![]() The Los Angeles rapper’s set pieces included a speed boat, boat dock and an adopted personna of a middle-aged tourist complete with a loud Hawaiian shirt, bermuda shorts and dark loafers with white socks. Wildly popular, Grammy-winning hip-hop artist, Tyler the Creator played the main Lady Bird Lake stage with the Austin skyline in the background. It may have been the most eloquent set of the entire weekend. This was a make-up performance of sorts and the high-priestess of hip-hop delivered with a fantastic ensemble band behind her with talented backing singers harmonizing with the legendary Dallas artist during tracks, “Honey” and popular track (the crowd cheered when the band began playing it) “Tyrone” near the end of the amazing performance. Given Badu is known for arriving late the singer had a famously short set due to her arriving at Zilker Park late at ACL Fest in 2008. The band ran through a long, extended introduction that set the tone for the performance before Badu finally appeared, resplendent in a glittery, sparkly, rainbow coverall over her outfit which looked like something an experienced festival goer might put on with fuzzy boots and colorful clothing topped by one of those cowboy hats that singer Pharrel likes to wear. Just after the sun set on Zilker Park where the festival takes place, Erykah Badu’s band took their places at the Miller Stage. One thing is clear though, 070 Shake is on her way up the musical food chain quickly. The young fans who comprised the bulk of the audience knew every word, singing along at each opportunity. ![]() And they did without skipping a beat, clambering over the barricades to get in on the fun while festival security staff scrambled to keep up. Not long into the set, Shake invited fans onto the stage to join her for the next song. She certainly isn’t a shrinking violet performer either, eventually screaming into her microphone when her backing track failed during the show. She has a decidedly urban look, sporting black combat boots, baggy black jeans tucked into them, and armbands that appear to be bandages. The Dominican New Jersey-born artist gained a large audience due to her affiliation with Kanye West and other high-profile rappers. Upcoming young rapper, Danielle Balbuena, better known as 070 Shake took the Tito’s Vodka Stage not long after White Reaper in front of an oversized crowd trying their best to cram underneath the tent that covers the area. That meant a less than impressive crowd that were lucky enough to see the irreverent garage-punks power through a killer, guitar-driven set that included an apt cover of Nirvana’s “Aneurysm.” Anyone watching that performance couldn’t help but be charged up at the conclusion of the show. when there was not a slice of shade to be found out front. Louisville’s White Reaper had the unfortunate circumstance of being slotted in at the giant Honda Stage at 2:30 p.m. Day three of of Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Fest) was marked with killer hard rock by White Reaper, a crazy set by 070 Shake, witnessing the sorcery of the high-priestess of hip-hop, Erykah Badu, watching Tyler the Creator sink on his boat themed performance, and Duran Duran delivering a white hot set that made folks forget it was supposed to be Stevie Nicks instead of the UK dance-rock mainstays.
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