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The final set I caught at Firefly 2014 came from Childish Gambino, otherwise known as actor/comedian Donald Glover (Troy on Community). After Broken Bells, a wave of teenagers came shoving towards the front as if is was a matter of life and death. I contemplated sticking around, but the crowd became too intense that I determined it simply wasn’t worth being uncomfortable for the final set of a long weekend. I made my way back and watched the show from afar, still able to take things in just fine.

As a rapper Gambino is a completely different person to the character Glover played on Community, an alter-ego of sorts. He has a handle over his audience, who absolutely love him. The young crowd was mirroring his behavior, screaming every word right back at him. While I did enjoy the set fine enough, I am quite surprised at how big of a following – and how passionate – that he has developed. Don’t get me wrong, Gambino puts on a fun show, but I was just taken aback at just how crazy his fans got. I didn’t realize how big he has gotten.

Setlist:

1. I. Crawl
2. II. Worldstar
3. I. The Worst Guys
4. II. Shadows
5. IV. Sweatpants
6. Do Ya Like / Got This Money
7. Heartbeat
8 Fire Fly
9. I. Flight of the Navigator
10. II. Zealots of Stockholm (Free Information)
11. Freestyle
12. III. Telegraph Ave.
13. I. Pink Toes
14. V. 3005
15. II. Earth: The Oldest Computer (The Last Night)
16. One Up
17. Black Faces
18. All the Shine
19. Sunrise
20. Freaks and Geeks
21. BonfireIMG_3257

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