2015 | TLC & Nelly

Anyone who grew up in the 90s or early 2000s and listened to hip hop to any degree would be familiar with the names Nelly and TLC. TLC as in T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chili. Not tender loving care. Nelly is remembered for the unique sound he brought to hip hop when introducing the world to his number one bestselling single country grammer while TLC was just the greatest all female group to debut in R&B. TLC also brought a unique sound to their music as they had meaningful lyrics, great vocals, and one of them was the dedicated rapper of the group. For those that don’t know, it was Left Eye.

Nelly and TLC performed as openers for The New Kids on The Block, but that didn’t necessarily make their performance any less exciting. Nelly played to the crowd fairly well as he performed his top selling songs. Despite the fact that Nelly performed the opening performance and most people were likely there for The New Kids on The Block, many in the audience still sang along and participated in his performance. Hundreds of young women’s voices could be heard singing along with his song ‘Hot in Here’ as he worked the stage.

Though there’s never been a rapper to perform at a concert and not bring some friends along that have nothing to do with the song, but perform it on stage anyway. However, to his credit Nelly did not crowd the stage with friends performing with him, nor did he heavily rely on dancers. Overall he did a fairly good job at not over-crowding the stage with dancers or random people and still managed to get the crowd on their feet.

While the crowd had their fun during the Nelly performance, screams loud enough to burst an eardrum or at least be heard from down the street occurred once TLC was up to perform. While Nelly was about playing to the crowd, TLC focused on their performance. They began with their song ‘Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg’ and kept the high energy flowing, dancing and all, all the way up until they turned it down for their bestselling song ‘Waterfalls’. And they did not disappoint. They sang their songs and danced along with back up dancers with kind of energy that would make a K-Pop group jealous.

Overall, both Nelly and TLC put on great performances that definitely gave me some nostalgia. Also, I learned that if you really like a song you will not forget the lyrics even if it has been years since you have heard it.

About Nelly:
Nelly began his solo career after debuting his hit album Country Grammer in 2000 eventually becoming number one on the Billboard 200 as well as his bestselling album. He continued his streak of producing number one hits such as “Hot in Here” and “Dilemma” (featuring Kelly Rowland) which won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance in 2003. This success eventually led him to creating the hit single “Shake Ya Tailfeather” (featuring Diddy and Murphy Lee) for the Bad Boys 2 movie soundtrack which was released in theaters later that year. Not long after producing that single Nelly won another Grammy Award in 2004.

Nelly | Setlist:

1. I.
2. Air Force Ones
3. Country Grammer
4. Dilemma
5. Just A Dream
6. Ride With Me
7. Grillz
8. Hot in Here

About TLC:
TLC debuted with their album Ooooooohhh… On the TLC Tip in 1992 introducing a unique blend of hip-hop and R&B which became a quadruple platinum success.           1994 the group collaborated with some familiar producers for their second studio album CrazySexyCool which then became critically acclaimed and ranked among the 500 greatest albums of all time by the Rolling Stone magazine. The album included singles such as “Creep” and “Waterfalls” which reached number one on the billboard hot 100. This success allowed TLC to win the Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group at the 38^th Annual Grammy Awards.

TLC | Setlist:

1. What About Your Friends
2. Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg
3. Baby Baby Baby
4. Creep
5. Diggin on You
6. Unpretty
7. Red Light Special
8. No Scrubs
9. Meant to Be
10. Waterfalls

NKOTB’s The Main Event Tour with TLC & Nelly | Tour Dates:

Date	City	Venue
Friday, May 1	Las Vegas, NV	Mandalay Bay Events Center
Saturday, May 2	Anaheim, CA	Honda Center
Sunday, May 3	San Jose, CA	SAP Center
Tuesday, May 5	Vancouver, BC	Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Wednesday, May 6	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Dome
Saturday, May 9	Los Angeles, CA	The Forum
Monday, May 11	San Diego, CA	Viejas Arena
Tuesday, May 12	Phoenix, AZ	Gila River Arena
Thursday, May 14	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center
Friday, May 15	New Orleans, LA	Smoothie King Center
Saturday, May 16	Houston, TX	Toyota Center
Monday, May 18	Oklahoma City, OK	Chesapeake Energy Arena
Tuesday, May 19	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center
Wednesday, May 20	St. Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center
Friday, May 22	St. Louis, MO	Scottrade Center
Saturday, May 23	Rosemont, IL	Allstate Arena
Tuesday, May 26	Cincinnati, OH	U.S. Bank Arena
Wednesday, May 27	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Arena
Friday, May 29	Detroit, MI	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Saturday, May 30	Grand Rapids, MI	Van Andel Arena
Sunday, May 31	Indianapolis, IN	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Tuesday, June 2	Charlotte, NC	Time Warner Cable Arena
Thursday, June 4	Fort Lauderdale, FL	BB&T Center
Friday, June 5	Orlando, FL	Amway Center
Saturday, June 6	Atlanta, GA	Philips Arena
Sunday, June 7	Louisville, KY	KFC Yum! Center
Tuesday, June 9	Norfolk, VA	Norfolk Scope Arena
Wednesday, June 10	Washington, D.C.	Verizon Center
Friday, June 12	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Saturday, June 13	Bethlehem, PA	Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Sunday, June 14	Pittsburgh, PA	CONSOL Energy Center
Tuesday, June 16	Columbus, OH	Nationwide Arena
Wednesday, June 17	Cleveland, OH	Quicken Loans Arena
Friday, June 19	Philadelphia, PA	Wells Fargo Center
Saturday, June 20	Uniondale, NY	Nassau Coliseum
Sunday, June 21	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
Monday, June 22	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
Wednesday, June 24	Boston, MA	TD Garden
Saturday, June 27	Hershey, PA	Mixtape Festival @ Hersheypark Stadium
Sunday, June 28	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre
Tuesday, June 30	Montreal, QC	Bell Centre
Thursday, July 2	Buffalo, NY	First Niagara Center

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