Post Malone @ Climate Pledge Arena - Seattle

November 5th 2022: Post Malone, Roddy Ricch @ Climate Pledge Arena - Seattle, WA

Post Malone - Photos Courtesy of Stephanie Dore

In a sea of smartphones, shrouded by heavy clouds of smoke and lit by strobes, Post Malone showed up and delivered a two-plus hour singalong to a massive sold-out crowd at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena. The rapper/singer was out touring his fourth and most recent album, 2022's Twelve Carat Toothache, supported by opener Roddy Ricch. It was a super sparse show, just Postie on stage by himself, clad in jeans and a white t-shirt, occasionally donning a token hat or necklace handed to him from the fans, who he high-fived throughout the set. Sure, there were loud pyrotechnics and a few fancy lasers, but this set was about as stripped down as you can get, which is uncommon for a big arena tour — no band, no backup dancers, no guest appearances, no distractions. Which, for nearly any other artist, might prove troublesome or boring, but Postie's die-hard fans seemed to be fully on board, shouting every lyric, recording every move, and enjoying every minute.

Roddy Ricch