(photo courtesy of The Daily Bruin)
As reported by Edward Truong at the Daily Bruin.
For one night only, Pauley Pavilion was transformed from a college sports arena to a major venue, a West Coast Madison Square Garden. Thousands flocked to see Shawn Corey Carter, otherwise known as Hova, otherwise known as Jigga, otherwise known as Jay-Z.
With just as much gratitude as he had swagger, Jay-Z’s interaction with his audience was a pleasure to be a part of, an exchange of his best lyrics and most entertaining songs. His encore was like a crash course through his discography and while he might have sped through parts of it (If you blinked, you completely missed “’03 Bonnie & Clyde.”), he certainly did justice to some of his best works, from “Can I Get A …” to “Big Pimpin’” and “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem).”
Jay Z - Empire State of Mind (Live @ UCLA) from TP on Vimeo.
The LED display was part of a stunningly beautiful backdrop to Jay-Z’s performance, a series of vertical-shaped lines that presented a skyscraper-like view with dazzling video effects and camera views, especially while performing one of his more modern masterpieces, “Empire State of Mind.”
The crowd was also stunned at the surprise appearance of Rihanna, whose recent media appearances have seemed to propelled her popularity, at least within the audience, to new heights. She performed with Jay-Z in their collaborative hit, “Run This Town,” sans Kayne West, and also sang a song ("Hard") from her upcoming album, “Rated R.” Thankfully, she avoided singing her rather downbeat debut single, “Russian Roulette,” and opted for a more dance-friendly hit, which was too new for anybody to sing along with.
Read the full concert review here:
Daily Bruin - Weekend Review: Jay-Z Concert
Jay-Z's Los Angeles, CA Pauley Pavilion songs performed (Set list):
DOA
Takeover
U Don't Know
99 Problems
Show Me What You Got
Give It To Me
Run This Town ft. Rihanna
(So) Hard - performed by Rihanna
Diamonds
Jigga
Izzo
Jigga What
P.S.A.
Heart of the City
Already Home
Empire State of Mind
A Star Is Born
So Ambitious
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
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Thank You
(Playback set)
Big Pimpin
Hard Knock Life
Encore
Young Forever
Read the full concert review here:
Daily Bruin - Weekend Review: Jay-Z Concert
More fan shot footage below.
Photos:
Getty Images
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Related:
Jay-Z & Rihanna Perform 'Run This Town' At UCLA's Pauley Pavilion
Jay-Z 'The Blueprint 3' World Tour dates:
Nov. 12 – University of Illinois – Assembly Hall – Champaign, IL
Nov. 13 - Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
Nov. 17 - United Spirit Arena - Lubbock, TX
Nov. 19 – Tingley Coliseum – Albuquerque, N.M.
Nov. 20 – Don Haskins Center – El Paso, TX
Nov. 22 – Frank Erwin Center Arena – Austin, TX
And the second leg of the tour starts in 2010 with Young Jeezy opening the show.
Feb. 22 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Feb. 23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
Feb. 25 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
Feb. 27 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
Feb. 28 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Mar. 03 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
Mar. 07 - Norfolk, VA - Norfolk Scope Arena
Mar. 11 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
Mar. 16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
Mar. 19 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
Mar. 20 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
Mar. 22 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
Mar. 24 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion At San Jose
Mar. 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
(video courtesy of TP, shahanamama2you & moviebruin)
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