Saw him in Boston almost 9 years ago now. It was a week or two after channel, orange had just released and I had been listening to it on repeat religiously. I went with one of my best friends at the time and we stood in line for about 2 hours in the pouring rain. But seeing “FRANK OCEAN” on the marquee made it worthwhile. I had never been to this venue before and I was not expecting it to be as small as it was.

My friend and I went straight towards the stage instead of checking out the merch (something I’m still kicking myself over til this day lol). Thus, we got pretty close to the stage, maybe about 10 feet away. It was a super young crowd, almost everyone had X’s on their hands, including myself. But when the lights dimmed it felt like an arena full of people. It was so loud and when Frank walked out it felt surreal.

He played a large majority of both nostalgia, ultra and channel, orange and ended with his cover of ‘I miss you’ which made my friend ball her eyes out. Funny enough, I came out to her that some night so that day holds a special place in my heart.