Quick Concert Review: Migos-- Cambridge, MA-- March 2nd, 2016

Show: The Dab Tour featuring Migos, Skippa Da Flippa and Domingo Mango and Mango Foo
Venue: The Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, MA
Date: March 2nd, 2016

Domingo Mango and Mango Foo: At least one of these Mango clowns is related to Offset from Migos and it couldn't be more obvious when listening to them that they're trying to trying to cash-in on that goodwill.  Domingo Mango and Mango Foo are basically Migos if you took away the energy, charisma and technical abilities (aka what makes them good) that drives their music. The only saving grace of their set was that they played for just 10 minutes and promptly left the stage with little-to-no fanfare.

Skippa Da Flippa: Another one of Migos proteges that I'd never really listened to before this show. He was far from perfect, but he had a decent flow, some fun hooks and knew how to work a crowd, which is exactly what you want in an opener for these type of shows.

Migos: This was easily the most nervous I've ever been to see an artist live in my life. I'd heard so many horror stories about the poor quality of Migos live shows that I was incredibly reluctant to shell out $36 for the ticket to this show, but ultimately my devout fandom was enough for me to roll the dice and pray that they've tightened up their live act since their last major tour early last year. My gamble paid off big time as Migos put on a phenomenal show that will more than likely go down as one of the most fun shows I attend in 2016. Their high-energy, incredibly tight performance was the exact opposite of the sloppy, stagnant group I'd read about in other reviews. With the exception of two chorus-only medleys, they played every song from start to finish and all three members of the group were putting forth maximum effort on the mic for the duration of the set. There was a couple of issues with the sound mix at times and the almost complete lack of material from their breakout mixtape Y.R.N. was a bit disappointing, but for the most part their 75-minute set served as a forceful reminder of why they're the eccentric, unheralded kings of the trap rap scene. I urge everyone that's a fan of theirs to get tickets to see them on this tour or the next time they're in your area.

Scores:
Domingo Mango and Mango Foo: 3/10
Skippa Da Flippa 7/10
Migos 8.5/10

Setlist:
Migos (order may be off in the middle):
Hoe on a Mission
Plan B
Chances
WOA
You Wanna See
Fall Back
Hannah Montana
No Label II medley (Antidope/Ounces/Emmit Smith) (choruses only)
Bricks (Carnage cover)
Freak No More
Wishy Washy
One Time
Pipe it Up
Look at My Dab
Fight Night
Handsome and Wealthy
First 48
Medley (Birds/Hit Em/two other songs that I didn't recognize) (choruses only)