Yelawolf is just one of those special artists to see live. It is crazy how many music genres he can fit into one performance. I feel like anyone could go to one if his shows and bring away something they liked about it. Whether its rap, rock, or country he blends it into one big backwoods block party.
Opening with the intro track on his latest album “Love story” he immediately caught the audience hook, line, and sinker. From then on he controlled the tempo of the building, which he kept at maximum for the majority of the show. He played a majority of old hits for the first half of the show, playing tracks such as “Pop the Trunk”, “Good to Go”, and “Throw it up”. In the middle of all this Yelawolf manages to sneak in the first half of “Friends In Low Places” by Garth Brooks, having the audience waving their hands in the air while he belted the chorus.
The only lull moment was when he talked about the nine people who were murdered in Charleston, North Carolina. He ordered lighters up and a moment of silence for them. Then continued on to condemn the actions of the shooter, Dylann Roof, but he insisted that the rebel flag was a sign of southern heritage saying “I’m not going to let some asshole represent my flag like this”.
After that things got right back to action. While performing “I Wish” off of “Trunk Muzik” Yelawolf and his guitarist, Bones Owens, broke down into “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath. It was crazy to hear such a sound. Two sounds 45 years apart, coming together and sounding so smooth and flawless.Adding the fact he plays with a live band at his shows just enhances the effect of the rock and country influences in his shows.
As the show progressed on Yelawolf began to break out more of his newer tracks including “Box Chevy 5”, “Heart Break”, “Best Friend”, and “Whiskey In a Bottle. In all he was on stage for a good two hours. In those two hours he gave it all he had, going through four microphones and two microphone stands. May those mics rest in peace.
The only negative thing I would have to mention about the show is that there were four fights I witnessed, two of which were right beside me. That made it a lot harder to pay attention the show at a couple of points. I will say that during “Box Chevy 5” one of the fights happened and with Yelawolf playing in the background it made the fight pretty epic. It looked like a movie scene almost.
For anyone who hasn’t seen this man on concert you need to. He will not leave you disappointed. I have seen him three times and none of those times I ever left disappointed.
The Trill Times 