Saturday night was the LMFAO and Kid Cudi concert at Boston College. Obviously a big night to make a fashion statement.
Here are our outfits from that night. We interrupted our pregaming to snap these before heading down to Conte Forum where the concert was held.
Lesley paired an American Apparel cropped tank top in Oyster Piqué with quirky Ecoté high-waisted leopard print culottes. She also wore a vintage silver necklace inherited from her grandmother's extensive costume jewelry collection, a woven leather belt, and edgy biker-inspired black heeled ankle boots from Forever 21.
Lucy put a twist on classic black and white by pairing a Free People lace bandeau under a Free People tank worn backwards to show off its cool crochet/lace pattern. She included a tribal bodycon mini skirt from American Apparel, and finished off the look with a simple black Goody headband, an assortment of silver rings, and vintage Bagatelle leather boots.
After waiting in line -- actually, more of a giant blob of pushy drunk people -- we finally made it inside Conte. We caught the tail end of the opening act, a BC student DJ competition winner called CoastConnect. LMFAO came onstage pretty soon after. Their energy was high and their outfits were ridiculous. We especially loved one bandmember's green sequin harem pants and another dude traipsing around with a robot box over his head....SO bummed we didn't get a pic!
Lesley's Review: As big a fan as I am of Cudi -- he seriously is a musical genius in my opinion, whoever would have thought Band of Horses and hip hop would go together? -- I was pretty disappointed in the concert as a whole. For having waited so long to get a ticket, it just wasn't up to par with my expectations. LMFAO had a very peppy performance, but it was almost too peppy. They kept jumping up and down that their voices sounded winded. Also, I was unfamiliar with a lot of their songs and a lot of them blended together and sounded the same to me. I'll admit though that I went wild for "I'm in Miami Bitch," and "Shots." Definite crowd pleasers. As for Cudi, I felt that he didn't play enough of his catchy, upbeat hits to keep the crowd's attention. First off, the speakers blowing in the middle of his song was a giant buzzkill, not to mention I was afraid he'd get pissed off at the booing crowd and just decided to end his set early. Thankfully, he came back onstage after a tense wait, and continued giving a relatively entertaining performance. The biggest issue I had with his set is that he spent too much time singing his less-upbeat, newer songs. Not to say that those songs aren't great, but it's not the kind of music I want to hear at a concert. I got kind of bored half-way through, to be honest. The only very chill song that I actually wanted to hear, "The Prayer" wasn't even performed. I guess overall I had a good time at the concert -- just being in that kind of atmosphere is fun in and of itself -- but had I known that I'd have to wait 6 hours in line for a ticket to a so-so show, I wouldn't have wasted my time.
Lucy's Review: I'll be the first to name Kid Cudi as one of my favorite contemporary artists; I think he is incredibly talented as a lyricist and producer, not-to-mention his ability to effortlessly blend an urban hip-hop and retro hipster style. As such, I'm giving this show a mixed (and somewhat biased) review. After LMFAO left the crowd craving shots, Cudi made a less-than-spectacular entrance onstage; it seemed that his enthusiasm for the performance was somewhat lacking in that he wasn't quite so passionate about being there. When the mic cut out during "Soundtrack 2 My Life," the rapper swiftly left the stage, not to return to the crowd for at least 30 minutes. I had heard of Cudi's diva-ish behaviors from friends and celebrity sources, so this course of events didn't exactly fare well for my concert review. I'll be honest, when Cudi returned after the technical difficulties, he finished strong. "Up, Up & Away (The Wake & Bake Song)," "Cudi Zone," "Memories," and "Pursuit of Happiness" were definite crowd-pleasers. I was pretty disappointed that he didn't include mixtape classics such as "Mauie Wowie," "Cleveland Is the Reason," and "The Prayer," but I think it's safe to assume that problems with the soundsystem caused him to have to cut his set short. In conclusion, I'll say the show was a success. Was it worth the 6-hour wait in line for tickets and body-crushing mosh pit-style entry? Ehhhh....I dunno if I would do it over again....but I certainly enjoyed rocking out to the Kid for a night. I'm still pretty starstruck.
Pregame in Edmonds (Left to right: Shiva, James, Lucy, Katie)
My favorite diva rocking the shades
At the concert (Left to Right: Danielle, James, Shiva)
Shiva, Lucy, & the two Danielles!
Rockin' out to LMFAO with James & Sheevs (had to whip out the wayfarers)
That look of disgust is really one of love!
More pregaming in Edmonds! (Lesley, James, Shiva, Lucy, and Katie).
James singing along while Shiva and Lucy cheese it up for the camera. Favorite thing about this picture? The smiling freshman in the background.
Zareen and Lesley smiling big after hearting "Shots," Z's theme song.
Also, check out Cudi's new video for the catchy song "All Summer" featuring Best Coast and Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij. The artists are seen wearing big caricature heads of themselves, which makes for a strange but entertaining sight.
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