Concerts Howard Theatre

A$AP Ferg @ Howard Theatre

Posted on December 26, 2013
A$AP Ferg in DC

WASHINGTON, DC - December 5th, 2013 - A$AP Ferg performs at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. Ferg is currently touring behind his debut album, Trap Lord, which was released in April. Over the summer he played a memorable set at the Trillectro festival at the Half Street Fairgrounds. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

Seeing A$AP Ferg and his crew perform “Shabba” at this summer’s Trillectro Festival was one of the high moments of concert going for me in 2013. He had the entire crowd signing along and going crazy during his performance. So I was excited about seeing Ferg in a venue the size of the Howard. Unfortunately, this show didn’t live up to his summer performance. He didn’t take the stage until almost midnight (a full 90 minutes after the openers finished), and then spent the rest of the night shaming the audience for not being more energetic. Plus, he only did four songs before turning the show over to his crew for an extended set of their own. I’m sure he came back out and did more of his material, but I didn’t stick around to find out.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 5th, 2013 - A$AP Ferg performs at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. Ferg is currently touring behind his debut album, Trap Lord, which was released in April. Over the summer he played a memorable set at the Trillectro festival at the Half Street Fairgrounds. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, DC - December 5th, 2013 - A$AP Ferg performs at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. Ferg is currently touring behind his debut album, Trap Lord, which was released in April. Over the summer he played a memorable set at the Trillectro festival at the Half Street Fairgrounds. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, DC - December 5th, 2013 - A$AP Ferg performs at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. Ferg is currently touring behind his debut album, Trap Lord, which was released in April. Over the summer he played a memorable set at the Trillectro festival at the Half Street Fairgrounds. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

SHOOTING NOTES: Again, the lighting at the Howard was not very good for this show. Deep, deep reds with little to no spotlights.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 5th, 2013 - A$AP Ferg performs at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. Ferg is currently touring behind his debut album, Trap Lord, which was released in April. Over the summer he played a memorable set at the Trillectro festival at the Half Street Fairgrounds. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

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