Will Ferrell Reveals His First Concert Ever Was a Show by This Hot 100-Topping Rapper
Will Ferrell shocked the world when he revealed that the first concert he ever attended was a Roddy Ricch show. Being 57 years old, many thought he’d go elsewhere with his answer during a recent appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Questionert segment.
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Colbert had no idea about the Compton rapper and asked for further details. “Just a hip-hop guy about five years ago. He was my first concert,” the actor said. The late-night host then followed up wondering if he’d know any songs from Ricch, and instead of naming “The Box,” Ferrell plainly said, “Nope.”
Fans had plenty to say about the hilarious interaction. Some thought he was trolling, but found it funny to picture Ferrell pulling up to a Roddy Ricch show for his first concert experience, while others implored the “High Fashion” rapper to sample Ferrell and Colbert’s back-and-forth on his upcoming album.
“Will Ferrell going to a Roddy ricch concert for his first one is crazy lol,” one fan wrote to X. Another chimed in on TikTok, “Will Ferrell experienced prime Roddy rich at concert.”
Ferrell does have three younger children, so it’s possible one of his kids put him on. It appears Ferrell is expanding his music palate, as the Step Brothers actor was spotted in the desert at Coachella in April.
Roddy Ricch broke out before the start of the 2020s as the West Coast’s next star. Powered by “The Box,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 weeks, Ricch released his Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial album in December 2019. This sounds like the era Ferrell saw Roddy Ricch in concert.
Roddy is slated to return with his The Navy Album in July, which has been supported by singles like “Survivor’s Remorse” and “Lonely Road.” The project serves as his first LP since 2021’s Live Life Fast.
Watch the clip of Will Ferrell talking about his first concert below.
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