Lupe Fiasco at the Midland

​Lupe Fiasco: n. an early exit which leaves the audience or spectator miffed, vaguely annoyed, standing (or sitting) like a dope in awkward disbelief

Girlfriend leave you, suddenly, without saying a word? That’s a Lupe Fiasco.

A post-coital rush to the frontdoor? That’s a Lupe Fiasco.

Co-worker exit a meeting mid-presentation? Lupe freakin’ Fiasco.

Okay, it wasn’t that bad when Lupe Fiasco exited the stage Sunday night without performing an encore, leaving the audience at the Midland milling about like Branch Davidians without Koresh.

Of course the concert encore has become rote, obligatory, predictable: a standard polish. But the fact is, the post-performance performance has become expected. (Maybe you don’t give a shit about the Friday fireworks at Kauffman stadium—maybe you won’t even stick around to see them—but you’ll be damned if an array of synthetic stars isn’t popping off as you pack up the grill.)