Bryson Tiller performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on May 14, 2024, courtesy Setor Tsikudo.

SAN FRANCISCO — Louisville, Ky. native Bryson Tiller stepped out at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on the third stop of his self-titled world tour Tuesday; his first in six years, despite his churning out a steady stream of music in the interim.

With four albums, five mixtapes, an EP and a slew of singles under his belt with features from some of the brightest stars in the game, Tiller had plenty of material to share at the sold-out concert.

Tiller walked onto the stage with “Sorry Not Sorry,” wearing an LED jacket that illuminated his figure in the darkened room. The production was simple with a screen behind him while a long phallus dangled above the stage and flashed in different colors and patterns with the beat. Occasional bursts of smoke and fire accentuated the chorus of the song. The crowd danced and sang along excitedly to the hit from his 2015 debut album, Trapsoul.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been out here, man.  … I’m super hyped; I ain’t gonna lie to you,” Tiller said. “Let me do breathing exercises real quick…inhale, exhale. … We gonna do a little Trapsoul-shit and a little Anniversary-shit.”

Bryson Tiller performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on May 14, 2024.

On the next song, Tiller was joined by two dancers clad in demon-like masks with lit-up eyes. They flanked him, dancing energetically to “Run Me Dry,” from 2017’s True to Self. Tiller appeared confident on stage, giving both sides of the room energy while singing flawlessly in a laidback style. He quickly followed up with a track from his recently released self-titled album, “Outside,” which featured an infectious beat and sampled YG’s “Up.”

The dancers left the stage as he continued with uptempo hip-hop flavored “Rambo,” from Trapsoul. The lighting changed to a hazy red as a slowed-down version of the intro to “Exchange” played.

“I need to slow it down for a second. Let’s slow it all the way down,” Tiller announced. “Let me hear you.” He encouraged the audience members to sing along to the hit single from his 2015 Trapsoul album. The song showcased his ability to switch back and forth between melodic singing and rapping with an artful flow. He followed up with the midtempo “Let ‘Em Know,” from the same album.

The infectious beat from “Whatever She Wants” dropped, leading to dancing in the crowd.

Bryson Tiller performs at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on May 14, 2024.

“I mean this with from every bone in my body; every time, every single time I come to San Francisco, you guys show me the same amount of love,” Tiller said afterward, slowing the pace. “It’s a blessing to be still out here in 2024. We have a lot of day one Trapsoul fans, I already know.”

“Ciao!” off his self-titled album, came next, before Tiller launched into some of his successful collaborations, including “Could’ve Been,” with Vallejo’s H.E.R.; and “Playing Games,” with Summer Walker; before going into downtempo 2019 single “Blame.” He left the stage to his dancers while the intro to his new single featuring Victoria Monet, “Persuasion,” played.

“I did tell you this was a Bryson Tiller listening party, right?” he said upon returning. He’d changed from the LED jacket to a white lab coat, continuing on with the song. He touched on several more tracks, including “Overtime” and “Calypso,” before dropping the coat for the hit single that made him famous, “Don’t.”

Tiller continued with a few older tracks before closing his main set with “Right My Wrongs,” before returning for an encore of “Whatever She Wants.”

DJ Nitrane opened the show, playing a host of R&B and rap hits from artists like Sza, Drake, Rihanna and Chris Brown, along with some popular songs by Bay Area artists. He even touched on Kendrick Lamar Drake diss track “Not Like Us.”

Prior to Tiller taking the stage, a fight reportedly broke out shortly before 9 p.m. among a small group of attendees on the floor of Bill Graham Civic, with punches thrown according to a video shared on X, formerly known as Twitter. San Francisco Police responded and took an assault report, but no one was taken into custody as of Wednesday morning, according to the police department.