The rapper, known for his songs about drinking, partying, and generally having a good time, stopped at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield on Sunday night.
Pitbull can officially say he’s “been there, done that,” to Mansfield. The Miami-born rapper brought his Party After Dark tour to the Xfinity Center in Mansfield on Sunday night.
As promised, the party did not stop.
Before Pitbull even stepped on stage, two DJs warmed up the crowd with a flurry of hits that can only be described as the clubbiest of pop and rap. As the sun went down and people filed into their seats (or on the lawn), opener T-Pain hit the stage and delivered a predictable yet lively performance. In between numbers, he would jokingly insist to his onstage DJ/hype man that he needed to keep it “classy” to fully prepare the audience for Pitbull, then launch into a song like “Blame it on the Alcohol.” The crowd was having fun on their feet, for sure.
Soon enough, the lasers and the strobe lights dimmed in Xfinity Center and it was time for Pitbull, Mr. 305 himself, to take the stage. The band performed the introduction to “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC, which bled into “Fight For Your Right” by the Beastie Boys, two universal hype songs. Then there he was, wearing all black, a leather jacket, and his trademark sunglasses (which did not come off the whole night).