Concert review (final try)
Christina Aguilera was the last artist on my concert bucket list that took over a decade to complete.
I was completely shocked she was coming to Oklahoma and was only a 2 hour drive away. She is now the most expensive concert ticket I've purchased, with tax it was over $320 and I was in the 9th row. The first row went for over $1,000!! Definitely milking the now adult fanbase; whomever came up with the prices.
I must say I couldn't help but notice her plastic surgery, it was so eye catching. She never had wide hips or a big butt back in the day. I remember being a teenybopper and thinking she seemed so confident and body positive and I remember her commenting about being petite and not built like ppl expect a celebrity should be. BE MINDFUL I've been a fan since the beginning and I'm paraphrasing a super ton. So it's sad that she is now like everyone else now.
Similar to Mariah Carey, I think Xtina should focus more on singing and not trying to be a performer. Not everyone needs to be like Beyonce or Taylor doing dancing and costume changes. That is not where she shines not seems to be authentic. She relied a lot on recordings and something else I couldn't help but notice is the fact that her backup singers were lip syncing the entire time plus Xtina did too a bit.
The "costume changes" were horrendous; she'd take a break and come back with a different accessory so you really couldn't call it a costume change but she took a break as if she did. These breaks were accomplished by her dancers doing sets; at least 20 minutes of the show were dance interludes. One time she came back with a pocket watch, then a cheap looking scarf etc
Her setlist was primarily her newest albums so I was displeased there wasn't more from her debut besides the medley of her hits. Surprisingly, "come on over" wasn't done which was disappointing. There were some parts where her high notes gave me chills so she certainly is still a great vocalist and her voice sounded as good as ever.
All in all, I am glad that I went even though it didn't end up being mind blowing (but then again, it had almost 30 years of anticipation to live up to). I would see her again but I wouldn't travel too much further nor would I pay such a high amount again.