“Circus Maximus” is the name of this tour, on the route of which Krakow is one of the first European cities. From the beginning of the concert, a significant reversal of hierarchy was visible compared to antiquity. Those gathered in the amphitheater did not wait for the person walking through the underground corridor to the arena to fall victim to a bloodbath, like thousands of slaves in the times of the Roman Empire, but to become the hero of a hip-hop spectacle, precisely on the ruins of old social relations. This is a musical “Utopia”, which became a fact in front of several thousand fans, chanting “Travis! Travis!”. The name of their hero. And to think that not long ago Polish youth were injected with colonial ideas about the mentality of Kali.
Now equipped with a microphone and an iridescent red headband, the Houston, Texas, rapper was a friendly master of ceremonies, though he loomed over the audience from a several-story runway shaped like a ruined fortress.
In this architectural fantasy, there was room for a tower that had been gnawed by the teeth of time and a bridge over the gate. On these wide walls, Travis danced and rapped, amid plumes of flame, supported by a DJ and fans who formed moshpit circles on the dance floor. This is how punk pogo used to be danced. Now rap reigns supreme.
Travis Scott: Utopia – Circus Maximus World Tour in Krakow
Most fans were waiting for the moment when the spotlights began to sweep them. Then Travis picked out a girl and a boy from the crowd, who sang and danced with him to two hits – “sdp interlude” and “Backrooms”, a cover of Plaiboi Carti.