Reggie Watts: 45min of Brilliance at Rifflandia 2012 [HD]

It was blatantly obvious that I wasn't the only one at Rifflandia who bought my ticket largely for the Reggie Watts experience. Into a festival that was already mind-blowing on so many levels stepped the ever-wacky, courageous and brilliant Reggie Watts - and here it is!
I have one apology to you our viewers - my battery died right BEFORE Reggie dropped his improvised Canada song, which was very excellent - sorry I missed that part! Fortunately, someone else grabbed only THAT part! Ying & yang.. check it after this video!
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REGGIE WATTS | www.reggiewatts.com
RIFFLANDIA FESTIVAL | www.rifflandia.com/
SUNSET LABS | www.sunsetlabs.ca
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[@bdubflow]

this guy is pure talent and skill.....MUCH respect for Reggie!

[@PursegloveCycleworx]

Reggie has got to be my favorite musical group. All the Reggies.

[@sunsetlabs]

this one i shot with a canon HFS200 .. super sweet little cam.. the video is really good, but the audio is just AWESOME. a few years ago i sat on the subs of the biggest sound system in western canada and the sound is still OHSOYUMMY (look for the ILL GATES DESTRUCTION video on our channel) thanks for tuning in!

[@asayake1]

Thank you for posting this! It's one of my favorite Reggie Watts performances. I've listened to it many times over the years and it still gives me laughs and musical chills.

[@numbah12time]

He is so self-aware, Very awesome and rare in this present day and age.

[@carlottinger7691]

One of the fundamental laws of the universe states that a crowd will never be able to clap with the beat.

[@fuzedcorn]

Still gives me goosebumps every time. Brilliance indeed.

[@Dex000x]

I'm 45 and I discovered Reggie Watts on TED years after he started and I think he's totally awesome. My dad is almost 70, and he knows who Reggie Watts is from Conan, and he thinks he's just groovy, especially for a mainstream performer. No real point to this post… just thought I'd piss off the hipsters.

[@lackingcreativity0]

How the fuck is reggie watts mainstream?? I dont know anyone who knows of him which is sad because he deserves to be better known. He'll keep on keepin it real.

[@dr.inkwell1070]

@@lackingcreativity0 I consider anyone who appears on "Conan" as fairly mainstream.

[@gorgjesss]

This is absolutely wonderful, thank you for sharing this!!

[@ChazWick4]

It blows my mind how many people can't clap on beat.

[@sebastianmcabee2717]

True

[@DevilinPurple]

It's called applause

[@SomethingImpromptu]

It's those Portland hipsters. They gotta be edgy.

[@daltonwade9441]

ChazWick4 yes the kid in the white tank top distracted me the whole time because of that.

[@mordac7]

thank you for uploading this!

[@fny85]

Thanks for uploading this!

[@samowatson]

thank you so much for posting.

[@djrowansentesy]

awesome video! the last song on this video is one of the best I've seen him do ever!

[@JohnDeepwater]

Thank you for uploading this.

[@tripwaveofficial]

thanks for sharing this gem of a video. much respect and appreciation! man i love reggie, i wish i could see him live.

[@avedic]

Man....he is such a creative fucking genius. That riff that he loops at 3:10 is so creative. It's super simple...but carries such a complex and specific mood/vibe/aesthetic in my mind. It's like Egyptian dub house music...or something.

[@morganfreemanwannabe]

I'll miss fat-reggie, but I know his evolution into fit-reggie is necessary for more reggie going forward, and I'm much gladder for that.

[@Ievolovel]

45mins of this King is more than enough. Thank you!

[@numbah12time]

YES!!! Thanks for uploading the whole thing!! :D

[@randyplotner5616]

thanks for loading this videwo i have so much wow for this dude and cant go much more with out saying it so this is some amazingness this is just what i've been looking for didn't nknow i was looking for this gotta go deep with this sorry for the runon and onandonadnonadnon

[@christhemusicteacher]

exactly be happy for what we got! : ) thx for recording it! respect!

[@ajbbv]

sunsetlabs...thank you. this made my night

[@avedic]

Thanks for recording this! You're awesome. :)

[@monlkeylele123]

Thanks for sharing! Awesome camera btw

[@SnrKagemusha]

This is one of my favorite of Reggie's sets ever. That sort of mid-East aria thing around 8:00 makes my brain feel touched in funny ways.

[@brighton8002]

One of the most talented artists of our time....shame the crowd don't know how to move!

[@marker113]

I think that's why they call it being stoned

[@apacheizm23]

I love it.. He is so funny.. Its so different and that's why I like it.. I gotta see him live!

[@motormouth1970]

Thanks for that, I was right up front. Didn't know who Reggie Watts was until the night before.

[@mikeschneider1624]

HE IS THE PERFORMER

[@DaiyaanWinston]

This was amazing. Reggie must have really felt like singing that day.

[@divinetime999]

This footage is WonderFUL! I seriously feel like I'm right there in the crowd. AWESOME THANKS! 😎 Love Mr. Reggie. WORLD LEADER VIBES! Btw a big shout out to my awesome friend Morgan who shared this talented man with me in 2011🥰

[@smacko81]

whatever you recorded this on you got nice sound

[@amanichi]

I´ve never seen such a Genius, Entertaining Master of Improvisation Artist in my life. Thanks for sharing Ending part was out of this World.

[@Scoofnie]

The last 6 mins is AMAZING! Shows his power a musician who can act on complete spontaneity. Amazing, he gives me a ton of inspiration in my life! I want soo much to be able to have the confidence and ability to act so silly, yet amazing in front of such a crowd.

[@Sepharite]

Great share, thank you very much

[@ethiopianjokeshurt]

My favourite video from Reggie.

[@sfox8606]

I'm always very proud to be the only one who's ever heard of Reggie Watts. Are you Reggie? Better get Reggie, then. We Reggie to do this?

[@FfejTball]

Holy fucking shit, brilliant is a massive understatement.

[@robbykoz3724]

I think Reggie Watts should be our generation's The King. You know like the 50's had Elvis? Can we just start calling him that?

[@TommyLikeTom]

Robby Koz I see him as our Jimmi Hendrix, because of his dynamism

[@robertpaz4299]

Funny how people don't know how to react to what he does. Dance? Watch? Listen? Laugh? Naaah just stand in awe!

[@Meurth]

love this genius

[@sharpshooter147]

reggie Watts is my all time hero that and Pshero...always feelsgoodman

[@lesshateandmorelove]

Thank you for **SHARING**

[@paulstreppel3320]

This is a remarkable performance. I'd like to thank VREAA for introducing me to Reggie Watts..

[@ChristopherJohn4389]

22:16 love this part. And the ability to control the crowd is amazing to watch ..

[@Seriona1]

I love his shirt and music!

[@fletchcamdotcom]

LOVE YOU MEAN IT!!!! SO BEYOND US MORTALS. REGGIE IS FROM A BETTER TIME THEN US ALL.!

[@vladimirlazic7090]

I thought that I honestly saw some of his best recorded performances, but this one is it for me. Top of the top.

[@numbah12time]

Every song is his best song.

[@mikeschneider1624]

I really love what he does on the keyboard and what he does without it but i really really love what he does on the keyboard.

[@numbah12time]

Are you kidding me? This is one of my most favorite ones by him. But he does seem to connect better to everyone when its a small room at like a bar or club. He ends up making the atmosphere one gigantic intertwined consciousness. ;)

[@ZombieMolly]

I am so in love! :)

[@NewJak14]

Holy fckn sht. wtf. wtf... I fckn live in Victoria and just discovered Reggie Watts like a month ago... Damn! Well, hey man, thank you so much for the video, at least I can see what I missed

[@WeirdOzoonBoroon]

Best one man band ever existed 🙌

[@CrustyMusty101]

The way that dude introduced Reggie is the only acceptable way to introduce Mr. Watts.

[@Luke10.25-gospelJesustaught]

I love the expressions of people first-time seeing Reggie Watts

[@sunsetlabs]

our pleasure!! isnt he mad-talented? geez..

[@vonslayger]

freakin awesome thanks great job i think the mic in the center was feedbacking correct me if im wrong

[@mockingbird946]

19:56 Way to go, you Frisbee-wielding douchebag.

[@smokejc]

explain.

[@TommyLikeTom]

He's like the Andy Kaufman of music. The Jimi Hendrix of our generation

[@FiGMiNT]

+TommyLikeTom i said this almost verbatim on twitter and tony cliftonr retweeted me or faved (i cant remember which)

[@TommyLikeTom]

Lucky bastard. I have no idea who that is but he sounds awesome

[@FiGMiNT]

tony clifton is andy kaufmans alter ego /fake persona that is to rumored to appear after andys death unless youre trolling me watch "man on the moon" with jim carrey its about andys life.

[@TommyLikeTom]

Oh right ya. No wasn't trolling, I just have a poor memory for names. I saw that movie when I was a kid.

[@elefectomariarosa]

+TommyLikeTom If you see Andy Kaufman's HBO special (part 2) you'll see a perfect comedy & music routine. And you can see him trolling the audience with a made up language aswell. There's a lot of that in what Reggie Watts does. I don't think Reggie Watts invented anything, but his act is hilarious and I love it and him (I guess he received the Andy Kaufman prize for a reason).

[@jessicalundholm2773]

This is great to watch while stoned

[@Heyimpetey]

19:53 This fucking guy.

[@SkylarHinrichs]

Hahaha! 26:44 Person gets hit by balloon, freaks out and claws balloon, destroys friendship.

[@sunsetlabs]

very welcome :))

[@omarkaya42]

I'm as big a fan as they come, but at 17:30, Reggie was on the edge of something huge that he backed off of around a minute later...back to the 808 beat boxing and schtick. Love everything he does - a seminal genius. But just goes to show that even the best of us back away from the unknown at times - revert to that which is comfortable -because the risk might be too great. The chasm too wide or the energy required just too much.

[@MrBudaguda]

Brilliant

[@TokyoKazama]

I absolutely adore his sense of fashion, plus his cute cuddly tummy. ♥

[@skatendestroy93]

Reggie Watts one-ups himself every time! he has to, nobody else would be able to

[@YOitsJohnDough]

RWatts, sweet as usual. Watch at .50 speed to bust the early clappers!

[@madrooky1398]

"pick a side start a war" nothing else to add my fellow apes

[@numbah12time]

Hey, Sunset Labs. Do you mind if I chop up and reload 1-3 songs from this? I want to clip a few performances and allow people to get the .mp3 file so they can listen to it on the run. :D Of course I'll name drop you in the description. :)

[@sunsetlabs]

please do! drop us a link to the music once you've done so :)

[@numbah12time]

Yes indeed, he does have a genius. He has destroyed my preferences for comedy and music. And I don't care at all. :D I just hope that I am actually able to see him live before he gets too famous! Because I want front row. :)

[@JayDeeLV]

I just want to hang out with this man for an hour. For the love of god.

[@Idolcruisefix]

Improve Stream-of-consciousness-Comedy and Inspiration mixed in and out of improve Vocals and Improve Music all made with the same Mouth. If this guy hasn't started a new genre then we humans need to put our pride away and really try to do this better then Reggie Watts. Otherwise we are all doomed. He is the Christ. the fork in the road of our evolution. Choose.

[@TJNorton]

Plus Marc Rebillet + Beardyman ... All three are awesome, and i'm sure there are others i'm not aware of.

[@Idolcruisefix]

@@TJNorton I like Beardyman, and i will check out Marc Rebillet soon. He looks energetic in his photos online.

[@TJNorton]

@@Idolcruisefix Marc R is very energetic, talented, and really funny. Enjoy 😀

[@Lanearndt]

he's also got a Korg Kaoss Pad II up there for beats and mangling and stuff!

[@avedic]

lol...only just now noticed that. He's like the energizer bunny...he just can't stop.

[@dilpickel22]

Physicists should try figure out what affect Reggie has on time every time I start listening to him Time just disappears xD

[@yangchaoliao9520]

Not bad man!

[@GODLIEK]

Fucking epic finalé!

[@bradgotch]

I love the Frisbee sun.

[@soultent]

I really miss the old the old reggie

[@sunsetlabs]

WTF YO! my battery died. :)) tho i hope you like this awesome video of Reggie that you get to view whenever you please that you had to do no work for whatsoever. :)

[@maximumvalues]

I was born and lived my early adulthood in Victoria BC Canada. Yes, the climate is gorgeous. The cost to live is a bit high as expected.

[@sunsetlabs]

i had the camera on a lovely little monopod :))

[@jekanyika]

what did you use to film this?

[@Lanearndt]

line 6 DL 4!

[@funnysideup819]

“Why is no one dancing?”..... “hey other voice in my head” .... “you don’t have to move to Goove”

[@gorgjesss]

8:20-9:07 wowww! amazing!

[@KevinKosmoArt]

That accent shift tho! XD

[@nibblynobbler7064]

Thumbs up if you pee above the water because it's quiet.

[@Manhole87]

Nibbly Nobbler nope i firehose directly into that bitch, with force. gotta assert my dominance over my elderly neighbors. ( fuckers are always outside my window)

[@coconut37717]

Justin McMullen lol bruh

[@morganfreemanwannabe]

I sit down and check my emails, because I'm efficient. And have an average dick with no stream to brag about. Gotta' make good investments on the toilet to compensate.

[@ltrizzle12]

Lol. That is the funniest fkn thing I’ve ever heard. And yes, Ive been an above water urinator my whole life.

[@bravetherainbow]

I love the fuckin Radiohead bassline of the second song

[@Gattobuono]

*Pick A Side* *Start A War*

[@McNyarla]

+Gatto Buono Im on your side, stop arguing!

[@findingsolutions198]

That means don't pick side if you don't want another war

[@FifthCornerRecords]

wtf why did you cut off the ending!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kylias]

at 20:00, how did you get up at that level?!

[@bradramsay1373]

42:50 OHHHHHH BABY

[@rhysvalerian2199]

Whaaaat? What day was this? I don't remember this at all! What the fuck?

[@vonslayger]

feed back bro

[@ThirstyB3N]

Did they record that near a volcano or what?