Childish Gambino Photos at The Chelsea
Donald Glover, known by his stage name Childish Gambino, brought his Deep Web Tour to the mophie Stage at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
The lyrical genius warmed up the crowd by playing the piano to “The Library,” the intro off his recent album because the internet. Childish Gambino then launched into a heart-pounding performance that kept the crowd jumping with hits, such as “3005,” “Pink Toes,” “Worldstar” and “Crawl.” After completing his set with “Earth: The Oldest Computer,” Childish Gambino reclaimed the stage for an encore as the sold-out crowd chanted, “Worldstar.” “Let’s do some old stuff, Las Vegas,” he claimed before ending the night on a high note with a medley of his classic songs, including “So Fly,” “Do Ya Like” and “Heartbeat,” a hit from his debut album CAMP.
Inspired by some of the world’s most iconic venues, The Chelsea is a 40,000 square-foot transformable space featuring remnant brick tiling, an eclectic collection of stage production props, a vintage lobby bar, private VIP opera boxes and a memorable grand staircase complete with a dramatic chandelier.
Upcoming shows at The Chelsea include: Bruno Mars (May 23 & 24); Chelsea Handler (June 13 & 14); Kraftwerk 3-D Concert (June 28); Ed Sheeran (Aug. 29 & 30) and Keith Urban (Aug. 31).
Click on the photos in the photo gallery to see larger images. Photos Credit: © Erik Kabik/ Retna/ erikkabik.com
About Childish Gambino
In 2013, Glover signed on to create a music-themed show for FX titled Atlanta in which he will star, write, and executive produce. Consequently, Glover decided to reduce his work for NBC, and appeared in only five of Community’s 13 episode fifth season. Although many TV stations were interested in picking up his half-hour comedy, he ultimately picked FX due to their willingness to work around his touring schedule.
On October 4, 2013, Glover announced on Twitter that his second studio album was completed. He further announced this at Homecoming Week at Penn State, stating “I got a new album coming out soon, so this is the last time we’re gonna play a lot of this shit.” On October 8, 2013, he announced its title as Because the Internet and revealed that it would be released in December 2013. On October 21, 2013, Glover released the first single “3005”, and announced a release date for the album as December 10, 2013. On February 15, 2014, the rapper launched his Deep Web Tour in the UK. On February 27, Childish Gambino is scheduled to begin the United States portion of his tour with a gig at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California. – Wikipedia