“(Because it’s) Homecoming, it makes it even more hype,” Franklin said. 

Elementary education sophomore Natalie Kenyatta came with Franklin and was excited to just be at the show, “This is something fun,” Kenyatta said. 

A smaller venue, that’s “high quality” and “newly renovated,” Grewal “was the best venue to do this at,” said Zachary Joelson, University of Michigan senior and co-founder of RushLink, the company that coordinated the event. 

However, despite the high demand and a “sold out” show, fans waited two hours to see DaBaby from the doors opening at 7 p.m. The performance only lasted 30 minutes. 

Biology sophomore Pargol Latif said she and her friends were disappointed with the long wait time, “They told us he’d be out at 7:30, we wanted to go out after this.”

When DaBaby finally arrived at Grewal, a quick transition was made from the opener, NJA, a DJ providing electronic remixes, to DaBaby’s traveling DJ, DJ K.i.D, who mainly emceed the show, giving “Baby” some time to talk with fans via mic.

Drum rolls filled the venue, building anticipation in the crowd. At the same time, “Rest in Peace (Undertaker)” played to introduce the rapper, who came donned in a Spartan snapback and MSU-themed overalls. DaBaby said he was late because he had to stop at the team store to represent MSU. 

While the announcement of DaBaby's arrival did spark some excitement, it was preceded by a wave of disappointment. Many fans had been left waiting, some resorting to different activities, such as watching sports, playing app store games like “Heads Up,” or sitting on the floor. 

Playing songs from older albums, DaBaby’s set featured collabs with artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Pop Smoke and Dua Lipa. Each song was accompanied by a one-liner that “Baby” threw out to introduce the next song, the last word either being a part of the song or the song name itself. 

Accounting freshman Emily Bailey and interdisciplinary humanities freshman Teagan Murphy said they planned to see the show during Welcome Week; however, the rescheduled show just so happened to fall on Bailey’s birthday, and they both had a great time. Bailey and Murphy were dressed up, with Bailey sporting a crown for her birthday.

“I had a lot of people come and take a photo with me,” Bailey said, laughing. 

Bailey and Murphy both agreed that the atmosphere was good, and DaBaby was hyped up with the crowd, though they wished the set was longer – a feeling shared by many when the concert ended around 9:30 p.m.

Computer science sophomore Rina Mulnenin said she loves concerts, but she wished this one had gone on a little longer. 

The sense of wanting more was mutual for physics senior Michael Cadwell, who said he and his friend wished the show had gone on longer, but thought it was fun. 

“Hit,” a 2022 collab with YoungBoy Never Broke Again, capped off the night, with DaBaby thanking fans for coming out and leaving them with anticipation from a night of “something different,” Kenyatta said.