Best Concert Ever
by JB on 10/20/25Rating: 5 out of 5Best artist live hands down. Do yourself a favor and take yo gal to a Smino show when he tours next

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Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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Smino in Concert
Captivating rapper and singer-songwriter Smino employs a full band and backup singers for his live show, bringing lush life to songs like "Anita" and "Wild Irish Roses." It's a deeply felt mix of hip-hop, neo-soul, funk, electronic music and hard rock. Since releasing the S!Ck S!Ck S!Ck and blkjuptr EPs in 2015, Smino has slowly built a fan base through touring and recordings that fuse his eclectic influences with the cutting-edge electronic beats of Monte Booker. He supported Mick Jenkins on the A Quest for Love tour in 2016, SZA on the CTRL tour in 2017 and T-Pain on the Acoustic tour later that year. The second half of his third headlining trek, the Hoopti tour, follows a pair of triumphant appearances at Coachella 2019.
Smino Background
Smino, born Christopher Smith Jr., was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, but found his hip-hop community in the bustling independent rap scene of Chicago. Smith was raised in a musical family, hearing gospel and smooth jazz on the radio. His dad played keys, his mom sang and his cousin Drea Smith is a singer who ended up in bands like He Say/She Say and Pyyramids. Smith played drums in church, began rapping in middle school and eventually released music under his birth name. Later taking the name Smino — a blend of his surname and the Nino Brown character from the film New Jack City — he released a pair of EPs in 2015, garnering attention and guest spots from fellow post-genre rap artists like Saba and Noname. His debut, blkswn, was named one of the best rap albums of the year by Rolling Stone and Complex. His 2018 follow-up, NØIR, featured appearances by Valee and Dreezy. He's a member of the Zero Fatigue collective, which includes producer Monte Booker, singer Ravyn Lenae and rappers Bari and Jay2.
Best artist live hands down. Do yourself a favor and take yo gal to a Smino show when he tours next
Smino is one of the greatest artists I’ve ever seen live, his stage presence combined with natural humour, a live band, skits, and set design really culminate into a memorable experience. I’ve seen many artists to date, and no Hip-Hop artist I’ve seen has really been able to captivate the crowd and bring an intimate experience as Smino. From my experience at the STL show, you can tell he has nothing but love for our city and I enjoyed every second of it, the venue itself was a very great outdoor vibe, however my gripes really come more so with the scale and layout of the venue rather than the concert itself. For those in the bleachers it was pretty far away from the main stage, although the floor was open I’m a disabled vet so it’s hard for me to stand for extended periods - and the bleachers were emptied out a bit because of it. I have been a Smino fan since his very very early days on Soundcloud collaborating with Soulection and watching his career. It was a surreal experience to finally get to see him at home and cannot do anything but recommend him to others. ZF
AMAZING experience, the venue wound up letting anyone go in the ga/standing section, it was amazing
Mamii Samara & Smino was amazing & so worth it with a whole vibe. I’m so excited to got to see them! So real was down for pictures and signatures I’ll definitely go to his show again
Smino is AMAZING!! He took it back to Day 0…Zero Fatigue! It would be impossible to cover all of my favorites in one concert, but this tour came as close as it possibly could. But to be fair…all of his songs are my favorites!! Kountry Kousins Tour is one for the ages and not to be missed!!
I absolutely loveeeeee Smi! his music is everything and his energy is everything… however lol the next time he comes to New York City we need a BIGGER venue! Terminal 5 was packed to the brim… which means he has no problem selling tickets!!! Bigger venue next time!!!! He deserves it!
He kept the crowd vibing, rapping, singing and dancing all night, I just wish that it was at a different venue where buying a vip table cost $300 minimum
He kept the crowd vibing and singing all night, I just wish that it was at a different venue where buying a vip table cost $300 minimum
My 3rd time seeing Smino and it was fire as always. Energy, storytelling and amazing set!
Omg where do I start.. this is hands down the best concert I’ve been to , and I’m not even kidding . He put on a hell of a performance.. I’m talking , he performed for almost 2 hours!! Which is so rare nowadays , iykyk. I actually want to go see him again before the tour ends . 12/10 definitely recommend. Pretty girls love Smino