Brown kicked off his performance, literally with fire and flames to “Say It With Me,” followed by other songs off F.A.M.E., his most recent album, including “She Ain’t You" and “Next 2 You,” to “Look At Me Now.” He also brought Tyga back on stage during “Deuces,” and to Kevin McCall, another artist on the track. Brown even took it several years, singing hits from much older albums, such as “Yo (Excuse Me Miss)” from Chris Brown, “With You” from Exclusive. He also performed songs he was featured in, like "My Last" with Big Sean. Unfortunately, Big Sean was not onstage with him that evening.
What was most impressive about the evening was his closing performance to “Beautiful People,” also from F.A.M.E. During those few minutes, Brown and his backup dancers wore electronically-enhanced clothing that lit up according to the choreography. The singer was also attached to cables and did flips in the air, on top of being suspended mid-air towards the end of his overall concert.
There was not really a time where the crowd...of women, did not go wild. Brown even highlighted the dominance of women in his audience that night.
"Where all my ladies at?" was followed by a pandemonium of noise that could have easily been confused for a natural disaster. On the contrary, when brown asked for his "fellas," the response was nowhere close in comparison.
"There are like 15 of y'all in here tonight," Brown said with a slight chuckle. Agreed, but there might have been a bit more than that...maybe 17 or 18.
Some of his special attendees included Kendall and Kylie Jenner, and Paris Jackson, Michael Jackson's daughter, who Brown gave the royal treatment to. When the artist learned the King of Pops' daughter was attending, he gave her and a few friends front-row seats to his performance, on top of a meet-and-greet hangout prior to the his show. Jackson was even seen throughout the night throwing up hearts for Brown on the big-screen televisions.
Brown truly graced the stage, showing off his vocal talents and choreography, ultimately letting everyone know why he deserved to be on-stage inside the Staples Center, for the first time, to a sold-out crowd (of girls, women, mothers, daughters, and more).Without a doubt, Brown's first performance at this venue will not be his last.
(PHOTOS TAKEN BY TIMOTHY HARRIS)
That sounds like an amazing show! Seems like he put on a great show with lots of added extras to keep the crowd entertained. Too bad you're not a guy or I'm sure the experience would have been ever better.
ReplyDeleteI also thought it was really cool of him to give the Jacksons and their friends front row seats. With all the controversy Brown has been through, its good to see he can do nice, positive things.
I always wanted to attend a Chris Brown show. The amount of bad press he had from the Rihanna thing was definitely unfortunate to both parties. However it still does not take away from his talent. I mean, i feel like we watch these shows and listen to music to celebrate and appreciate the talent versus what they did. By listening to their music does not mean we are supporting his actions but we just love the music!!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if anyone else noticed, but tickets for his Staples Center concert were on Groupon for a couple days leading up to the concert date. I saw the offer, which was a pretty good deal, and thought it was funny that they would put up concert tickets on a discount site like Groupon. It seems as though Staples Center reps had doubts that the star could fill up the venue. I think that the controversy that always surrounds Brown hides the fact that he really is a talented artist. I saw him in concert (pre-scandal) and really enjoyed the show he put on. I think we forget he really can sing and dance exceptionally well.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if he makes a habit of highliting his female demographic since the Rhianna incident. I mean, every artist does the whole "Where the ladies at tonight?" And that's not uncommon in any rap show, but it would be interesting to know if his agent was pushing for him to do that or his publicist was making him do it for good PR. I mean, it's not a bad move, but it's certainly something to think about, especially with his past in the media.
ReplyDeleteI think it's odd how society is quick to forgive celebrities for their past mess ups. Chris Brown is just one of the few people among that long list. Whenever I think of Chris Brown I don't think of his music or his talent I think about how he senselessly beat a woman, showing a terrible example to his fans. In an episode of "The Bad Girls Club", Natalie Nunn claimed to be close friends with Chris Brown and basically said that Rihanna "deserved" what she got. I think it's terrible that his fame has turned even women against the idea of domestic violence and they now feel that if a woman is being abused than she deserved it. Granted the kid has some talent but he should be doing more than just asking "Where the ladies at tonight?" at his concerts.
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ReplyDeleteAs much as I love Chris Brown's music, I am not a fan of HIM. I remember seeing him perform on the VMA's and the whole thing was him lipsinging along with the music. Although he was dancing really well it annoyed me that he is supposed to be a singer and he clearly wasn't singing. I bet the whole show overall was entertaining though.
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