DUBCNN: Snoop Dogg Live: Manchester International Festival (Review) Photos+Video

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Snoop Dogg Live: Manchester International Festival (Review) - By : Rud - July 16, 2011



Last night Snoop 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 managed 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.

Snoop Dogg Live @ The Manchester International Festival (July 2011) PHOTO & VIDEO

Snoop is back in UK in October for an arena tour, initial dates are: Liverpool Echo Arena - Thursday 6th October 2011, London, The O2 Arena - Friday 7th October, Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena – Saturday 8th October and Glasgow SECC – Sunday 9th October. Stay tuned for more news right here on Dubcnn.

Huge thanks from everyone at Dubcnn to Snoop Dogg and his Stampedge Management team.

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[Okka]

I would pay big bucks to see a concert like this. Hearin' the whole "Doggystyle" live with the original crew would be amazing.

[Mr.(Ko)Kane]

Nice little review, was a nice read.

I've been to a Snoop Dogg show this year as well, which was a stunning show. Had a lot of fun and I really enjoyed watching/hearing nearly the whole DPG camp perform. I would love to see a Snoop Dogg live album happen. He just needs to record some of his favourite songs with the Snoopadelics and put it on CD. Just like he did with the AOL Live session a couple of years, that was nice.  

Lady of Rage was nice enough to take a picture with me. I asked her about her new LP and she said she's looking forward to it and that DJ Premier produced for her lately. She killed Afro Puffs, when she was on stage!

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I asked her about her new LP and she said she's looking forward to it and that DJ Premier produced for her lately. She killed Afro Puffs, when she was on stage!

DOPE!