2hollis – Powerstation: February 18, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)

2hollis returned to play five shows on The Star Tour this month across Australia and New Zealand. Originally from Chicago, rapper, producer and singer 2hollis (Hollis Frazier-Herndon) has built a cult following for his constantly evolving high energy blend of hyperpop, electronic pop and trap.

Known for his debut album White Tiger and other popular tracks such as Jeans, Poster Boy and Crush, 2hollis brought an explosive yet raw performance to the Powerstation in Auckland on Wednesday night.

Rommulas

Opening for him was Rommulas, a long time friend and creative collaborator of 2hollis. Rommulas brings a unique blend of neoperreo (a genre of Latin trap music) and avant-garde pop with a blend of English and Spanish lyrics drawing from his Mexican roots. Rommulas opened his set with his song No Me Importa which immediately sparked the audience as did his invigorating stage presence. Rommulas set the crowd up for 2hollis’ high-octane performance which would soon follow.

2hollis

After a brief interval, the lights went down and the crowd erupted with screams. 2hollis opened his performance with Flash. While the crowd waited in anticipation for 2hollis to come on stage, the strobe lights made for an incredibly dynamic beginning to another one of his iconic performances. 2hollis’ moshpit inducing tracks had the audience incessantly jumping up and down throughout his entire set. Although 2hollis is only equipped with autotune and a backing track, his musical performance was passionate and electric. The way his fans react to his presence is truly amazing. From above I watched the audience members in the pit collide into one another while screaming all of his lyrics back to him.

One of the standout moments from the show was when 2hollis played his only acoustic song, Eldest Child. This acoustic curveball completely changed the room’s atmosphere – from flashing strobes and an unruly moshpit to a completely still audience. Although some were swaying their phone lights back and forth, I think the majority of the crowd (including myself) were in awe. Stripped back of his usual autotune, we were able to hear his uniquely human voice. Following Eldest Child, 2hollis played his most favoured song, Jeans, three times in a row and slinked away off the stage. Seconds later and after everyone chanted ‘one more song!’ in unison, 2hollis emerged for his encore. Jeans began for the fourth time and sent the crowd into uproar. It was an amazing show which I will be eternally grateful to have attended.

Neve Kaptein