Travis Scott Performs Unannounced Club Set During Art Basel In Miami

BYCole Blake2.6K Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
Rolling Loud Miami 2021
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JULY 24: Travis Scott performs on stage during Rolling Loud at Hard Rock Stadium on July 24, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Travis Scott surprised fans with a performance at E11even in Miami, Saturday night.

Travis Scott performed at the nightclub, E11even, while in Miami for this year’s Art Basel festival. The appearance came as a surprise.

During the set, Scott performed “SICKO MODE," “Highest in the Room," and more. Later in the show, a fan rushed to the stage, resulting in Scott pausing his set.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Travis Scott attends the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on September 12, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV/ ViacomCBS)

“You’re on stage like a motherfucker," Scott told the fan, before adding, “Come on. Come on! No bystander rule.”

Scott was in Miami for a scheduled performance to honor Virgil Abloh at the Mirror Mirror Music Festival. The event also featured Benji B and Skepta as co-headliners.

Virgil’s wife, Shannon Abloh, released a statement prior to the commemorative festival.

“Virgil had the ability to bring everyone together to create magic,” Shannon shared. “With his close collaborators, we wanted to bring everyone together to celebrate Virgil–his legacy, his passion, and his care for others."

She continued: “He believed his real work was championing others and we will continue his work supporting youth in the arts with the launch of the Virgil Abloh Foundation in 2023.”

Profits from the event will support the Virgil Abloh Foundation, which launches in 2023. Abloh served as the men’s artistic director of Louis Vuitton and also founded the luxury street label, Off-White. He passed away in 2021 after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma. He was 41.

The Art Basel appearance continues Scott's recent run of live performances. He headlined the 2022 Primavera Sound festival in Chile, last month. At that show, he gave a shout-out to Björk

Check out a clip of Scott's E11even performance here.

[Via]

About The Author
Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.