WonderFront Music Festival fulfilled a memorable weekend on Day 3, when the multi-genre event was brought back in action. On Sunday, November 20th, WonderFront pulled together an outstanding finale including headliners Cage The Elephant, GRAMMY-award winning artist Gwen Stefani and special guest SchoolBoy Q.
The comeback of WonderFront amped up the lineup since the covid outbreak in 2019 and overall executed a thrilling weekend, living up to high hopes and exceeding festival goer expectations.
Noah Cyrus, an American singer/songwriter began the first show of her 2022-2023 tour at the start of Day 3 of WonderFront. On this sunny Sunday afternoon, Noah, sister of well known Miley Cyrus, performed in San Diego’s very own Seaport Village. Glowing on stage, Cyrus sung from recent 2020 album release THE END OF EVERYTHING tracks “July,” “Lonely” and hit single “Again”(feat. XXXTENTACION).
Electronic dance duo by the stage name of HippieSabotage put on an electric performance at the CoorsLight stage. Brothers Kevin and Jeff Saurer performed one of many shows they’ve done in the SoCal city of San Diego. Best known for appealing dance/electronic music and top releases “Devil Eyes” and featured song “Habits(Stay High)” by indie artist Tove Lo.
To carry through Day 3, ThunderCat took the stage. His groove says it all with his flashy red bass guitar, yellow dreads and sparkling pants suit. Fans went wild when “Funny Thing” was played, one of his many viral hits.
Another memorable show on Sunday was returning DJ trio Cheat Codes. After covering them previously at The Westcott Theatre in Syracuse, Cheat Codes continue to appeal to their crowd, engaging with fans as lead singer Trevor Dahl jumps up on the rail guard shaking hands with show goers. Cheat Codes is well notable for hit singles “Sex” released in 2016, and “No Promises” (feat. Demi Lavato).
Headliner Cage The Elephant held a thrilling show on Sunday evening at the WonderFront Music and Arts Festival. Opening the show with their most well known releases from 2013 album Melophobia, “SpiderHead”. Lead singer of the rock band Matt Shultz makes the crowd go crazy for his erotic jumping, dancing and enthusiasm during his performance. Slamming down on stage with his guitarist, and coming out on stage wearing a memorable outfit of yellow striped pants, bedazzled shoes and leather coat.
Matt Shultz lead the band on quite the wild ride of the show, making it clear he loves what he does and does an outstanding job as lead vocalist for the alternative rock band. As part of their Night Running Tour, Cage The Elephant plays features from the album Social Cues, including the title track and “Black Madonna.” The band left quite the imprint on their fans Sunday evening and an amazing show to remember.
The release of WonderFront’s special guest took show goers by surprise when announced that rapper ScHoolboy Q was taking the stage. As one of raps emerging voices, ScHoolBoy Q began his music career in 2007, his first album Setbacks leading him into the spotlight, gaining a huge rise of attention that launched him into the rap community.
To wrap up the long weekend, Gwen Stefani went bananas for the fans and brought the crowd to a standing uproar, encouraging show goers to sing with her and chants “If I could escape” from fan favorite single “The Sweet Escape.” Stefani began her solo music career back in 2004 when releasing her first solo album “Love.Angel.Music.Baby.” Hit singles “Rich Girl,” “Hollaback Girl” and “The Sweet Escape” proved her to be a commercial success.
Gwen expressed her excitement to perform in San Diego as a solo star, continuing her growth and fame of her music career. Stefani blows her show to full extremes with a team of background dancers, live instruments and a dramatic outfit change from black to a yellow-checkered two-piece set. The pop star carried the energy through her show and sang a well-remembered encore of “HollaBack Girl.” The fans went bananas as they screamed “This shit goes bananas!” to conclude a fulfilling, memorable Day 3 of the notoriously fun WonderFront Music and Arts Festival, leaving show goers ecstatic and in high hopes for what the 2023 lineup will bring to the table.
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