omg, the Justified\/Stripped concert seriously blew me away. It was so. good. Even the boyfriend enjoyed it. He went so far as to say that Justin was entertaining. Hee, I think I’ve turned him into a Justin fan. \ud83d\ude1b And our seats were awesome — lower level, 15th row, right smack dab in the center.<\/p>\n
Black Eyed Peas<\/a> opened up with Joints and Jam<\/i>. Eeeeee!!! <— This was me. Man, this song takes me back to my college days –when I had a crush on my current boyfriend and he would play it in the car when we would go out. *sigh* And my college roommate (Shirley! *waves*) downloaded it and played it in our room sometimes. Ah, memories. Anyway, BEP played a bunch of other songs from their upcoming album and they rocked. They were so high energy and crazy, especially Taboo. What a great way to start the concert. I didn’t even know they were the opening act so it was a total surprise to me and the boyfriend (he really likes them).<\/p>\n Christina was up first with Dirty<\/i>. I used to hate this song (still despise the video) but after hearing it so many times on the radio, it’s grown on me. Perfect way for her to get the crowd (which was more on the older side than on the teeny-bopper side) up on their feet and dancing in their seats. Good times, good times. Most songs she performed were from Stripped<\/i> — A Voice Within<\/i> (powerful ballad), Infatuation<\/i> (definite crowd-pleaser), Get Mine Get Yours<\/i>, So Impossible<\/i>, Can’t Hold Us Down<\/i> (which she sang from a motorcycle), Walk Away<\/i> (very sexual imagery with a hot guy gyrating in the background), and Fighter<\/i>. As for her older material, she did updated versions of the most popular 3 — Genie in a Bottle<\/i> (she came out on a huge “X” with fire shooting from the back –really cool), Come On Over<\/i> (an acoustic version which I really really like), and What A Girl Wants<\/i>. She also sang Lady Marmalade<\/i> and Etta James’s At Last<\/i>, which I surprisingly loved. Her encore was Beautiful<\/i>, which she sang to no crazy lighting and wearing only jeans and a white T-shirt that read “God Sees No Color.” I like that she went for the simple ending rather than the typical flashy pyrotechnics that usually signal the end of the show. All in all, I thought she was great — she definitely showcased her tremendous vocal talent.<\/p>\n Justin started his set with Rock Your Body<\/i>. Eeeee!!! He is really a great entertainer — he has what appears to be boundless energy and has a great rapport with the audience. Not to mention that he is definitely easy on the eyes. \ud83d\ude1b And I love him so much more now because Kelly Kono, only my most *favorite* dancer in the world (and former back-up dancer for Janet Jackson), is dancing with him. Hee. Anyway… Justin also sang Still On My Brain<\/i>, Seniorita<\/i> (one of my favorite tracks), Cry Me A River<\/i> (no Britney look-alike, however, to my boyfriend’s dismay), Let’s Take A Ride<\/i>, as well as more upbeat versions of 2 NSync ballads, Gone<\/i> and Girlfriend<\/i>. The highlight of his set was when he was beatboxing from a contraption that elevated him and moved him slowly from one side of the stage to the other — he beatboxed to Planet Rock<\/i>!!! And It Takes Two<\/i>!!! Mmm… Old school. So happy. And finally, his encore was of course, Like I Love You<\/i>. Ah, I love you Justin.<\/p>\n Other entertainment during the concert included — 2) an almost fight between a drunk guy (he hit the girl behind him when she asked him to be quiet and sit down) and some random guy who was annoyed with all his stupid antics<\/p>\n I snuck my camera in via the boyfriend so I may upload some pics… I don’t know if any of them will even look good but we’ll see.<\/p>\n What an eventful start to my weekend — Matchbox 20 tomorrow! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/b><\/p>\n omg, the Justified\/Stripped concert seriously blew me away. It was so. good. Even the boyfriend enjoyed it. He went so far as to say that Justin was entertaining. Hee, I think I’ve turned him into a Justin fan. \ud83d\ude1b And … Continue reading
\n1) seeing so many young girls (probably around 11-13) wearing completely revealing clothing. I wanted to scream “It’s really *not* nice to have guys ogle your goods. In fact, it’s creepy! And you should cover up!” Gah.<\/p>\n