Tens of thousands of fans gathered today in Long Beach, Calif. for ComplexCon. Below are highlights from Day One.
- Allen Iverson dropped his first kicks in more than four years, the I3 Legacy from Reebok, at ComplexCon. Two color ways were released and all sold out immediately. Reebok hosted Iverson in their booth for a fan Q&A moderated by former Complex Sneakers editor Russ Bengtson. Lucky fans got their kicks autographed by Iverson.
- Michael B. Jordan and the cast of “Creed II” participated in a Q&A hosted by Terrence J in the Creed II boxing ring on the show floor.
- Pharrell Williams visited the Billionaire Boys Club installation for a book signing with fans, photo opps and to celebrate their Human Made x BBC ICECREAM 15th Anniversary collaboration. He then joined i am OTHER artist Kap G at the #iamVOTER installation.
- Allen Iverson made a surprise appearance at the ComplexCon(versations) panel “Crossed Over: Jordan vs. Iverson” with moderator Jemele Hill, Jerry Lorenzo, Kerby Jean-Raymond, Pierce Simpson andVictor Cruz.
- Rae Sremmurd brought out surprise guests Tyga, Ozuna Miri Ben Ari while Ty Dolla $ign joined Vince Staples’ headlining performance on the Pigeons & Planes stage in the ComplexCon arena.
- G-Eazy was hanging at the Puma activation, that took fans back to one of the most memorable hangouts in the 90s – the mall, to release their latest sneaker the RS-X.
- Pharrell Williams visited the Billionaire Boys Club booth for a book signing with lucky fans, photo opps and to celebrate their Human Made x BBC ICECREAM 15th Anniversary collaboration. He then joined i am OTHER artist Kap G at the #iamVOTER booth.
- Lena Waithe joined Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors for a fireside chat at the Black Lives Matter booth.
- Takashi Murakami hosted “Sneakers for Breakfast” featuring creative sneaker-heads who united exclusively for ComplexCon to curate a range of custom kicks by six prominent footwear designers/innovators that will be in a silent auction with proceeds benefiting a charity.
- For a third year in a row, it was standing room only at ComplexCon’s most popular ComplexCon(versations) panel “Sneaker of the Year” with Joe La Puma, Allen Iverson, DJ Clark Kent, Don C, Lena Waithe, Trinidad James and Wale.
- Pusha T stopped by the Adidas booth to commemorate his limited edition EQT collaboration. He also sat down with the first round of adidas soundLabs finalists to review their work ahead of selecting the winners of his grant and mentorship through Adidas.
- Jaden Smith made an appearance at the G-Star Raw booth to launch his new line of denim.
- Snoop Dogg celebrates the launch of @adidasLA and the 25th anniversary of Doggystyle at the World Famous VIP Records booth.
- T-Pain arrived at the T-Pain Wiscansin University booth ushered in by a live marching band playing his hit song “Can’t Believe It.” Ace Hood, Shiggy, Lil Pete and Arab Music also stopped by the booth for photos.
- Grant Hill, Marcus Harvey, Victor Cruz, Demetrius Shipp, Young Dirty Bastard and Shiggy stopped by HBO’s barbershop experience in celebration of “The Shop,” inspired by LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s new unscripted series of the same title.
- Flosstradamus performed at Four Loko. Dillon Francis stopped by to make a customized jersey with Four Loko and Flosstradamus patches, then Francis danced to Flosstradamus’s DJ set. Riley Reid also made an appearance at Four Loko and posed for photos with the can and with fans.
- Pharrell Williams, Sarah Andelman and Marc Ecko checked out the Pangaia booth, then met up withDon C to pick up PopSockets at the PopSockets art installation.
- “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans stopped by the Fuse booth to help T-Pain test out the Bierstick, a syringe-like drinking device that allows users to drink up to 24oz of their favorite beverage in seconds.
- DJ Akademiks and A Boogie wit da Hoodie battled it out during a live episode of “On the Sticks,” a new gaming series from Complex and Xbox. The two played NBA 2K19.
- Barney Cools released their biggest collab to date with Dillon Francis & Gerald exclusively to Complexcon. Dillon Francis spent the day hanging at the booth greeting fans. Jaden Smith, Flosstradamous, @thedanlife, Blue The Great, Francis Kenneth, A-Trak and more stopped by the booth.
- Russell Athletic boasted a hyper-limited release with rising designer Rhuigi Villasenor, who made an appearance at the booth to meet with fans, pose for photos and sell his custom sweater collaboration with the brand.
- YouTube sensation @kingvader stopped by the Dumbgood booth to check out the brand and the new Cowboy Bebop collection.
- At the kaikai kiki activation, J. Balvin was gifted a custom diamond and gemstone necklace by Takashi Murakami and Ben Baller featuring an iconic Murakami design before heading to the J. Balvin & Buchanan’s “VIBRAS!” booth. Fans were treated to exclusive blended scotch whisky tastings, J Balvin’s limited-edition merchandise and other surprises.
- Sherbinskis released and sold out its limited-edition Sherbinskis Nike AF1 Low Bespoke, a bespoke shoe design created from of the love and passion Sherbinskis has for the Nike brand and culture.
- Vans paid tribute to NASA’s 60 years of space exploration and innovation by dropping the space gray sk8 high space voyager shoe and more exclusives at @Pacsun’s pop-up at ComplexCon.
- Crep Protect teamed with DJ Khaled and We The Best to release a Complexcon-exclusive box set limited to 250 pieces. The gloss red box set contains all the Crep Protect products needed to keep your sneakers fresh.
- Visitors had a chance to unlock the first unveiling of the upcoming Extra Butter x The Halal Guys x Clarks “Halalabees” through an augmented reality experience powered by Frenzy App.
- Garey The Third released two sets of limited edition porcelain sculptures by Cleon Peterson called “Paint The Town” and released two sets of collaborative skate decks by Cleon Peterson and The Skateroom, both of which sold out.
- All three silhouettes from Herschel Supply x Joshua Vides collection, revealed at ComplexCon, completely sold out around 2 p.m. with more being made available for Day 2! Joshua Vides was on-site to help with the launch.
- Grant Hill, Trinidad James, Lena Waithe, Lance Gross, Robert Horry, Broderick Hunter, Brandon McEachren, Vince Staples and Jerry Lorenzo checked out the goods on the show floor and posed for selfies with fans.
