George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic (Farewell Tour) – August 24th – The Bomb Factory – Dallas, TX
George Clinton did not seem at all like a man on the verge of retiring from the road as he gave up the funk with the latest edition of Parliament-Funkadelic on what is being advertised on Clinton’s final tour. The music & even the band will live on without him he assures & if this show is any indication, I can’t imagine it ever stopping.
Clitnon sat down on occasion. He’s 78 & shit, they didn’t even go on till well after midnight, hell I was ready to sit down. That is until the party started & when a P-Funk Party starts it doesn’t stop until you do.
The show itself has great meaning for us – This was my wife & I’s first date in this very building 2 & half years ago. So much has transpired in the short amount of time & we were ready to celebrate.
urrounded by longtime members of the P-Funk All-Stars and new blood, including a few of his grandkids, on a stage that was crowded at times with more than 15 singers and musicians including DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight a longtime fixture of the P-Funk universe tearing it up on the epic guitar lead that was Maggot Brain & more.
The funk legend playfully flirted with women in the audience, many of whom were brought on that already-crowded stage as P-Funk took the party atmosphere to the next level, following Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker) & Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples & more
This tour feels like a victory lap for a man who truly revolutionized the culture. Funkadelic isn’t just a band name; it’s a blueprint for blurring the lines between genres and bringing the people together as one.
Setlist:
Dog Star (Fly On)
Funkadelic Set
Get Off Your Ass and Jam
Pole Power
Meow Meow
Get Low
Super Stupid
One Nation Under a Groove
(Not Just) Knee Deep
Parliament Set
Flash Light
Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples
Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Up for the Down Stroke
Encore:
Atomic Dog
Ain’t No Party Like a P-Funk Party
The man was clearly having too much fun to say goodbye & if this is the end for Brother George, he deserves his rest & our eternal respect & gratitude.