"We're putting a legacy on tour," says creative director and choreographer Laurieann Gibson, who's worked with Combs since his days as an A&R for Uptown Records. "There was like that place where we had to get it just right enough where [the artists] didn't seem old, but it seemed like it was happening all over again for the very first time." In turn the show is loaded with pyro, a phalanx of dancers, vintage footage, a hard-rocking band and sparkly wardrobe changes.

During a quick meeting with production manager Bobby Schneider, he attempted to similarly set a mood for the packed crowd.

Inside Bad Boy Family Reunion, 2016's Most Hit-Packed Tour "For the amount of dates we doin', I'm losing a lot of money," Puff Daddy says. "This is not about the money"