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11/01/2022

R.I.P. Takeoff (member of hip-hop trio Migos)

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Takeoff, one-third of the influential Atlanta hip-hop group Migos, died in an early Tuesday morning shooting at a Houston private party at the age of twenty-eight, while two others were injured, reports are confirming.

Police responded shortly after 2:30 a.m. to reports of shots fired at 810 Billiards & Bowling, where numerous people had gathered outside of the three-floor bowling alley reportedly playing dice, when some kind of disagreement broke out, and officers arrived to discover one victim already dead. Reports say Takeoff may have been hit by a stray bullet and no suspects have been detained.

Migos began in 2008 in Lawrenceville, Georgia, composed of three rappers known by stage names Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff (aka Kirshnik Khari Ball), going on to influence the genre with their North Atlanta-centric rap stylings.

They released their commercial debut single "Versace" in 2013, from their mixtape Y.R.N. (Young Rich Ni**as) and went on to release several more singles, including their four Billboard Hot 100 top 10 entries "Bad and Boujee" (with Lil Uzi Vert) (2016, went to #1), "MotorSport" (with Nicki Minaj / Cardi B) (2017, peaked at #6), "Stir Fry" (2018, peaked at #8), and "Walk It Talk It" (with Drake) (2018, peaked at #10).

The trio released their debut album Yung Rich Nation in July 2015 through 300 Entertainment/Quality Control Music and second album, Culture, was released in January 2017, debuting atop the US Billboard 200 chart.

The group would then sign a deal with Motown/Capitol Records in early 2017 and followed up the previous album with Culture II in January 2018, which also went to Number One. In 2021 fourth album Culture III was released, the third and final installment of their Culture Trilogy

In October 2022, Takeoff and Quavo (also his uncle) released an album without Offset entitled Only Built for Infinity Links, resulting in a rift between the trio.

We caught the trio live in Minneapolis back in 2018 as part of Super Bowl Week festivities when they surprised the crowd at the Armory for a short mid-set appearance in the middle of Machine Gun Kelly's set.

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02/03/2018

Imagine Dragons at EA Sports Bowl, The Armory, Minneapolis (01 Feb 2018)

Imagine Dragons Setlist

I Don't Know Why
It's Time
Gold
Whatever It Takes
I'll Make It Up to You
Mouth of the River
Yesterday
Start Over
Demons
Rise Up
On Top of the World
I Bet My Life
Thunder
with K.Flay
Believer
Walking the Wire
Radioactive

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Super Bowl Week in Minneapolis officially kicked into high gear as its newest concert venue (rehabbed to life in one of downtown’s oldest buildings) The Armory hosted its first proper concert as EA Sports Bowl presented Imagine Dragons.

Stay tuned for a more detailed report, but we wanted to get the setlist, pictures and initial notes up as soon as possible.

The red carpet was filled with numerous sports and culture celebrities and the venue itself is overall impressive and holds approx. 8,400 – a perfect niche between places like the smaller Roy Wilkins and the twice-as-large Target Center and Xcel Energy Center.

Opening act Machine Gun Kelly surprised the audience by bringing up hot hip-hop trio Migos mid-set, playing an hour-long set alternating between slicing verse and shredding guitar.

Instead of being bored watching the set change between acts, EA Sports hosted game competitions that saw Jamie Foxx face UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson on the just-released UFC 3 game and New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara face Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in a game of Madden 18.

Imagine Dragons brought their arena-ready sound to a venue half the size, connecting with the crowd on tracks from the new record, as well as previous radio favorites. K. Flay even joined the band on stage mid-set, for their re-imagined ‘Thunder’ and singer Dan Reynolds gave a heartfelt speech about depression before the band’s ‘Demons’.

All in all, a great night at a promising new venue—stay tuned for more details!

Imagine Dragons TOUR DATES

02/16/2018 Merksem, Belgium Antwerps Sportpaleis
02/17/2018 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Rockhal
02/19/2018 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
02/22/2018 Paris, France AccorHotels Arena
02/24/2018 Birmingham, UK Genting Arena
02/26/2018 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena
02/28/2018 London, UK O2 - London
03/01/2018 London, UK O2 - London
03/03/2018 Manchester, UK Manchester Arena
03/04/2018 Glasgow, UK The SSE Hydro
03/16/2018 Lollapalooza Argentina
03/17/2018 Lollapalooza Chile
03/20/2018 Asuncion, Jockey Club del Paraguay
03/22/2018 Rio De Janeiro, KM De Vantagens Hall
03/24/2018 Lollapalooza Brazil
04/03/2018 Paris, France AccorHotels Arena
04/04/2018 Floirac, Bordeaux Metropole Arena
04/06/2018 Barcelona, Spain Palau Sant Jordi
04/07/2018 Madrid, Spain WiZink Center
04/09/2018 Montpellier, France Arena Montpellier
04/10/2018 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier
04/12/2018 Munich, Germany Olympic Hall
04/13/2018 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
04/15/2018 Vienna, Austria Wiener Stadthalle
04/16/2018 Prague, Czech Republic O2 Arena
04/18/2018 Oberhausen, Konig - Pilsener Arena
04/19/2018 Frankfurt, Festhalle - Messe Frankfurt
04/22/2018 Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena
04/25/2018 Oslo, Norway Oslo Spektrum Arena
04/26/2018 Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Globe
05/12/2018 Perth, Australia Perth Arena
05/15/2018 Melbourne, Margaret Court Arena
05/16/2018 Melbourne, Margaret Court Arena
05/18/2018 Boondall, Brisbane Entertainment Centre
05/19/2018 Sydney, Australia Qudos Bank Arena
05/21/2018 Auckland, New Zealand Spark Arena
05/23/2018 Wellington, New Zealand TSB Bank Arena
08/29/2018 Moscow, Russia Dynamo Central Stadium
08/31/2018 Kiev, Ukraine Olympic Stadium