Last month, Tyler, The Creator made history at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles with six electrifying sold-out nights of “Chromakopia: The World Tour.”
Following the release of his new highly anticipated album, “Chromakopia,” Tyler, The Creator set a career high of 299,550 album units sold and debuted on the Billboard 200 Chart in November 2024 despite an offset Monday release. This career feat surpassed his career record of 169,000 units with his previous project, “Call Me If You Get Lost.”
His residency at Crypto.com Arena from Feb. 14-21 was the longest of any hip-hop artist in the arena’s history, marking a massive achievement for the genre that has influenced millions since its upbringing.
“Chromakopia: The World Tour” began in St. Paul, Minn., on Feb. 4 and will end in Quezon City, Philippines later this year on Sept. 20. Tyler, The Creator is also accompanied by Paris Texas and Lil Yachty as opening acts, perfectly setting the mood each night.
When it comes to concerts, it’s hard to contest the artistic and creative vision Tyler, The Creator brings to each new era of live music as he expands his catalog. From the show’s carefully crafted theatrics to including multiple stages for viewers to enjoy the show from different angles; he pours all his effort into every movement throughout the night, making each show on the tour feel special.
It’s not often such passionate and raw talents innovate in such a drastic way, especially to the caliber of execution that Tyler, The Creator has brought to the music industry since his first album “Goblin” in 2011.
However, Tyler, The Creator explores a different introspective theme on “Chromakopia,” discussing topics like past family trauma, relationships and the tribulations of his success on tracks like “Noid.”
To reflect these personal themes, the artist took the Crypto.com Arena stage wearing a military-style mask, made robotic movements and sang with emotions tethered to each song, including “Like Him (featuring Lola Young).”
The mask served as a symbolic cloak for this deeply personal project, which explored the emotional challenges he has faced in recent years. At a concert in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 29, Tyler, The Creator spoke about the purpose of the mask.
“It’s so honest that I think I had to wear a mask on my face to get some of that out,” Tyler, The Creator said.
With “Chromakopia” being his sixth headlining tour, his true understanding of using arena space seems to have been polished and mastered in this new tour.
The production layout included three stages spaced throughout the arena with an additional fluctuating pathway stage used for a few songs. The stages helped ensure every person in the arena could visibly see and enjoy the show regardless of where they were seated.
Through such a vast catalog of music, these three stages also serve as a symbolic bridge between the newer and older songs to excite all generations of fans in one night. The use of the recognizable green “Chromakopia” container used throughout the promotion of this album even served as the stage for the newest tracks of his catalog during the show.
The residency also included the middle stage furnished with a living room-like atmosphere, with items including a sofa, record player and a crate of vinyl of his past albums. Tyler used the record player and vinyl to switch between the different albums in his discography, as the fans were taken on a walk through the past hit songs and certain fan favorites.
Some familiar hits included “See You Again (featuring Kali Uchis),” “EARFQUAKE” and “NEW MAGIC WAND.” He also performed fan favorites like, “I THINK,” “WUSYANAME (featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign)” and “Who Dat Boy (featuring A$AP Rocky).”
Tyler Stafford, a student at Moorpark College, attended Tyler, The Creator’s concert and discussed the theatrics of the show.
“I found the way he [Tyler, The Creator] had it set up like a movie on the screen was really creative and stood out,” Stafford explained. “Seeing him flip through albums and the way it was shot was incredible from a theatrics and film point of view.”
Stafford also noted his personal favorite songs performed at the show.
“I know that the song and performance of ‘Take Your Mask Off‘ stood out to me particularly along with ‘Like Him,'” Stafford said. “Not only does a lot of his music deliver a strong message, but his performances added to it so strongly.”
Few artists today combine remarkable music with an unforgettable spectacle as well as Tyler, The Creator. This new and vast era of his career just continues to add to the multitude of accolades that have been achieved throughout his rambunctious and unique rise towards the pinnacle of the music world.
For more information on tour dates, locations or possibly additional shows, check out the Chromakopia Tour website.
