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Travis Scott truly brought the circus to Johannesburg this past play and the metropolis showed up for him successful afloat force. The American rapper performed to a sold-out assemblage of implicit 70,000 fans astatine the iconic FNB Stadium arsenic portion of his ongoing Circus Maximus satellite tour, successful enactment of his deed medium Utopia.
Fans had been waiting for years for this moment, and not adjacent the grey clouds oregon chilly upwind could halt them from showing up aboriginal and acceptable to rage. By the clip the lights dimmed and flames changeable into the sky, the vigor successful the stadium was unmatched. Travis took the signifier to deafening cheers, opening with “Hyaena” earlier rolling into “Modern Jam,” “My Eyes,” and assemblage favourites similar “Butterfly Effect” and “Mamacita.”
Known for his larger-than-life performances, Travis turned the FNB Stadium into a satellite of dependable and spectacle — pyrotechnics, lasers, smoke, and a setlist that blended aged hits with caller tracks from Utopia. At 1 point, helium paused mid-show, taking successful the country earlier him, tens of thousands of fans rapping on connection for word. You could archer the infinitesimal deed him. He smiled, thanked South Africa for the love, and promised to instrumentality soon.
And yes, existent to La Flame fashion, FE!N made respective appearances passim the nighttime — six times, to beryllium exact. Each 1 louder than the last.
Travis Scott’s halt successful Johannesburg wasn’t conscionable different amusement connected the tour; it was a reunion — betwixt an creator and a instrumentality basal that has stayed loyal for years, waiting for the chaos, the spectacle, and the dependable lone helium tin bring.
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