A$AP Ferg sells out Emo’s

Announcing his tour in December, A$AP Ferg kicked off the start of his Mad Man Tour in Philadelphia on February 28. The highly anticipated tour hit Austin on March 10 at Emo’s venue.

Joining Ferg, were rappers Denzel Curry and IDK. Both delivered energetic opening acts, keeping the crowd excited for what else was to come. They will be joining him through the rest of the tour which wraps up in Ferg’s hometown of New York on April 14.The doors opened at 8 p.m and the line had started hours prior because of people wanting to be closer to the stage with some even camping out. Others showed up to the venue in hopes of catching a resale due to the show selling out.

IDK, a rapper from London, started the show off, demonstrating his incredible lyricism and ability to deliver rhyme after rhyme. The crowd followed along energetically. At one point the rapper brought up a fan who had been waiting outside of the venue since noon.

Denzel Curry came out next and hyped up the crowd even more. Curry’s delivery was flawless. He jumped around the stage and interacted with the audience. He finished his set off by performing one of his most popular songs called “Ultimate.”

Because the crowd was moshing so hard and everyone was jumping to the song, Curry decided to pause and brought out IDK for the second half of the song. The buildup to the chorus made the crowd lose their minds when it dropped.

When Ferg finally hit the stage, it was like the gates of heaven opening. Bright white lights surrounded him on the stage, illuminating his head to toe white outfit. The first track off of his latest album Still Striving slowly built up and blasted through the speakers, causing the audience to erupt into a sea of jumping bodies.

Ferg expressed his excitement to be in Austin, again, thanking his fans for all the love on his latest album. Ferg followed the show with songs off of the new record like “Olympian,” “One Night Savage” and “Aww Yeah”. He also added a couple songs from his past albums like Shabba and as well as a couple songs from A$AP Mob like “Yamborghini High” and “Hella Hoes”.

The show closer was “Plain Jane”, which quickly became his most popular song after he released it as a single. This song was what really made the crowds energy intensify, everyone was bouncing and screaming along. Even after the song was over the buzz remained in the crowd.

After the show ended, the merchandise table was filled with people trying to buy shirts and hoodies. I was lucky to grab some before the show started.

Ferg’s ability to capture a crowd so effortlessly with his words is one of the reasons why his performances are so great. Coming from Harlem, Ferg has always done his own thing never really following everyone else. His eccentricism has always separated him from the rest.