Cranberries, 5740 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20747
Pinkey, Candi, Ray, Nakia (who had called me a "spy" at the last two Tradewinds shows), Mike Smith, Felecia, and PG Slim were there.
Familiar Faces
The line up was: Sean (vocals & guitar), Halima (vocals), Donnell (vocals & Sax), DP (vocals & trumpet), Mike (trombone & vocals), Doc (bass), Dwayne Lee (guitar), Lorenzo (keyboard, second set only), Godfather (keyboard, second set only), Jammin' Jeff (drum kit), Smoke (congas), and Jacques (percussion).
First set
1) Alternating Sean-led Gerald Levert's Funny - it cranked / Percussion solo - Donnell chanted, "Oh my my my" -->
Nikia and Tony were there.
2) Alternating Donnell & Halima-led Ludacris' Runaway Love featuring Mary J. Blige - it cranked / Percussion solo - Jeff threw his sticks in the air / Instrumental jam
3) Donnell-led "Hey ay, Ho oh"
4) Donnell-led "Can we do it for the ladies/fellas? Oh my God!"
5) Alternating Halima-led Shareefa's Cry No More - it cranked / Percussion solo / Donnell-led "___ Is alright!"
6) Alternating Sean-led Omarion's Entourage - it cranked, Donnell chanted, "Wait a minute!" / Percussion solo - Donnell chanted "Eya eya", the frontline danced -->
7) Donnell & Halima-led Kelly Rowland's Like This featuring Eve -->
8) Donnell & Sean-led Do You Think About Me? - I noticed Jacques had a drum sampler / Donnell-led "In & out and Up & down"
Rachelle, Troy, Ebo, and Tracie (Model Chick) were there.
Second set
1) Halima-led Tamia's Can't Get Enough - Sean played guitar, there was a light crank
2) Sean-led Musiq's Buddy - it cranked
3) Halima-led Floetry's Supastar - it cranked, Packy played the cowbell / Donnell-led Rare Essence's "Going to Hollywood" - the frontline danced
4) Donnell-led 50 Cent's In Da Club (tease)
5) Alternating Sean-led Justin Timberlake's Sexy Back - it cranked (I still hate it) / Donnell-led Gangsta -->
6) Halima-led Beyonce's Ring the Alarm - it cranked / DJ Unk's Walk It Out (tease)
7) Halima-led Mis-Teeq's Style - it cranked, Jacques played timbales / Percussion solo - Donnell chanted, "Oh oh O-D oh oh"
Ayisha was there, with her sister.
8) Alternating Donnell-led "Party, party everybody" / Percussion solo - Donnell chanted, "Eya eya" / Sean-led Ne-Yo's So Sick - Donnell chanted, "Wait a minute!" / Sean-led T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc's Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') - the house lights came on -->
9) Donnell & Sean-led Tattoo - it cranked / Donnell-led Rare Essence's Hey Tamika (tease) / Percussion solo / Drum solo - Jeff used no hands, started talking on his cell phone, then started using his hands, Donnell said, "Drop it like that" / Mike trombone solo
