With 30 years in the game, Raphael Saadiq brought his one-man show, the No Bandwidth Tour, to Dallas with an audience packing the Majestic Theatre on Friday, Sept. 19. They expected to hear the R&B crooner provide a concert with all of his classic chart-topping songs, but what we got was so much more than just the music. Saadiq shared his life story with us like we were on Broadway, showing that before he was Raphael, he was Charles Ray Wiggins, also known as “Ray Ray” from Oakland.
Initially, it’s a shock to be asked to lock up your phones for a show in an age where content is king, but with this show, you realize that locking up your devices allows you to unlock 30 years’ worth of nostalgia.
This was not a regular concert but billed as “one man, one night, three decades of hits.” Saadiq perfectly captured the tour’s name as he graced the stage filled with instruments, including a piano, two giant screens and three different guitars. The lights lowered, and he appeared in a hooded robe that he took off to reveal a sparkly, champagne-colored set paired with Bottega Veneta sneakers. “No bandwidth, just me,” he says, welcoming the crowd…