The Weeknd, BANKS, Travis $cott turn The Forum into Madness; Lana Del Rey guest appearance

The Weeknd, BANKS, Travis $cott turn The Forum into Madness; Lana Del Rey guest appearance
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
December 11, 2015

Is there anyone in music who’s had a bigger 2015 than The Weeknd?

Wednesday night’s show at The Forum – the second of two sold-out shows on The Madness Tour at the 17,500 capacity venue – was further evidence that the answer to that question is no.

With a nearly two-hour set, The Weeknd – aka Abel Tesfaye – proved his merit and vocal prowess. Perhaps the highlight of the hit-filled set was the shocking surprise in the form of a Lana del Rey appearance at the end of his set to perform their track “Prisoner” from his critically-acclaimed 2015 record Beauty Behind the Madness.

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Lana Del Rey fans teach a course in being a terrible crowd

Lana Del Rey fans teach a course in being a terrible crowd
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
April 21, 2014


I’m still trying to figure out where Lana Del Rey’s fans got their superhuman strength to push their way to the front of a packed crowd to see their idol play her Coachella weekend two set at the Outdoor Stage on Sunday night.

I had the experience of being with a group of people set on getting as close as possible to the front. It was even difficult for the Neutral Milk Hotel fans to find their way out. “WE ONLY LIKE NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL!” said one guy trying to make his way out of the crowd, as though he was offering up the statement as some sort of peace treaty.

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