2022 Hangout Music Fest Day 1The heat coming off the stage at Post Malone’s Hangout Music Fest was surprising. That’s not a figure of speech. The people in the front row probably could have toasted marshmallows in the radiant energy from his pyrotechnics.
“Thank you so much … That’s the first time I ever f---ing played that song in my life,” said Malone, whose music ranges from tough rap to pop ballads such as the mega-hit “Circles.” “And I appreciate everybody who may have never heard it, I appreciate you hanging in there and listening, man.” As much as any artist at the festival, Malone had a lot riding on his show. He was one of the biggest stars in pop before the onset of the pandemic, but he’s gone a long time without releasing new music. That’s changing: The release of his new album, “Twelve Carat Toothache,” is imminent. If Friday’s show was indication, he’s ready to pick up right where he left off -- and so are his fans.
The evacuation itself seemed to present minimal difficulty, as crowds had been light. That was not the case when gates reopened after a delay of a little over two hours: With the weather outlook now clear, thousands of fans lined up to get in. And yet, despite the clowning, Tree performed to a crowd that sang along word for word with many songs -- particularly “Alien Boy,” with its appropriately alienated refrain: “I fell down to Earth/ From a hundred miles away/ and somehow I still make it work/ But it’s overrated and somehow played out.”
Hangoutfest Why does refuse to report on the decade long international investigation into Shaul Zislin and humantrafficking? Do you want your Alabama girls down there with the Russian mafia?