Frank Ocean performs at Way Out West 2017 in Gothenburg, Sweden
Frank played the LGBT Certified Way Out West festival in Gothenburg, Sweden with a full orchestra accompanying him. Rex Orange County also joined his band for the first of two scheduled performances, the next being the Flow Festival in Helsinki on August 13. Spike Jonze recorded video.
Read more about the show at Pitchfork.
Setlist via setlist.fm:
Pretty Sweet (played from recording)
Solo
Chanel
Lens
Biking (Solo)
Hublots
Comme des Garçons
Forrest Gump
Good Guy (featuring orchestral accompaniment)
Self Control ("poolside convo" intro, featuring orchestral accompaniment)
Wither (featuring orchestral accompaniment)
Close to You (featuring orchestral accompaniment)
Never Can Say Goodbye (Jackson 5 cover, featuring orchestral accompaniment)
Ivy (featuring orchestral accompaniment)
Pink + White (featuring orchestral accompaniment)
Nights
Pyramids
Thinkin' Bout You
Nikes
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