Walking into the venue I was amazed I could see the whole city, and I mean New York City. We had just stepped into The Williamsburg Waterfront. The sun beaming down onto the water, I thought to myself I’m so lucky to experience something like this. On top of the fantastic view at the venue I was seeing Mr. Kid Cudi himself. After grabbing a couple of summer beers we snuck in front of some people to get a spot. Knowing my shrimp legs I had a bit of trouble seeing the stage at first, but after maneuvering around some Amazon people I could see through a tiny crack between two heads. The minute the man himself stepped on stage the crowd grew excited. We ended up staying in the same spot listening to Cudi’s tunes for about a good 20 minutes. Then wandering away from the pack we grabbed a spot on the grass drank some more beer and enjoyed the music while overlooking the city. All in all I think Kid Cudi’s performance was stellar except for much of his visuals. Coming from someone who produces subtle but always on point videos I was disappointed by what was playing behind him on the screen while he performed. But after all it is Kid Cudi so how could he not be good live. – Lauren Ashley
I had the pleasure of attending Kid Cudi’s “Cud Life” Tour in Austin, TX and I am convinced that there are very few performers that rival the show that Scott Mescudi put on. From the opening track “Scott Mescudi vs. The World” to arguably his most popular song “Pursuit if Happiness” Cudi commanded the attention and directed the crowd with the same passion and ease of a maestro conducting an orchestra. Though Kid Cudi doesn’t have the fan base of hip-hop heavy weights like Jay-Z or Kanye West, I feel that works in his favor. The crowd at a Kid Cudi concert is much more concentrated. You could tell that every person was a real fan. The entire time it felt as if you actually knew him just like it felt he actually knew you. A Kanye West Concert might give you the feeling like you just saw the greatest play of your life. It’s an event. A Kid Cudi concert feels like you just had the most intense mash-up of deep conversations and crazy parties with a close personal friend. It was refreshing to be able to attend a concert where an artist can go through as much, if not more, mixtape material as album material and the entire crowd sing along without missing a beat. It was amazing to me to see how Kid Cudi has come full circle from a kid who at one time had a little too much stage presence, doing everything short of physically pulling people out of their seats, to having to actually ask the crowd to quit cheering his name so that he could actually deliver a closing speech. It’s great to see a Kid Named Cudi make the transformation to a man named Scott Mescudi. – Trent Thompson
I saw this tour in Dallas Texas and I’m not going to lie, as much as I absolutely love the self proclaimed Mr. Rager, I heard he wasn’t very good live. WELL, let me tell you, that is a big fat LIE! I will be honest, the first 15 minutes the sound was a little off but I couldn’t ask for a better night. I’ve seen multiple rap/ hip hop shows and one thing that made me like his show so much more is the fact he was the only person on stage other than his 5 band members. There was no 50 member entourage with him on stage. Also, the flow of the concert was the one thing that struck me as very smart and thought out. There was a flawless movement through out the entire show and was ended perfectly with a encouraging speech and my favorite song of his, Pursuit of Happines. I was on the same high after this show as I was the first time I listened to him. Kudos Scott, Kudos. – Siera Josephine