Something in the Water festival makes a splash in downtown D.C.
Indeed, when rapper Lil Uzi Vert performed his hit “XO Tour Llif3” at the festival Saturday in downtown Washington, his spiked hair poking against the Capitol dome backdrop, the song’s refrain — “all my friends are dead” — hit a bit differently.Festival creator Pharrell Williams opened his Saturday-night set with “Freedom,” an appropriate tune for a holiday weekend that marks the end of slavery in Texas.
On social networks and at the scene, however, it seemed as if most people were having a good time. Kevin Thaxton, 47, said he was glad that coronavirus restrictions have abated enough, “so we can do things like this in the city.”Thaxton, a D.C. native, had just finished listening to hometown favorite Backyard Band delight the audience Saturday afternoon with a bevy of crowd-pleasers, including their cover of Adele’s “Hello.
“Make some f---ing noise for the ancestors one time,” said the rapper JID before launching into “Skegee,” a song he released during Black History Month in 2021. “I don’t care if you want to hear it.” The highly melanated event took place on Juneteenth weekend, a time usually celebrated by free events and inclusive gatherings for D.C.’s Black community. The price tag, however, was hardly accessible. Three-day tickets started at almost $350 and quickly sold out. The $50 discounts offered to D.C. and Virginia residents were available for only one day in April.
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