Talib Kweli Tickets

AMAZING show. One of the best shows so far this year. I saw him 8 years ago and fell in love and this show def stood up to my expectations.

Talib Kweli has the right combination of smart lyrics, a great band, and good state presence. Really enjoyed Jean Greasy as special guest!

Opening act was horrid. Wrong band to open for Talib. I hated that part. Never again. Talib and Jean Grae were perfect!

I've followed Talib throughout most of his career and have seen him play at numerous events in that tenure. This show, however, was absolutely deplorable. The tickets and event page listed doors opening at 7pm and show starting at 8pm. Doors did not open until 8:15pm and an opening act (if that's what you'd call them), which were not listed, took the stage at about ten past nine. If their sole purpose was to get the crowd going and prime them for Talib's grand entrance, they may have served their purpose, but to banter on for 45 minutes was mind-numbing at best. In common hip hop show format, they sounded awful through the house acoustics and brought their entourage on stage which did little more than attempt to drag unwilling female patrons onto the stage. To this end, they were not successful. At about 10:15pm Talib finally made his grand entrance and although by this time I was ready to walk out, I figured that I had waited three hours to see him, the least I could do was hear him out. What ensued was what I assume to be some of his newer material and while I was not all that impressed, I figured he'd get around to his classics, which he did and pulled off perfectly. I guess what troubles me most about this show is that the Talib that I "knew" was someone who was all about class (and class consciousness for that matter), and what he showed me was that in the twilight of an illustrious career he has succumbed to the vanity of his own celebrity. This whole "I'll go on when I'm good and ready to" does not sit well with me and is an indication to me that he really doesn't care about his fans so much as he does about the casual whims of stardom.

This show was everything I wanted. The only two problems was a pretty weak opening act, just airhorn rap. The show was also supposed to start at 8pm but didn't kick off until 9:30. But other than that Talib played all the best. He spit fire and so did Jean Grae, oh my lord. Everyone he had on the stage (Jean, Reece(sp?) and the live band) were absolutely filthy. Overall a lot of fun, positive crowd. Always love the Paradise Rock Club too.

After a terrible opening act, Talib came out with energy. I was really impressed with the variety in his show, playing for over two hours and incorporating song from all albums. Loved seeing Res and the first girl (can't remember her name) contributing to the show. They were a highlight. Res' Fleetwood Mac cover and the Beatles "all the lonely people" added a familiarity. It's nice to see Talib still so passionate about performing.

Talib always has, and apparently always will, set the standard by which other rappers' lyrics, flow and performance can be measured. Kweli forever!

Second time seeing talib & he just keeps getting better. Don't know how that's possible but i witnessed it :)

An amazing show, as always, from Talib Kweli! Great set list, the band was unbelievably talented, the classics were played (including Reflection Eternal and BlackStar joints) as well as a great sampling off the Gutter Rainbows album.

Supposed 8pm show start. NOBODY even went on the stage until 9:15, even to do a sound check. When someone finally did go on it was the abysamally, ridiculously, silly bad Fred the Godson (had to google it later to find out who it was). That shouting nonsense went on for an hour. Then a DJ went on and spun records I could have stayed home to listen to for 30+ minutes. I think Talib was coming on as we all were walking out the door-- at 10:45. Absolutely ridiculous, worst night I've had in recent memory.

I always, always, always go to Talib Kweli shows in Milwaukee because he is one of the few if not ONLY real hip hop artists that shows consistent love to this city. The show as usual was great, he did some new stuff from Gutter Rainbows. He really gives his all when he performs. (sidebar ladies) And he looks like he's hitting that gym up pretty good. :-) If I have ANY complaints it wouldn't be about him, it would be about the crowd, maybe 7-8 people in the crowd knew the hook to Slum Village's "The Look of Love". OMG. Really Milwaukee? I guess all most folk around here really listen to is Gucci, Plies and Wayne! Ugh. Nevertheless, I hope he continues to bless our city with his talent and hopefully he can drag some other greats here with him. Jean Grae opening up would've been CRAZY. One Love.

Talib Kweli is a legend and put on a legendary show.

By far the best kept secret in the rap game. With all this (c)rap that gets air play these days Telib Kweli keeps producing track after track of thought provoking lyrics over head bobbing music. Although I had just picked up his Gutter Rainbow CD on Friday before the show( is it sad that this type of artist is not better promoted in this city) I was still able to follow along with track “How You Love me” “ Gutter Rainbow” and “ Friends & family”. I am more a fan of Talib’s solo projects and could take or leave the segment with Hi-Teck, but all in all the was the most bang for my Buck show I have been to in quite some time. The warm up groups Alpha Live and Oreo Jones provide the energy, yet the group after them but before Kweli kind took some wind of a my sails, yet as soon as Telib Kweli came on all was restored great show Telib Kweli is the truth !!!!!

My only complaint is that Talib kept us waiting for what seemed like forever. Once he came out, though, all was forgiven. And it was amazing that he had Hi-Tek with him, which was completely unexpected. They played many songs, not only from Talib's albums, but also from Black Star and Reflection Eternal.

eXcellent show...excellent performer!! Talib and Fashawn both exceeded my expectations. Did i mention that the oe ad only Ms. Jean Grae made a special appearance too? Can't wait til he comes back to the PHX bc i will be there!!!!

Love the sound.. nice venue.. Talib was masterful as always. Very nice set by Fashawn.. Nice suprise also by a local act..4got the name but the kids brought a nice energy ..would like to see more. All n all a good night for hip hop.

Good. show just the artist on stage doing there thing! no need for back up dancers and effects just true hip hop! talib kweli did a nice range of songs from his various albums

Fashawn opened up the evening with a set that lasted about 30-40 minutes. I wasn't that familiar with his work aside from Samsonite Man, but he actually puts on a pretty good live show with minimal interference from his hype man (I can't stand hype men at hip-hop shows). After Fashawn was David Banner and 9th Wonder. David Banner brought a ton of energy and crowd participation to his show, but he talked way too much. Honestly 60% of his performance was him ranting about various topics. 9th Wonder appeared to be bored at times. Talib Kweli on the other hand was absolutely phenomenal. He performed for about 2 hours with a live band that included bass, keys, drums, and a dj. He ran through all his essential material and performed about 5 or 6 tracks off his Gutter Rainbows album. Kweli is an excellent performer with amazing breath control. He delivered every line of every verse with perfection. Honestly, could not recommend this guy enough! If you want to see why Talib Kweli is a legendary MC, I definitely suggest you check out his live show.

Overall: AWESOME SHOW!! One if the funnest shows ive been too! Loved the venue, very intimate. I would totally go to another show there! Only [minor] down fall was a fight broke out but that had nothing to do with the actual show, so the show was still GREAT!

Location was great, not too crowded and no people were rude. We had access to the VIP section which was great because we were able to sit down and relax prior to Talib performing.