Short and Bittersweet
by Alexis T. on 7/21/25Portsmouth Pavilion - PortsmouthRating: 3 out of 5Unfortunately, thunderstorms bring the concert to a halt. MC Lyte was hustled off stage. Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick were rushed on and did 3 songs. While the rain was not the promoter’s fault, it wasn’t my fault either. I spent good money and came up extremely short with no compensation!!! We saw all of Arrested Development (very good) and EPMD (fantastic) and snippets of MC Lyte, Slick Rick, and Doug E. Fresh (excellent for what we saw but definitely not enough). I guess it happens, but what was really upsetting was that between the acts, the promoter play R&B - really old R&B at a hip hop concert. Talk about not knowing your audience. I was not at all impressed.