A day filled with police in riot gear and helicopters circling overhead seems more like a played-out trope of hip-hop music videos than a free concert.
But for Atlanta-based rapper Future, the finale of his “Salute the Fans” tour saw two cancellations, major street closures and throngs of fans being turned away before he and his fans finally prevailed on his third try.
Future’s four-date tour to promote his new album, “DS2,” has consisted of free, secret shows around the country. The time and location of these performances has been announced the day of the show. He had already wrapped up Atlanta, Chicago and New York before hitting Los Angeles, where he tweeted out “The Roxy” around 9:30 Thursday morning.
Almost immediately, fans began pouring onto the Sunset Strip in hopes of snagging a wristband for the 500-capacity midnight performance.
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