The Age of Pleasure

Released 2023 on Bad Boy Records. Photography by Mason Rose.

Monday, September 11 | Janelle Monáe became my first concert at The Armory. We're old, so we got seats in the balcony – there are only a small number of seats across the mostly GA, 8,000-person capacity. We're glad we did as it was quite comfortable and nice in the balcony. Monáe's performance was both great, and maybe not quite as amazing as I had hoped. She's incredibly talented, and became emotional as she remembered Prince and his influence on her toward the end. Felt wonderful to have a different final-song experience than all other shows across the country as she wrapped with Prince's Let's Go Crazy.

setlist

via: jzfski

Truth be told, I personally am not as "OMG this is amazing" with this one as I am with all of her other albums. Heading to a concert in early September, though!

so sexy and chic. 4.5/5

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