Masses of people flocked towards the Bud Light stage on Saturday night to witness Metro Boomin and Future’s headline performance. But unfortunately, the crowd had to wait to see one of hip-hop’s favorite duos — they started 30 minutes late.

Metro Boomin and Future have been collaborating since 2013, releasing two albums together this year: “WE DON’T TRUST YOU” and “WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU.”

Metro Boomin, one of the most influential record producers of this generation, is behind numerous hits from artists such as Drake, Post Malone, Kanye West and 21 Savage, among others. 

Future has been known as one of the biggest artists in hip-hop for several years as an influential American rapper known for his trap style and melodic vocals.

Despite their heavy acclaim, the duo gave a very mediocre performance and a disappointing headline act for such talented artists.

At 9:15 p.m., Metro Boomin and Future dramatically took the stage with fire exploding and lights flashing, signaling the beginning of their performance. 

The set began with “Superhero (Heroes & Villains)” with Future sporadically rapping over the backing track while lazily walking back and forth on the stage. 

It was a weak start to their headline performance. The rapper and producer gave very little energy and stage presence — almost as if their reputation alone would give a good performance.

“Chicago, welcome to the ‘WE DON’T TRUST YOU’ tour!” Future yelled. 

The jumbo screens flashed red as “Thought It Was a Drought” started playing, the music periodically cutting out to emphasize the crowd’s singing, but instead cutting to almost dead silence.

“If you came for the ‘WE DON’T TRUST YOU’ tour, make some motherf—— noise n—–,” Future shouted.

The crowd lifelessly screamed and noted the obvious lack of energy.

The audience got the most hyped for “F— Up Some Commas,” throwing their middle fingers up and yelling out the lyrics. 

“Wicked” was briefly played before cutting off and transitioning into Young Thug’s “Relationship,” which was also a crowd favorite.

“We trust y’all,” Future said, unenthusiastically. “We trust y’all Lollapalooza.”

The performance paused for a few minutes about half-way through the set, and the audience was told to take some steps backwards to relieve the pressure towards the front of the stage before the show could resume.

The jumbo screens lit up with the message: “Attention: please take a few steps back and the show will resume shortly.” 

Part of the audience begins to disperse, making their way to the exit, not wanting to wait anymore.

“They sayin’ this motherf—– was too lit,” Future said as the duo returned to the stage with “Type Shit,” purple strobe lights shining into the crowd. 

The audience screamed as they pulled out their phones, their excitement being drowned out by the heavy bass of the song that pulsed from the stage.

It was easy to tell how popular “Type Shit,” was and how it provided a much needed energy booster for the crowd.

Fire shot up from the stage as the duo performed “Mask Off,” Future’s 2017 hit. 

They played “Type Shit” again as their final song, fire and mini fireworks shooting up from the stage as a last farewell. 

But even the high-cost display couldn’t distract from the fact that Future and Metro Boomin gave a dull headline performance, leaving fans feeling unsatisfied.

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