After hearing incredible reviews from the first few shows of Kanye West’s Glow in the Dark tour I was finally able to take it in for myself last night. It lived up to the hype. The three opening acts were excellent, with my only complaint being that Lupe should have been third instead of first because he really got the still filing in crowd going. Lupe had a ridiculous amount of energy and contributor Matt Santos sounded kick ass live. NERD kept the energy pumping, daring the crowd to not stand up and dance and even pulling some ladies from the crowd up on stage for a song. Rhianna made the female contingent happy (as well as this guy standing right in front of me who dances like Richard Simmons. This same guy was in front of me for LCD/Arcade Fire and he is a freaking riot) and she kept the momentum rolling ahead for Mr. West.

Kanye’s set was the most produced concert I have ever been a part of and it really made you forget that he was centering all of the attention no just himself and a mike. He seemed to be going full bore and went all out from start to finish. I finally had some killer seats for a show and was able to snap a ton of pics for your enjoyment (much to the dismay of the Pepsi Center security, who were not allowing any photos). Make sure and spend the cash to see Glow in the Dark if it’s coming through your city.

• April 29 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
• April 30 Austin, TX Frank Irwin Center

May 2008

• May 1 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
• May 2 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
• May 4 Atlanta, GA Gwinette Arena
• May 5 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
• May 6 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
• May 8 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
• May 9 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
• May 10 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
• May 11 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
• May 13 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
• May 15 Boston, MA Tweeter Center
• May 16 Hartford, CT North East Dodge Music Center
• May 17 Philadelphia, PA Susquehana Bank Center
• May 18 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
• May 20 Montreal, Que. Bell Centre
• May 21 Toronto, Ont. Molson Centre
• May 22 Detroit, MI Palace
• May 23 Chicago, IL United Center
• May 24 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
• May 27 Saskatoon, Sask. Credit Union Centre
• May 29 Edmonton, Alb. Rexall Palace
• May 30 Calgary, Alb. Saddledome