Surrey, BC – Rising out of Louisville, Kentucky, the trap soul king himself, Bryson Tiller, brought his A game to Holland Park in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada for the 2nd annual FVDED in the Park summer music festival this past weekend.
Kicking off his performance with “Ten Nine Fourteen,” Pen Griffey walked nonchalantly onto the stage in all black, dawning his signature “P” hat. Tiller was met enthusiastically by the crowd, greeted by thousands upon thousands of high-pitched screams and arms in the air. Speaking candidly with his eager audience, Tiller told the masses, “It was only last year that I was just your average guy … working at Papa Johns, just trying to make a living.” Tiller’s endearing humility was seen and heard from a distance. His “just your average guy” relatability continuously shone through in his lyrics—lyrics that the majority of the audience were all clearly well-versed in.
Tiller’s most crowd-pleasing and crowd-participatory performances were that of tracks, “Sorry Not Sorry,” “Let Em’ Know,” and “Exchange.” “Open Interlude” was also a definite crowd-fave in which Tiller passionately rocked the mic and showcased his vocal range. With cellphones raised for Snapchat vids and booties propped up on shoulders of jacked dude-bros in snapbacks, Tiller was undeniably the R&B and trap soul man of the hour, and of this generation.
“Don’t”—the single that single-handedly broke Bryson Tiller on the scene last year—was poetically set as the show-finisher. It seemed only fitting that there were smoke machines going and flaming visuals burning brightly behind him; Tiller was on fire. Articulately delivering his bars and working the crowd with his smooth, soulful vocals, fans swooned and when given the mic, finished off his sentences. No silences. The masses knew exactly what (and who) was next up.
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Words: Racquel Villagante
Photos: Dalley
