In addition to the extravagant audio-visual performance fans could watch Glover’s new show, Atlanta, at an amphitheater on site. Gambino, decked out in tribal attire and body paint, performed several new tracks that would eventually become the Awaken project. Images projected upon across the inside of the dome included dancing aliens, skeletons, and moving planets amongst other things. Upon entry to the dome, fans were treated to a virtual reality-like experience. When the time came, he held multiple performances over the weekend in a large dome structure. Once the countdown was over, the app revealed that Gambino would debut new music at a three day event/festival September 2-4 in Joshua Tree in California. Some hypothesized it would be a live-streamed listening party exclusively through the app or a new album would be released for purchase. The app contained a timer, which caused an uproar of speculation across the internet. Over the summer, Gambino tweeted a link to to a mysterious app called “Pharos.” Pharos, the Greek name for Stari Grad, is a Croatian Island where one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World once stood. The months leading up to the release of Awaken were met with great anticipation from fans. Yeah, you can say Donald is doing pretty well for himself. He wrote and starred in his critically-acclaimed show Atlanta, he received news he’s about to become a father, was casted as Lando Calrissan in the upcoming Han Solo Star Wars film, and now he’s celebrating the release of third studio album titled Awaken My Love!. The renaissance man of entertainment had an amazing year. It seems that 2016 was a horrible year for everyone-everyone except for Donald Glover, or as you may also know him, Childish Gambino.
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It bred a controversial presidential election, took the lives of important figures in pop culture, Britain left the European Union, and racial tensions were at all time high. 2016 was a year filled with tension and strife.