Spark Arena

2022 - 7 - 22

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Review: Tyler, The Creator - Spark Arena, July 2022. (Coup De Main Magazine)

"We are really on the other side of the fucking Earth right now," Tyler, The Creator incredulously declared in between songs at his Auckland show last night ...

In what can only be described as elegant mayhem, Tyler rapped, sung, and cut shapes like no other - with the audience rapturously anticipating every next move he would make. I know it means a lot to a lot of people, and it means a lot to me that it means a lot to a lot of people." Alongside the resplendent performance Tyler gave, pyrotechnics and open flames only elevated the already elaborate on-stage production - a sleepaway, deserted island version of the extensive US tour's production (which featured a two-storey house, Rolls Royce, plus a boat to transport him between two stages), with an impressive video screen that journeyed through different seasons and meteorological conditions.

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