Today was the first day of VooDoo Fest 2012 and after an almost three hour drive through ridiculous traffic to New Orleans from Baton Rouge I arrived in enough time to catch the one and only master of funk and Parliament's own, Bootsy Collins in action. He wowed the crowd with not only his music but his extravagant wardrobe changes donning four different, unique outfits throughout his set. He had the crowd feeling the funk from the chords on his equally extravagant guitars playing classic hits from his days with Parliament and its sister act Funkadelic gaining the most sing-a-long back up vocals from the crowd during his 1976 hit single "I'd Rather be with You" which featured a very moving bass solo by the funk legend. To top it off Collins, against the wishes of staff security, leaves the stage to walk in the crowd among his fans while his band continued playing without him until he returned to the stage. It was also the singer's birthday as well and he was presented with a cake by his crew on stage at the end of his set...
There will be more coverage of VooDoo Fest to come so be on the look out here and at OnWaxMagazine.com.....
