Overall, this was one of the least serious concert experiences I have ever been to, but that’s what made it great fun. I’m quite jealous that I wasn’t in the right spot to get pulled up on stage. This was definitely the highlight of the night, especially with the Hammer dance-offs / instructionals throughout the song. What came next was a hilariously bizarre performance of U Can’t Touch This, which I bring you here for your viewing enjoyment: The group began rapping back to him the first few lyrics, ensuring to him that they were ready. After nearly ten minutes of silence and confusion by most of the audience, all of those selected (there must have been at least 100 people) were told to head up onto the stage:įinally, Hammer joined them up on stage and made sure they all knew exactly what was about to happen by simply facing the on-stage crowd and uttering “My my my…” into the microphone, the opening words to U Can’t Touch This. He began personally selecting audience members, pulling them over barracades and telling them to walk up near the stage. At around 10:50 p.m., the show came to a halt when Hammer came down off of the stage and headed toward the audience. ![]() Ultimately his set list included 2 Legit 2 Quit, Pray, Pumps and a Bump, and even Addams Groove from The Addams Family film soundtrack (a song I had forgotten ever existed but was happy to hear it live).īefore Addams Groove, Hammer introduced his son along with a large group of teenage dancers who pop-and-lock’ed through the entire song while Hammer took a spot in the background rapping the song’s lyrics.īut the song everyone wanted to hear is the one that MC Hammer is most famous for recording: U Can’t Touch This. In that regard, Hammer did not disappoint. But at that point everyone close to the stage (includying myself) had been standing there for two-plus hours and were itching for some hit songs that we would actually recognize. Occasionally Hammer talked to the crowd, either introducing an upcoming song or saying how excited he was to be in Orlando. After all, it was in a theme park – no need to take it too seriously! He was performing for park guests of all ages, which is not likely his typical audience.īetween songs, MC Hammer and the dancers walked around (or off) stage, resetting for the next track. He seemed very laid back and simply wanted to have fun with the performance. Even so, it was a blast to see MC Hammer in person, dancing up a storm. Once the DJ hit play on a backing track on his laptop, the show began and Hammer, along with a ton of background dancers, blazed through three or four songs that I didn’t recognize. Hammer strolled on stage with no introduction or theatrics. The atmosphere of this concert was very casual. Finally, around 10 p.m., it was time for MC Hammer to come out. After that passed by, a couple of Mardi Gras people came out on stage and threw beads into the crowd for 15 minutes or so. The Mardi Gras parade music began playing over the stage loudspeakers at 9 p.m., though we couldn’t actually see the parade until 9:30 p.m. As night fell, the crowd began to get larger, with nearly everyone standing and inching closer to the stage by around 8:30 p.m. There was plenty of room to walk around, sit on the fake grass, or stand near the stage and wait for the concert to begin. When I arrived at the Universal Studios concert area at a little before 8 p.m., here’s what the scene looked like: Fortunately, it appears that MC Hammer isn’t nearly as popular as Kelly Clarkson, though I’d personally rather listen to U Can’t Touch This ten times in a row than hear Since U Been Gone even once. ![]() After hearing the horror stories of the massive crowds that showed up for Kelly Clarkson’s show last week, I was worried that I’d end up too far away from the stage to even see Hammer perform. Last night, April 4, 2009, I attended the MC Hammer show at Universal Studios’ Mardi Gras as my very first Mardi Gras concert experience.
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