GloRilla wows sold-out crowd at Rod Wave, Moneybagg Yo show in Memphis

Rod Wave continued its Last Lap Tour on Saturday night at FedExForum in Memphisperforming in front of a sold-out audience who were expecting a special surprise.

Before the introspective lyricist hit the stage, fans were treated to sets from Lil Poppa, Dess Dior, Toosii and Memphis’ own Moneybagg Yo.

The CMG rapper was welcomed home to a standing ovation. He performed close to two dozen of his hits and brought out artist YTB FATT, who is signed to Moneybagg’s Bread Gang label, to perform a few songs for the crowd.

The whole arena seemed to be on its feet when the instrument for “On Wat U On,” a Moneybagg/GloRilla duetpumped through the speakers. Screams escalated to roars as the DJ reversed the track, revealing GloRilla entering the stage.

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During her surprise performance, GloRilla, who received two Grammy nominations On Friday, fans were treated to “TGIF” and “Hollon” before returning the stage to Moneybagg, who closed his set by receiving a proclamation from Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery.

Wave’s headlining performance featured innovative visuals, pyrotechnics and a retrospective of his work before launching into new tracks from his latest album, “Last Lap.”

The Florida rapper emerged from an elevator on the stage floor, donning diamonds around his neck and wrists — his only companions on stage. Wave performed solo, no hype man required. Only a DJ and live band accompanied him throughout the set.

Despite the record being less than a month old, the Memphis crowd enthusiastically sang along to every word as Wave performed tracks from the new release like “Fall Fast in Love” and “Passport Junkie.”

The next stop on the Last Lap Tour is Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

Ellen Chamberlain is a journalist at The Commercial Appeal. Email her at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on the Memphis Commercial Appeal: Rod Wave show in Memphis features surprise appearance by GloRilla