The 311 Cruise has seen the band set sail on the open sea with their fans. Their annual Unity Tour runs through the summer months bringing the 311 style across the states. No band has the unique relationship with their fans that 311 has. While selling nearly nine million albums in America, the band has found innovative ways to bring their music to the masses. Their twelfth album, Mosaic, was released today. 311 has released to date an impressive eleven studio albums. The rap/rock/reggae/funk quintet from Omaha, Nebraska have carved out a niche all their own. While some of these bands have come and gone, one band though that has consistently thrived in the years to follow is 311. From Nirvana to the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the Smashing Pumpkins, there was no shortage of unique, trend setting artists. The fans are a testament to their success – they keep coming back for more each summer.The alternative explosion of the 90’s provided a plethora of amazing bands. If you plan to attend a show in the future, make sure you’re well versed in the 311 catalog because unlike many bands today, each set list is completely different, and they have plenty of material to choose from.įor a band that has been around since the early ‘90s it’s not surprising that they have mastered how to put on a completely fun live show. “Applied Science” (fit with a full band drum routine), “Amber”, and “Beautiful Disaster” catered the casual fan while the seasoned veterans were treated with rarities such as “Outside”, “I’ll Be Here a While” and “Leaving Babylon”. The self-described “happy, slam dance song” “Do You Right”, off of their first album Music, kept the energy alive by having everyone continue to bounce up and down. This first song set the tone for the rest of the night. Lead singer Nick Hexum canvassed the entire stage, all while SA Martinez took the helm vocally, before all five members threw every ounce of energy into the last 30 seconds of the song. Immediately afterwards, fan-favorite “Down” proved that the aging group can dig back into the vault to unleash their inner youth. There wasn’t much movement on stage, as the thump-heavy intro did the talking. Opening with “Transistor Intro” (the hidden track off 1997’s Transistor) the dim blue-lit venue erupted to the rap-rock-reggae-funk-punk-every-other-labeled-genre-under-the-sun groups presence. Tim Mahoney, Chad Sexton, Aaron ‘P-nut’ Wills, SA Martinez, and Nick Hexum took the stage as if it were their first show.
Sure, there are staples and antics on stage that become tired, but the emotion displayed each night and every tour, for the last few decades is quite impressive.
There isn’t much left that 311 hasn’t done, yet they still surprise even their longtime fans when it comes to their live performances. Doughty, McDonald and the rest of the gang ended the set with “Express Yourself” and gave the perfect layup for the night’s main act. Yes, it took this bunch a while to realize how this new song finished, but give them a break – they were heavily influenced by different… things. “We Don’t Wanna Go” was the clear favorite of the bunch, with everyone finally joining in on the chorus towards the end of the song. The set consisted of five songs (“Top of the World”, “Don’t Stop”, “Pon Da Horizon”, “We Don’t Wanna Go”, and “Underneath the Pressure”) off their yet-to-be-released album Top of the World, which is due out August 14th.
The crowd provided their loudest backing vocals to “Baby I Like It” and “Leaving On a Jet Plane”, and it was evident by just these couple of songs that a large majority of them had been introduced to Slightly Stoopid at some point far before this show. This chill, mellow atmosphere was keeping each person from the pit to the lawn dancing in group circles, while simultaneously inhaling marijuana and/or throwing back beers. Most of the set was catered towards their reggae-influenced songs, leaving out their much-desired punk-rock tracks.įor this crowd, Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald could have played the same song over and over and it seemed everyone would have been pleased. A short time later, with the venue nicely filled in and the humidity dropping, the boys from California, Slightly Stoopid, walked on stage to a loud cheer and large pockets of thick smoke (of that marijuana type) already hovering over the crowd.
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