00:00So tonight is the night, the Fresh Prince of Bel Air himself, Will Smith, is playing at the Simic Hall in Wolverhampton.
00:05I'm here with some of the people who've obviously come here to enjoy themselves, enjoy the hits, and listen to the new stuff as well.
00:11So, first of all, tell me your names, who are you?
00:13Sure. I'm Kev.
00:15Julie.
00:16Kev.
00:17And Briggs.
00:18So, I'll work around with you guys, just asking about tonight.
00:21I was going to want to say, how excited are you about tonight?
00:23Eleven.
00:25What was it, was it just memories of him from the past?
00:29Um, just lifelong fandom, I think.
00:32Um, yeah, just, it's a rare opportunity to see him.
00:36And to hear the new stuff as well.
00:38Absolutely, yeah, definitely.
00:40Is that the same for yourself? Are you feeling the same as well?
00:42Yeah, it's a group of friends that don't see each other often, but we've been following him for years, so it's just a chance to enjoy the music and get together.
00:49Were you more than a fan of his music or his films?
00:51Both for me.
00:52Yeah, fair enough.
00:53Well, well, West.
00:54I am Kim West.
00:56Even.
00:57Desperado.
00:58You're more of a Fresh Prince fan.
01:00Oh, yeah.
01:01Well, I think I probably started seeing Fresh Prince and then I got into his music and then kind of started Will Smith and I look back at the older stuff.
01:09For you, what is it about the music that works for you?
01:12It's just fun, basically.
01:13It's just because these days, especially when the world's such a depressing place, it's just nice to go and have some fun, have some colour in your life and enjoy it.
01:20It's all about having the fun at the end, isn't it?
01:22It really is.
01:23Will Smith was kind of my gateway into hip hop and it's stuck with me ever since.
01:27We've been supporting through the good and bad times and it's just what it is.
01:31And that's what's nice.
01:32Have you guys ever been to the halls before?
01:33No.
01:34I did about 20 years ago, actually.
01:36A long time ago.
01:37Was it a Will Smith gig or something else?
01:38Oh, no.
01:39It was some heavy metal gig.
01:40It's a bit of a sort of changing pace.
01:42Oh, yeah, definitely.
01:43I've got older now.
01:44I need to, you know.
01:45Slow it down a bit.
01:46Absolutely.
01:47And for yourself, what are you looking forward to seeing tonight?
01:49Oh, just Will giving that Will energy on that stage.
01:52Hearing all the hits, some of the old stuff and some of the new stuff as well.
01:55I just can't wait.
01:56But just in general, seeing Will Smith in action.
01:58Yeah, definitely.
01:59We've seen him a few times before.
02:00Yeah, yeah.
02:01This will be the first time we're saying we're going to see him indoors.
02:03They add a new element to it as well.
02:05It's a good job today.
02:06Yeah.
02:08We've spoken to some of the fans who are outside the queue,
02:10but there are people already eagerly queuing to get in.
02:13So, okay, tell me your name and what are you looking forward to seeing tonight?
02:16I'm Donna.
02:17I can't wait to see Will Smith.
02:18He's absolutely amazing.
02:20We love him.
02:21Have you been to see him before?
02:22No.
02:23So this is the first time.
02:24So when you found out he was playing at the halls,
02:26what was the sort of excitement and how quickly did you have to get to this?
02:29Girls, can you say what the excitement was?
02:31It was crazy.
02:32We had reminders on our forum.
02:34We had a quick chat.
02:36Are we in the queue yet?
02:38We had everything going for it.
02:39Absolutely everything.
02:40Are you looking forward to hearing some of the new stuff
02:41or is it all about the hits for you?
02:43It's all about Will Smith.
02:45It's just seen well.
02:46It's all for him but they're hits for me.
02:48Can't beat the classics.
02:49What are your favourite Will Smith songs?
02:51Miami.
02:52Yeah.
02:53Miami's good.
02:54But if you started doing the Fresh Prince of Bel Air,
02:55I'm guessing you would likely lose it.
02:57We know all the words.
02:59Well, let's put you to the test.
03:02Come on then.
03:03One.
03:04Two.
03:05Three.
03:06teams on three.
03:07Two.
03:08One.
03:09Two.
03:10Two.
03:11Three.
03:12Two.
03:13Two.
03:15Here.
03:16Four.
03:17Three.
03:18Two.
03:20Two.
03:21Three.
03:22Three.
03:23Nine.
03:24Four.
03:25One.
03:26Two.
03:27Three.
03:28Three.
03:29Three.
03:30Three.
03:31Well done! You passed the test!
03:38There's the fans who are a little bit older and they're the younger fans, so we've got a few of them here with us now.
03:43Okay, tell me your names and tell me what you're looking forward to seeing tonight.
03:47Ellie, Nicky, Billy...
03:50And what exactly are you looking forward to from tonight?
03:53Can you wait to see that?
03:57We'll see.
03:58Well that's it, obviously you've touched it in.
04:00We've got older memories, like, just like, watching the Bel Air and TV and stuff.
04:05So that's it, you've obviously remembered him from back in the day.
04:08Oh yeah, every day, back from school and watching one telly, and he's just like watching on films.
04:12Famous, famous now.
04:14And he's come to Wolverhampton as well.
04:16Yeah, now to Wolverhampton.
04:18Have you seen any gigs at the halls before?
04:21No.
04:23No, I've come to see it ages ago, I've forgotten when I haven't seen it.
04:28Memorable gig then, clearly.
04:30Yeah.
04:31But this is going to be more memorable because it's Will Smith.
04:33Oh god damn it, thanks.
04:34What songs are you looking forward to hearing tonight? Some of the new stuff or some of the hits?
04:37The old ones.
04:38The old ones.
04:39The old ones.
04:40Yeah, Miami, yeah.
04:41A lot of Miami crowds, to be fair.
04:43And we're not going to ask you to have a go at the Fresh Prince on.
04:45Get you with it all.
04:47But if that starts playing tonight, how excited are you going to be to hear that?
04:50Oh, Super Prince on.
04:51More fans have obviously been coming in, it's getting very busy around here, and we've got two people here.
04:56So tell me what your names are.
04:57Hayley.
04:58David.
04:59Alright, obvious question, but how much are you looking forward to tonight?
05:01A lot.
05:02Loads.
05:03A lot.
05:04Yeah, the last time we saw him, he was when he came to Blackpool.
05:06Blackpool, yeah.
05:07With Jazzy Jeff.
05:08And that was a really good show, but we were really far at the back on this one, so hoping to get a bit closer.
05:12You've made sure, basically, to get as far to the front of the queue as you could.
05:15Yeah, yeah.
05:16Got your edge in the process.
05:17Oh, yeah.
05:18But when you found out he was coming to Wolverhampton, how quickly did you go and look for tickets?
05:22Oh, straight away.
05:23Straight away, yeah.
05:24First in the queue, I think it was O2 priority.
05:26Yeah.
05:27Made sure we were first in.
05:28And just to have the excitement of being here tonight, this building, I mean, what are you looking forward to hearing tonight?
05:32The old stuff and these stuff, or a bit of both?
05:34A bit of both.
05:35Old stuff.
05:36Yeah.
05:37Are you looking forward to Miami as well?
05:39Have you got another song you're looking forward to?
05:40Well, we're actually off to Florida in three weeks and we're going down to Miami, so yeah, that's going to set the tone.
05:44Yeah.
05:45But the second it starts, it's just going to be like being a kid again, basically, isn't it?
05:48Yeah.
05:49Oh, definitely.
05:50Definitely.
05:51Back to the Fresh Prince of Valais and all that kind of stuff.
05:52And we're not going to ask you to do the wraps, don't worry about that.
05:55But obviously, you've heard all the other people being excited about tonight.
05:59It's just, it's nice to have a big sort of community thing within Wolverhampton, isn't it?
06:02Absolutely.
06:03Yeah, just whatever brings people to Wolverhampton, obviously.
06:06You know, the bars and everything do really well with shows like this, so yeah, it's a good life.
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