Ughhhhh
I debated heavily on attending this event because 1) Big K.R.I.T. was the one and ONLY artist I had any interest in seeing, 2) I don't smoke 3) I wasn't sure of the type of crown the show would bring and 4) none of my friends cared as much as me so I would be attending the show alone. After chatting with a few people on Twitter about KRIT's set in other cities, I decided to purchase the ticket. I had no idea who all the opening acts were and most of them SUCKED. It should be noted that apparently Tommy Hilfiger's son, "Rich Hill", has a record deal and he was...okay. I didn't rush home to download his music or anything. Of the rest that I did see, I would have to say Corner Boy P was really the only one that held my interest. He's download worthy.
Moving on. It occurred to me that when all of the opening acts asked the question "Who did you come to see tonight?! or "Are you ready to see_________?!"....NO ONE mentioned Big K.R.I.T.'s name. I was thinking, "Hey! what about Big K.R.I.T?!"....during a few moments of silence between acts, I even yelled out his name, everyone around me laughed.
So now I've been standing in a cloud of smoke for 2.5 hours and I'm beginning to wonder when I will be done with all of these rooty poot rappers and on to Big K.R.I.T....Still with no one on stage mentioning his name, I go to the only real-time news source that matters...Twitter! I check the twitter pages of @BigKRIT, @fondamusicbox, and @smokersclubtour ...nothing. So I check @BigKRIT mentions and sure enough...two random people have tweeted that he would not be there!!!! I was pissed. I checked with a security guard, who didnt know anything. I got the attention of a camera man on stage who informed me that he wasn't sure if KRIT was there or not, but that KRIT had missed SEVERAL of the last shows. He let me know that was with the Jet Set Crew, and that he could go check for me....but that he honestly didnt care enough (I'm not joking...that's what he said).
I went to the box office to inquire about a refund and was told I would have to contact Ticketmaster directly (*your letter is in the mail*) SO I LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OPENING ACTS! PISSED!!