a real genuine guy when he connected with his fans and told the crowd stories from his life. i would definitely see him again live, such a talented artist.

The concert was nothing short of amazing. The experience was vibe from the time he touched the stage to the time he left. I'm sad that this is his last tour, but I'm hopeful that he'll be back to surprise his fans and supporters. I enjoyed the thought and work that he put into his performance and visuals. I would definitely go a second and third time if I could.

Really great show by a great artist. Let down somewhat by a venue that needs to sort out its ticketing / entry systems and staff, lots of miscommunication had hundreds of people really struggling to get inside for the start.

Best show I have ever been to. He is an amazing performer, super entertaining and engaging. He makes the show fun even for those of us up in the cheap seats. I wish we could have spent another couple of hours there!

One of the best audiovisual performances I have seen.
His way of dancing and performing is astonishing, animal-like, brutal and beautiful at the same time.
The band and the dancers were great too.