CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2013 Singer-songwriter and rapper Colson Baker painted the town red this weekend. <\/p>\n
Then he went ahead and painted it in his signature pink for good measure. <\/p>\n
The Cleveland native known as Machine Gun Kelly<\/a> (now down to the ever-so-brief \u201cMGK\u201d) delivered the goods on his third installment of what\u2019s now an \u201cMGK Day Weekend\u201d<\/a> and fans came out in droves to soak up his kinetic energy. They couldn\u2019t get enough of it all.<\/p>\n Crowds by the thousands were buzzing all weekend long, starting Friday with a sold-out show at Jacobs Pavilion on the West Bank of the Flats and a Vegas-style after-party at FWD nightclub on the East Bank across the Cuyahoga River. <\/p>\n MGK was in a celebratory mood, promoting the release of his latest album, \u201cLost Americana,\u201d which came out Friday.<\/p>\n The party continued Saturday, with fans flocking to \u201cNow That\u2019s What I Call Brunch\u201d at 27 Club coffee<\/a> in the Flats before heading to the Cleveland lakefront for the electrifying \u201cStreet League Skateboarding\u201d takeover at North Coast Yard. <\/p>\n The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame got in on the action, hosting a free \u201cLost Americana\u201d pop-up store, while fans capped the evening with an MGK-themed bar crawl weaving through the Flats and Warehouse District. You needed proper glugs of his 27 Club coffee just to keep up with the lanky rock star\u2019s itinerary.<\/p>\n For a guy that doesn\u2019t \u201cwant to be cool anymore,\u201d he was managing to do just that<\/a> most of the time.<\/p>\n Then came Sunday, the full enchilada: a Harley-Davidson city ride which rolled into a massive \u201cMGK Day Art + Community Festival\u201d on Mall C. Food trucks, live music, vendors, beer gardens\u2014this wasn\u2019t just a party, it was a city-wide \u201cactivate-all-senses\u201d festival. <\/p>\n The \u201cMGK Day Monster Energy Celebrity Shootout\u201d tipped off at 5 p.m.. The first-ever streetball-style celebrity showdown featured Team Monster Energy vs. Team Webull and was hosted by Cavs\u2019 in-arena voice Ahmaad Crump, with DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia laying down the beats. Fans blew up social media with all kinds of gushing. <\/p>\n \u201cCleveland showed out for MGK Day,\u201d declared one post that racked up thousands of likes. On Instagram, Destination Cleveland summed up the weekend with scene-snippets<\/a> (\u201c2025 MGK Day recap in 15 seconds. #thisiscle #basketball #mgk\u201d) capturing that adrenaline rush with a barrage of cool visuals.<\/p>\n To answer your question, there were no Megan Fox or Sydney Sweeney sightings<\/a> \u2013 that we can officially confirm, anyway! \u2013 but the weekend had plenty of star power nonetheless. And he surprised his 16-year-old daughter Casie with a car<\/a>, so there was that.<\/p>\n After the game, MGK took over the stage with a performance that brought the weekend\u2019s energy full circle. Whistles, cheers\u2014Cleveland roared for its boy-makes-good who delivered a bigger and \u201cbetter-than-ever\u201d event. <\/p>\n Across social platforms, fans praised the weekend\u2019s mix of street-style energy and hometown roots.<\/p>\n The guy still takes his share of shots from the public. Considered a \u201cpolarizing artist\u201d (his term) in a recent interview in The New York Times<\/a>, he gave Cleveland a weekend it won\u2019t let go of anytime soon. <\/p>\n The Times story explains his over-the-top vibes when showing his hometown a good time. It\u2019s an important read to better understand what makes him tick.<\/p>\n Sports legends, entertainers, local flavor, charity events and more disguised as an album release party in The Land? Good stuff and good on ya, Colson. <\/p>\n And good on Cleveland for supporting it.<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n