Photos by: Aaron J. Thornton
Rod Wave, a Recording Artist known for his soulful voice incorporating rap and r&b, performed in front of an almost full Little Caesars Arena in Detroit as part of his ‘Last Lap’ tour on Wednesday night. The 26 year old Wave, who was born and raised in Florida, released his first album in 2019 and has developed a large following over the past five years. Despite having not won any major awards in the music circuit yet, he has had nominations from the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and iHeart Music Awards. However, from the atmosphere that was on display last night for his show, it is without doubt that the awards will be coming in the future.
Wave’s tour stop in Detroit this time featured opening acts by Eelmatic, Dess Dior, Lil Poppa, Toosii, and Moneybagg Yo. All of them came out to a welcoming crowd that was mostly made up of twenty-somethings, full of energy and very diverse in ethnicities. Dess Dior also brought out local Detroit Rapper Tay B who brought the audience to its feet in support of the hometown artist. All the openers sparked the crowd in anticipation of the main act that was forthcoming.
Although there was a lot of buzz throughout the opening acts, fans grew weary and frustration started to build as they had to sit and wait for Wave, who came out an hour after Moneybagg Yo, who preceded him, finished his set. The delay resulted in Wave starting his performance an hour and a half after his original scheduled set time…