“CU-DI!  CU-DI!” we chanted, before Kid Cudi made his appearance on stage – dry ice and spandex space suit included.  Openers Logic and Tyler the Creator were fun enough, but the audience had been waiting patiently all night to see “the man on the moon.”  The concert was held Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Alliant Energy Center.

Logic is a new name out there, and was clearly still having a genuinely good time like only a new performer can have.  He got the crowd warmed up for Tyler the Creator, which really started to swell by that point.  He, too, was chanted on stage, and proceeded to basically freak out the remainder of his time.  He rapped, he gyrated…but the crowd dug it. Songs like “Tron Cat” may be a little hardcore for me, but his fans were happy to see him.

And finally, Cudi.  He seemed significantly more sober than I had expected, and actually had a lot of enthusiasm.  He opened with a lot of energy, however despite that, he lost the crowd during some slower songs.

But with his best-known songs, he couldn’t miss.  Smoke and green lighting set the mood for “Marijuana,” and “Man on the Moon” was another enjoyable classic Cudi song. “Soundtrack to My Life” was one of the more magical moments of the show, and was sung by almost every audience member. “Day ‘N’ Nite” was unfortunately sort of skipped over.  It was only played as filler noise between other songs, but I believe the audience would have responded well to a legitimate effort to his most iconic song.

However, the crowd was certainly responding well by the end of his time on stage.  He had us, again chanting, “it’s getting late but I don’t mind…” during “Memories.”  “Pursuit of Happiness” is another favorite Cudi track and was, unsurprisingly, another crowd pleaser. Overall, with the exception of a few lags in energy, Kid Cudi put on a fun concert.Any Cudi fan would have enjoyed seeing him.