Amazing but left frustrated
by Soul Musings Corner on 10/16/25Rating: 3 out of 5Mama's Gun is my favorite Badu album, and I was at the first Mama's Gun tour 25 years ago, so there was no way I was missing this show. I've seen her perform no less than 15 times, yet I've never noticed her "lateness"until this show. I think it's because every show is amazing and usually at least 2 hours long. This being the Mama's Gun 25th anniversary show, I expected to hear every single song from the album. Didn't happen. And I'm still pissed about it. Going on stage at 9:40 p.m. when you know there is an 11 p.m. curfew means some songs may not get sung. She cut Booty short and didn't do A.D. 2000 and Times A Wastin', which is a travesty. She only did the first verse of my all-time favorite song, "Green Eyes,"because it was at the curfew cutoff. If you look at the setlist for this show, she actually could have performed the entire album had she not added other songs or gave one of the backup singers and extended solo. Side note, I'm actually not mad she threw in Out My Mind, Just in Time because that's my second favorite Badu song and I've never seen her perform it live. Overall, it was a fantastic time, just disappointed she didn't do every song from the album. I'm hoping for the rest of the tour, Badu does every song (which it appears happened in Vegas), so fans like myself won't be disappointed and frustrated. This was my first time at The Hollywood Bowl, and it is an amazing venue. Taking a shuttle from the LA Zoo was a great idea (even though our shuttle was the last one to leave).
