if robyn hadn't gotten sick and cancelled her concert in december, she wouldn't have rescheduled it for tonight, and i would have missed her. i would've been in edmonton (not tonight... then. on the first night. in december.). i am forever grateful to that sickness, whatever it was. because tonight was FUCKING AWESOME!
sorry. sorry about the swearing. it was just that good. i can't even handle it without swearing. it's true.
the first opener was natalia kills. she only did a few songs. and i have to say i'm glad... i want to give her the benefit of the doubt - there were some technical problems i think, and she didn't seem to be able to get in time with her backing tracks - but really i can't say i was crazy about her. it was kind of hard to watch. see, she had this whole costumed-character-popster-femme-fatal look going on. like. a little bit gaga. but. a) gaga is insane live. really great at dancing and singing AND playing. and natalia wasn't really. she was okay. and looked a bit self-concious, which you can't be if you're gonna go in that costumey-direction. and. b) i feel like in order to be THAT kind of performer, you have to be aware that it is all a bit ridiculous... you have to be in on the joke. i don't think natalia was in on the joke. i think she didn't know that there was a joke happening at all. so. a little tragic. to watch. at least for me. also, she opened with an acoustic version of a song. which was a BAD idea. again. gaga does this. very well. with the playing the piano, and going a bit jazzy. natalia did not do this well. bad start. (the photo is weak. sorry. i didn't figure out how to program my camera to take decent non-flash photos until halfway through diamond rings.)
but then there was diamond rings! he was for SURE in on the joke. (again, there were jokes missed... the group of stylish fellows behind me were oh so not impressed with him. and MAN did they make it known. calm down guys! this is hilarious!) i thought diamond rings was great. i enjoyed him way more than i expected to. his dancing is terrible! he wore a feathered mask when he first came on! he told us how he got his new keyboard from his mom for christmas! adorable! great! and then his songs were fun to dance to. so. success. also, i love a skinny man in makeup.
aaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnndddddddd. robyn. oh man. oh MAN! my review is pretty much just going to be a pile of pictures, because i have a lot, because she is awesome and gorgeous and fierce. can we talk about those SHORTS? HA! denim cut-offs. off which she cut everything but the pockets and waisteband. HILARIOUS! like a wacky fanny pack/belt? i don't know what it was like. it was just great. and she went HARD! i have no idea how she danced so hard the whole time and still sang well. she did eat a banana during her first encore... good healthy eats. so effing cool. GAH! i haven't smiled that much in a long time. i was nice and close to the front - about 10 rows in, central... the crowd was great. dancing, but never shoving. singing along, but not obnoxiously or too loudly. (even the whiny whiners from diamond rings were a good time!) okay. picture time! i'm so pumped.
finally, here's what i wore. if there is ever a time for neon and sequin, it is a robyn concert. no?
dress vero moda, tights h & m (stirrup!), boots spring, and ring h & m. dog margene (since you might not recognize her because of how HUGE she has gotten).
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That looks like a pretty small venue...steal of a deal?
it was like a bigger starlight room. also, it seems way smaller because i was so awesomely close to the front. i was moving towards the back during the second encore, and realized how very far away that back was...
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