Athletics Will Stream Fantastic Negrito Musical Show on 510 Day

The Oakland Athletics have celebrated 510 Day - and Oakland and East Bay thing - for the last few years when playing at home. This year the A's aren't playing at all, but they will celebrated 510 Day Sunday by streaming a virtual concert from two-time Grammy Award-winner Fantastic Negrito.

Author:
John Hickey
Publish date:
May 7, 2020 3:52 PM EDT

The Oakland A’s won’t be playing any baseball on May 10, but they will be reaching out to the community on what has come to be known locally as 510 Day.

A nod to the area code that encompasses Oakland and large parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties, 510 Day has been celebrated each year recently by the A’s highlighting the area’s art, history and culture. This year the club is planning to stream a musical performance by Oakland’s Fantastic Negrito.

The club will use the A’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/athletics) to have Fantastic Negrito perform for 45 minutes with the help of an original DJ set from Bukue One, who has performed during A’s games at the Oakland Coliseum in recent years.

Grammy-award winner Fantastic Negrito, who moved from the East Coast to Oakland with his family when he was 12, grew interested in music as a fan of Prince, and like Prince he is largely self-taught. He works in blues, R&B and roots music. In 2015 he gained a level of fame by his participation in National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk Concert Contest.

He won a Grammy award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2015 for his album “The Last Days of Oakland,” and another for his album “Please Don’t Be Dead.”

The virtual performance will begin at 5 p.m. (PT) and is free to watch for all.

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