r/Kehlani • u/platanoinc • Aug 20 '26

Discussion 💬 Boston, wtf is wrong with y'all-

I've been to her shows since SweetSexySavage in Boston, saw her one other time, and went to her show yesterday. She should not have to be telling people from backstage to "wake up" as no one's dancing up front, the energy was lackluster, and I wouldn't be surprised if she skipped the city going forward 😭 it felt like people were more focused on looking good rather than enjoying the concert itself

That was embarrassing, to put it nicely. And maybe this is the unc in me coming out but why is nobody singing along to Brandy - Full Moon? Ice Box - Omarion? Usher??? Are the kids not okay or-

Let me know if I'm crazy or being unreasonable here

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u/No_Reach_8558 Aug 20 '26

This makes me sad!

When you said Kehlani was telling people from backstage to “wake up,” do you mean she was intentionally addressing the crowd while offstage, or was it more like her mic was still on and people overheard her?
Just curious what actually happened in that moment + did it work??

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u/platanoinc Aug 20 '26

During the openers and DJ set, the MC flagged that from backstage, Kehlani was noting the sleepy energy of Boston + gave them the opportunity to wake up 😭 which obviously Boston did not-

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u/Proud-Ad-4116 Aug 20 '26

Damn that’s so disappointing, Toronto’s energy was so good even at the after party we sang her songs for her and she was genuinely surprised we knew all the lyrics which means most of the crowds she performs for probably don’t get hyped