SNOOP DOGG LIVE @ THE MIF
| Manchester, UK (July 2011) On
July 15th 2011Snoop Dogg hit the stage in Manchester, UK to perform his
debut album "Doggystyle" in full to a packed crowd at the Apollo
venue for the Manchester International Festival 2011.
The stage, featuring a huge screen video-wall back-drop that showcased the
original album artwork by Joe Cool, also included a fire hydrant,
lowrider bike and a bench. The reason for the bench soon became clear when
Snoop finally began the show [following some technical hitches] as
almost the entire supporting cast of "Doggystyle" were in attendance.
Daz, Kurupt, RBX, Lady of Rage and Warren G all took to the
stage throughout the night to lend their vocals to tracks from the LP.
Right from the unmistakable sound of "G-Funk Intro" the night was set
and over the next hour Snoop took the crowd through back-to-back
classic's [Gin & Juice, Who Am I (What's My Name?), Murder Was The Case,
Serial Killa, For All My N*ggaz & B*tches, Ain't No Fun] interspersed with
more recent collaborations with Dr Dre from "2001" including
"Still Dre" and "The Next Episode."
The most poignant point of last night was the tribute to Nate Dogg
when Snoop called for a moment of silence before Warren G took
to the stage to perform "Regulate" alone for one of the first times
since Nate's death in March of this year. For those who haven't
already please take a moment to read our
Remembering Nate Dogg Feature where we spoke to E-40,
Battlecat, Kokane, Lady Of Rage, Fredwreck, DJ Quik, Crooked I, Big C-Style,
Lil Half Dead, Bad Azz, Frank Nitty and of course Warren G to
Remember Nate Dogg.
In terms of the overall show Snoop ensured that everyone was covered
last night - whether you have known him since the early 90s or simply from
his recent work with Pharell, Akon and David Guetta ["Wet"
from his 2011 release "Doggumentary"] you couldn't fail but to have a
track you could know and love.
The most striking thing about the whole show was that there are so few
albums like "Doggystyle" - how many artists have made an album that
can be performed live in its entirity to a packed crowd of all ages and have
each one of them reliving the first time they heard "Doggystyle."
"The Chronic" changed Hip-Hop and "Doggystyle" took Death Row in
the 90s to the next level, a fusion of Gangsta and Fun that few have ever
manged to acheive.
We have photos from during the show from Dubcnn reader cameraphones, shots
of Snoop and Warren G signing autographs/meeting fans after
the show and a short clip of Warren G Performing "Regulate,"
check them below.
Photo Gallery
Video: Warren G Performing Regulate At The Manchester International Festival
(2011)
