A$AP Rocky brought his elaborate Don't Be Dumb tour to London's O2 Arena, delivering a lavish stage show complete with helicopters, SWAT team performers and a warship set, but the Guardian's review suggests the spectacle masks an artist unsure of his creative direction. The review frames this as emblematic of a broader career transition, coming eight years after his last album, during which the rapper became a father of three with Rihanna and increasingly pivoted towards a film career.

The show opens with Rocky suspended from a helicopter while black-clad SWAT performers clash with white-masked followers, and features 30 dancers, a rafters-mounted helicopter prop and a warship-themed stage. Highlights reportedly include tracks such as Punk Rocky, the Thundercat collaboration Stay Here 4 Life, and L$D, which the reviewer says hint at a more experimental sound than his earlier work. Despite his chart-topping new album, the review argues Rocky seems caught between reinventing himself and returning to old habits, leaving his artistic path undefined. The tour continues to Dublin on 2 September before further UK dates until 5 September.