Fans made sure to pour all their energy into Camp Flog Gnaw’s final night.
Following an anticipated first day, Dodger Stadium continued buzzing with festivalgoers’ excitement. Featuring entrancing and animated performances throughout the three stages, day two of Camp Flog Gnaw exemplified Tyler, The Creator’s sentiment of the importance of maintaining the festival as a yearly event, “rain or shine.”
Continue reading for the Daily Bruin’s coverage of day two of Camp Flog Gnaw 2025.
Fousheé
There is no uncharted territory to Fousheé’s talent.
With a chandelier hanging in the middle of Gnaw stage, Fousheé entered the stage wearing a black leather jacket and pants with flowy cream lace sleeves peeking out. Opening with the 2020 collaborative track “Creme’s Interlude,” Fousheé accompanied her soulful vocals with an acoustic guitar. Immediately after, the singer picked up the tempo with the percussion-driven song “closer” from her latest album “Pointy Heights.” Fousheé’s effortless stage presence shone through the set as she strode around the stage, dancing and talking to the crowd. Continuing her genre-bending work, the artist’s set included a reggae-like sound – with strong drums and bass guitar – that unfortunately sometimes drowned out the singer’s vocals.
Fousheé also included a stripped-down section in the set where audience members were able to take a break from the somewhat overwhelming instrumentation and appreciate the singer’s strong vocals. The acoustic-like set was a special shoutout to long-time listeners, and she performed some of her older, iconic works such as “Deep End” – Fousheé’s take on the sampling of her voice in Sleepy Hallow’s “Deep End Freestyle” – which catapulted her career. Toward the latter half of the performance, Fousheé explained to the crowd that her latest record was heavily influenced by her family in Jamaica and followed it with by words of encouragement regarding the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. True to the singer´s artistry, Fousheé ended the set with another genre jump, closing on a true rock note with “simmer down.”
For 45 minutes, the Gnaw stage was consumed by Fousheé’s unmistakable style.
Blood Orange
Blood Orange’s collaborative nature transcended the stage.
Beginning the set a few minutes late, Dev Hynes, the name behind the artistic name and project Blood Orange was illuminated by a single spotlight while wearing overhead headphones and playing keys. Opening with “Thinking Clean,” Hynes ended the set’s intro playing a deconstructed cello. Performing work from almost all of Blood Orange’s records, the setlist featured songs from the debut album “Coastal Grooves” to the latest release “Essex Honey.”
As an unofficial collective, Blood Orange’s performance highlighted all collaborators on stage, especially during highly layered tracks such as “Saint.” Taking turns under the spotlight, Hynes captivated the audience with his guitar skills while the vocals of members Eva Tolkin, Ian Isiah and Tariq Al-Sabir carried many of the tracks, such as the 2013 song “You’re Not Good Enough.” Although the audience remained engaged throughout the hour-long set, the flow was often interrupted by abrupt transitions between songs. However, this didn’t stop the crowd from fully immersing themselves into each song, nonstop chanting the words of the last three tracks: “Champagne Coast,” “The Field” and “Best to you.”
Returning for a third year, Camp Flog Gnaw couldn’t pass up the “Chance” to have Blood Orange again.
Doechii
Doechii brought the Swamp to Camp Flog Gnaw with a magnetic main stage performance.
Long before Doechii’s set started, the audience was ready to experience the Swamp Princess’s musical genius, with members of the crowd chanting her name minutes in advance. At 8:10 pm, the lights to the Camp stage went dark. By 8:12 p.m., class was in session. The stage was designed as a classroom to bring the concept of “Doechii’s School Of Hip Hop” to life, and, as the background dancers entered, the crowd was hooked immediately. Soon after, Doechii rode in to the front of the stage on a desk and performed “STANKA POOH” from the Grammy-winning mixtape, “Alligator Bites Never Heal.”
During the set, the rapper performed deep cuts and hit records – such as “BOOM BAP”and “NISSAN ALTIMA” – which featured a flawlessly crafted dance break to rapper Trina’s “Pull Over.” The audience only grew louder as Doechii was joined onstage by DJ Miss Milan, who delivered words of affirmation to the audience during Doechii’s “Persuasive.” Doechii’s artistry truly shone through during her performance of viral record “DENIAL IS A RIVER,” which was framed as a satirical musical fueled with visuals, energy and audience-engagement. Doechii ended her set with a performance of her Tyler, The Creator collaboration “Balloon,” with everyone in the crowd dancing and singing along.
By the end of her set, Doechii proved she’s no “CATFISH” in rap or performance, cementing her as a Camp Flog Gnaw favorite.
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GloRilla
One thing is for sure – if GloRilla is present, “LET HER COOK.”
Before the start of GloRilla’s set, the Gnaw stage was already prepared for the rapper’s takeover with an elaborate design. Playing into the festival’s theme, the stage featured a camping tent with logs throughout the multiple stage levels added for the performance. At around 9:24 pm, GloRilla’s backup dancers entered the stage while eerie music accompanied by sounds of an owl and a bonfire played. Emerging from the tent, the rapper jumped into her 2022 single “Tomorrow.” Buying into the meticulous theme, GloRilla and her dancers wore matching Girl Scouts attire, with the rapper’s vest overflowing with badges.
The set featured multiple crowd favorites such as “Wanna Be” and “LET HER COOK.” With already high energies among the audience, the Gnaw stage was taken to another level when GloRilla invited the festival curator Tyler, The Creator to join her on the stage. The two performed their popular collaboration “Sticky,” causing an euphoric reaction among listeners. Although, by the last few minutes of the set, the crowd became smaller – as many tried to catch the last performance of the night – the energy levels remained the same until the last second.
Standing among many of the night, GloRilla’s set brought a stellar conclusion to the Gnaw 2025 run.
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