The Roc's in the Building!

If the cancellation of the first few weeks of the NBA season, meant that I had the opportunity to watch Jay Z and Kanye West perform at Madison Square Garden... Well currently I feel like I came out on top.  A last minute concert was added when the NBA cancelled the first month of basketball and as soon as I heard, I knew I was going no matter what.  It was only 2 weeks before the concert was scheduled to happen when the tickets went on sale, I asked all my direct reports at the time to work on a high priority project that morning.  Get me tickets to the concert!  We all failed the initial challenge, but the good thing is that there was a secondary market ready to give me a ticket at the right price.  That right price meant that I bought tickets in the highest section possible, but I was in the building!

Watching a concert at Madison Square Garden has always been a goal of mine since moving to NY.  But watching a Jay Z concert in NYC at MSG was on my bucket list.  I never thought I would have the opportunity but the timing worked out great.  You have NOOO idea how excited I was for this concert.  I can't think of another concert I would rather go see.

So we got there a little early.  The ticket said 7:30, so obviously Christie and I get there right at 7:30.  But Jay Z and Kanye weren't showing up on stage till 9:30.  So we had 2 hours to hang out at MSG.  I guess everyone else knew when to show up as it was a packed house when the show started.  Why don't they just put both times on the ticket?

Finally 2 hours later the concert started and it was the best concert I have ever been to.  They performed for 2.5 hours from 9:30 - midnight.  No stops, no opening act, and no dancers.  Just Kanye and Jay Z. It was amazing!  They just went back and forth and performed together.

Below is the set list:

Throne Music 

H.A.M. 

Who Gon Stop Me 

Try a Little Tenderness 

Otis 

Welcome to the Jungle 

Gotta Have It 

Where I'm From (over "Angels" instrumental) 

Nigga What? Nigga Who? 

Jigga My Nigga 

Can't Tell Me Nothing 

Flashing Lights 

Through The Wire 

Jesus Walks 

Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) 

PSA 

U Don't Know 

Run This Town 

Monster 

Power/Power Remix 

Made in America 

New Day 

Hard Knock Life 

Izzo 

New York, New York (Frank Sinatra) 

Empire State of Mind 

Runaway 

Heartless 

Stronger 

D.A.N.C.E. (Justice) 

On To The Next One 

Dirt Off Your Shoulders 

Give it to Me 

That's My Bitch 

Good Life 

Touch The Sky 

All of the Lights 

Big Pimpin' 

Gold Digger 

99 Problems 

What a Wonderful World 

(Louis Armstrong cover)

No Church in the Wild 

Lift Off 

Niggas In Paris 

Niggas In Paris 

Encore:

Niggas In Paris 

Encore 

Lucifer 

Money Ain't A Thang 

Can I Get A... 

Money, Cash, Hoes 

Get Em High 

All Falls Down 

Why I Love You