Frank Ocean doesn’t mind keeping fans waiting. In addition to taking four years to release Blonde, his follow-up to the critically acclaimed Channel Orange, Ocean hasn’t seen the stage in quite some time—until Friday.
After canceling a handful of anticipated performances (Primavera, Sasquatch!, and Hangout), Ocean performed a headlining set on a rainy night at NorthSide Festival in Aaurhus, Denmark. This marks his first show since the summer of 2014.
Frank opened by playing a bunch of his new music: “Pretty Sweet” and “Solo” (Blonde) as well as “Chanel” and “Lens” (solo tracks that premiered on his Beats 1 Radio show blondedRADIO).
Ocean also set up a merchandise tent that featured new t-shirts.
Frank Ocean Blonded Merch. #NorthSide #FrankOcean #Blonded #FrankOceanMerch pic.twitter.com/oCd0Bb0TKm
Footage and photos from the performance are sporadically popping up on social media. We'll update this post as we see them come in.
Frank Ocean Setlist for Northside Festival on June 9th
would appreciate if y'all replied of what the last song was pic.twitter.com/LeUvASXhiV
Frank performing Lens for the first time. pic.twitter.com/SROrVxicqs
Frank performing Chanel a few moments ago. pic.twitter.com/EeXyApgU2W
#FrankOcean fans are THE BEST!!!!! The cult is v legit. Frank sounds great! pic.twitter.com/0hQ5BuFqux
frank currently on the keys for "Good Guy" #NS17 pic.twitter.com/AKqa2KXsOq
For those interested in the full experience, one fan is streaming the performance on Periscope.
