After being rescheduled twice due to COVID-19, Patti LaBelle finally returned to the Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, June 19.

Quite a full house was on hand as Patti belted out classic rhythm and blues renditions, pop standards and spiritual sonnets, including her hits “New Attitude” and “Lady Marmalade”.

What’sUpNewp’s Rick Farrell was there to capture the night and shares this photo gallery.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...

​Rick Farrell of Mojo Photography has been drawn to music his entire life. Maybe it was growing up in Newport, RI, host to the venerable Newport Jazz and Folk festivals. Or maybe it was the countless hours listening to his older siblings' classic LP's and 45's on the stereo in the 1960's. Whatever the reason, there has always been a strong connection. He had originally taken up photography as a hobby, eventually gravitating towards shooting professionally in 2007. Never knowing what his true...