Giveon, The Beach (live), Fox Theater, Oakland, September 18, 2022 (4K)

Giveon plays his song "The Beach" live in concert before a sold-out crowd at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California on September 18, 2022. The Beach appeared on Giveon's debut EP, Take Time (2020). Giveon Evans, stylized as Givēon, is a Grammy nominated R&B singer-songwriter from Long Beach, California. Joining him onstage were Jay Bratten (bass), Dennard Watson (keyboards), George "Spanky" McCurdy (drums), and Luke Kennedy Aiono (guitar). ============== The Beach lyrics: She just let me know Where they show no fear It ain't safe 'round here But she still gonna hold on It ain't safe 'round here But she doesn't run from right here Lust, guns, drugs, violence Lust, guns, drugs, violence, ooh Oh, won't let you go, go, go Won't let you go, go, go Go, oh, ooh Your mama warned you 'bout 562 To tell you the truth, she ain't lyin' to you Baby, you said you ain't scared Oh, girl, I love how you care I'll put your love on a pedestal Whatever you want I'ma get it for you Hop in the whip, we can go skrrt Show you the city that made me like this Ooh, ooh, ooh, made me like this Ooh, ooh, ooh, made me who I am Say, ooh, ooh, ooh, 24th Street Ooh, ooh, ooh, made me who I am See, your mom told you about this side It can get ugly I'm just a boy from the east side Do you love me? Your mom told you about this side It can get ugly I'm just a boy from the east side, oh, no The Beach written by Giveon Dezmann Evans / Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels / Jakob Rabitsch / Carlos Muñoz ============= Givēon - Give Or Take North American live tour dates (2022): Aug. 16 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Metropolitan Opera House Aug. 17 — New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall Aug. 19-20 — New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall Aug. 21 — Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre Aug. 23-24 — Boston, MA @ House of Blues Aug. 26 — Richmond, VA @ The National Aug. 27 — Norfolk, VA @ The Norva Aug. 28 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Aug. 30 — Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy Aug. 31 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz Sept. 2 — Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Sept. 3 — Miami, FL @ The Oasis Sept. 4 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live Sept. 6 — New Orleans, LA @ Orpheum Theater Sept. 8 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall Sept. 9 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre Sept. 10 — Dallas, TX @ The Factory Sept. 12 — Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre Sept. 13 — Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues Sept. 15 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sept. 16 — Los Angeles, CA @ Primavera Sound Sept. 18 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater Sept. 20 — Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater Sept. 21 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre Sept. 22 — Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl Sept. 24 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Union Event Center Sept. 25 — Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom Sept. 27 — Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Sept. 29 — Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland Sept. 30 — Saint Louis, MO @ The Pageant Oct. 2 — Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom Oct. 4 — Detroit, MI @ The Masonic Theater Oct. 5 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater Oct. 7 — Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room At Old National Centre Oct. 8-9 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works Oct. 11 — Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live Oct. 12 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE Oct. 14 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem Oct. 16-17 — Montreal, QC @ MTelus Oct. 19-21 — Toronto, ON @ History ================ Giveon official bio: Giveon has always used his raw, evocative songwriting to mine a confusing world for answers, and that approach has connected to the tune of over 2 billion global streams and nearly 1 billion YouTube views thus far. But, lately, he's been fixed on a problem he can't solve. As he puts it, “Sometimes the truth is rewarded, and sometimes it’s frowned upon. Do we want truth, or a little deception to make us feel better?” This sort of tension is at the heart of Giveon's work. 2022’s “Lie Again” shows off the emotional curiosity and deep warmth of his songs over cinematic R&B arrangements. This sensitivity and love for storytelling traces back to his upbringing in Long Beach, CA, where his mother shielded him and his brothers from the area’s gang culture, and encouraged him to sing. After years of hustle, he bonded with producer Sevn Thomas (Drake, Rihanna) in 2019 and placed “Chicago Freestyle” on Drake’s 2020 mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes. Giveon's March 2020 debut EP Take Time held his first top 40 Hot 100 hit, “Heartbreak Anniversary,” and by March 2021, his When It’s All Said and Done… Take Time compilation debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. (It’s since gone Platinum, and highlight “All to Me” went Gold—his 10th RIAA certification). The seven-time Grammy nominee has been hard at work on a follow-up, figuring out how to best share himself with all eyes on him.