“We Belong” in the Faygo Shower: ICP Fans Pack The Admiral

By Nick Scofield

A performance scene featuring five entertainers in colorful costumes and face paint, standing on stage with large, illuminated letters 'TCP' behind them. Confetti is falling from above, while the audience in the foreground appears excited.

Walking into The Admiral in Omaha on September 10, it was immediately clear this wasn’t going to be an average concert.

The walls, stage, speakers and even the chandelier were covered in plastic. The anticipation was electric as concertgoers packed the venue, waiting for the lights to go down and the main event to begin.

Insane Clown Posse — the Detroit hip-hop duo of Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope — has built a following around theatrical performances, elaborate visuals and a fiercely loyal fan community known as Juggalos and Juggalettes. The group has spent more than three decades developing its unique combination of underground hip-hop, horror imagery, humor and live spectacle. The Admiral described ICP as a group that has grown from Detroit’s underground scene into a pop-culture phenomenon with gold- and platinum-selling recordings, movies and its annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival.

A male performer on stage wearing a black shirt with an infinity symbol, gray pants with a sparkly design, and orange sneakers. He is holding a microphone and wearing a red bandana while performing.

Before ICP took the stage, four artists helped build the energy inside The Admiral: Smoke Break, P-Tro, Wicked Wayz and Wakko the Kidd.

Omaha’s Smoke Break, made up of Mike and Morgan and joined for the performance by Brian Freese as the Hunky Hot-Dog, brought a hard-hitting underground sound to the room. The group is associated with Omaha’s Cutthroat Productions, an independent hardcore-rap operation that has been active since 2003.

A male performer in a red cap and a sleeveless shirt holds a microphone and gestures while performing on stage.

P-Tro, a La Vista, Nebraska, hip-hop artist and producer, followed with a set rooted in the Midwest underground scene. P-Tro has been part of the Omaha music community for years and has shared stages with artists including Bizzy Bone, Afroman, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Kottonmouth Kings, Devin the Dude and Rittz.

Wicked Wayz brought another layer of underground energy to the lineup. The artist has spent years touring nationally and has described his sound and performance as part of the underground hip-hop scene. His 2026 release Sick and Demented was also represented during the performance.

A performer with red hair and sunglasses strikes a playful pose on stage in front of a large backdrop displaying the name 'Wakko the Kidd'.

Wakko the Kidd then took the stage as the direct opener for ICP. The artist, who cites both hip-hop and Insane Clown Posse among his influences, has built a career through collaborations and independent releases dating back to the mid-2010s.

Then came the moment the crowd had been waiting for.

The room grew darker. The crowd grew louder. You could feel the bass before the first song even began. Everyone around you seemed to know exactly what they were waiting for, while for a first-time attendee, the experience was just beginning.

Black and white image of a live concert scene with two performers in front of large illuminated letters 'TCP'. One performer is holding a hat and the other is singing, while a DJ is behind them. The stage is adorned with bottles and the audience is visible in the foreground.

The moment ICP came to the stage, the crowd erupted.

The duo opened with “Dead Body Man,” immediately sending the audience into motion. The song was followed during the night by tracks including “Hokus Pokus,” a cover of Sly Fox’s “Let’s Go All the Way,” “My Axe,” “Mr. Happy,” “Tilt-A-Whirl,” “The Neden Game,” “Halls of Illusions,” “Play With Me,” “We Belong,” “Down With the Clown” and “Pass Me By.”

Then came the part I had heard about most: Faygo.

A lively performance with four entertainers in clown costumes on stage, covered in colorful paint and confetti, with large illuminated letters in the background. The audience is energetically cheering from the front.

I had never experienced the moment when bottles and streams of soda were flying through the air at an ICP show. From the outside, it sounds completely ridiculous.

Inside the venue, it made perfect sense.

Members of the band launched 2-liter bottles of Faygo through the air, including toward the upper balcony, while costumed performers sprayed the crowd throughout the show.

Two performers dressed in horror-themed costumes on stage, one resembling a skeleton with wild hair and the other in a clown outfit, singing into a microphone under vibrant purple and orange stage lights.

The result was less like watching a traditional concert and more like being dropped into the middle of an elaborate, chaotic performance.

Showered in Faygo while singing along to “My Axe” and the Sly Fox cover “Let’s Go All the Way,” the Juggalos and Juggalettes around me knew every note.

Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope had command of the stage from start to finish.

A lively crowd at a music concert, with attendees wearing face paint and various outfits, expressing excitement and energy.

Looking at the painted faces and raised hands, I could imagine the powerful sense of community that comes with an ICP show. People who may have very little in common outside that venue were suddenly connected by the same music, the same jokes, the same traditions and the same anticipation.

That sense of community is difficult to capture in a photograph or a video.