Chance the Rapper back on form at The Fillmore, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer

This is a look back at one of the most positive reviews the live show of Chance the Rapper has received. The Philadelphia Inquirer published its piece on 3 October 2025, covering the act's performance at The Fillmore as part of the And We're Back tour. The reviewer's name is not given in the material available for this retrospective, so the piece is credited to the publication itself.

The Fillmore date formed one stop on that wider tour, and the available notes give little beyond the venue and the tour name. What they do make clear is that the show was the reason for the review, and that the reviewer approached it with evident enthusiasm. The critic's response was not framed around a single moment but around the performance as a whole, and the central judgement was that the rapper had returned to form on this leg of the run.

The specifics of that verdict rest on two points. The first is the sense that Chance the Rapper was operating at full strength on stage. The second is the engagement of the audience, which the reviewer described as staying with the performance from start to finish. For a live act, a room that remains attentive across a full set is often the clearest sign that a show has landed, and the review leaned on that continuity rather than on any single high point.

It is worth being clear about what the piece does not offer. No rating was attached to the review, so there is no numerical score to weigh against other notices. Nor does the material available for this retrospective include a setlist, attendance figures or direct accounts of individual songs. Anything beyond the reviewer's broad verdict would go beyond what the source notes support.

Taken on its own terms, the review says something useful about how Chance the Rapper is perceived in a live setting. A critic who judges a performer to have returned to form, and who notes that the crowd stayed engaged throughout, is describing a show built on momentum and audience connection. For readers following the act's live reputation, the Inquirer's assessment of this Fillmore date stands as a clear marker of how the tour was received in Philadelphia.