Curren$y Will Blaze 4/20 With a Concert at Trees

A few years ago, we found 420 things to do to celebrate 4/20 in Dallas. But then we got high.

This year, the plan is clear. And if we can make it off the couch, there's no better place to be than stoner paradise Deep Ellum, where Curren$y is stopping by to smoke out the stage at Trees as part of his 4:20 Tour. Dallas lucked
out, because, unlike the other five stops on the tour, we got the actual 4/20 date.

Curren$y's music is rife with references to reefer, so it makes perfect sense for the New Orleans rapper to show out for the stoner holiday. He'll have a live band backing him up, so fans will get to experience their favorite tracks in a whole new way. Make sure to bring eyedrops, just in case.

Everyone knows the number “420” (well, maybe not Grandma) is synonymous with weed, but the actual reason why isn't as widely known. One long-standing myth is that it stems from a police code, but the term actually originated from a group of high schoolers from San Rafael, California.

In 1971, five friends who called themselves “the Waldos” set out on a little quest — one of them had been told about a crop of weed plants somewhere in the woods and been given a map to find it. Like any pothead adolescent would, the group resolved to find this cache of kush and met up every day at 4:20 after football practice to search for it.

Staying true to pothead nature, even after the teens gave up on the search, they kept meeting up to burn down, still
using the “4:20” term to refer to smoking together. From there, it's alleged that one of their friends started hanging out with bassist Phil Lesh from the Grateful Dead, who adopted the term and spread it around.

Curren$y, who recently collaborated on a single with Lord Sko, usually chooses to create a complete album with one producer rather than pick and choose beats from different sources, which results in a more cohesive record. He's released projects with The Alchemist, Harry Fraud and most recently, DJ Fresh, so it'll be interesting to
see which parts of his catalog he pulls from for his performance.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m., so there's plenty of time to roll up before you head out to Trees at 2709 Elm St. Tickets can be found at treesdallas.com.