Yummy wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:35 pm Azoff could nevah.

KevinKardashian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:58 am

KevinKardashian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:58 am

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:24 am

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 11:00 am

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:56 am

I obviously meant Accelerate and Fall in Line. In what world is Fall in Line a classic pop ballad?

Fall in line is a classic female duet. Correct me if I'm wrong, but even the Grammy's agree. Weren't they nominated in pop collaboration?

They're nominated in the pop collaboration category because Christina and Demi are pop singers and it's a collaboration. The song itself is not a classic pop ballad, nor does it sound like anything you'd hear on the radio these days.

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:56 am

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:47 am

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:43 pm

Y'all are delusional. She came back with two left-field releases in two completely different genres and both got ignored. She needs a song that sticks with the general public that can gain her some traction, one that could maybe gain some new fans and remind some old fans.

Lol @ Lotus or Liberation being left field...

What part of Your Body was avant-gard? Fall in line was a classic pop ballad.

I obviously meant Accelerate and Fall in Line. In what world is Fall in Line a classic pop ballad?

Sapphire wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:45 am

Is he one of the songwriters/producers for X's new album?

I mean he could get access to the backstage

Or just a crew?

KevinKardashian wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:41 pm

BYC wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:45 pm

Washed up is probably just the term the friend chose to use. We’ve often said here Christina is underrated and underappreciated. It’s probably just something along those lines.

Well, exactly! This is the general public’s problem. Christina hasn’t lost her talent, beauty, or star quality.

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:43 pm

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:08 pm

Kitana wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:46 pm

Aww that’s so sad to hear, but not surprising tbh. I always felt like she put off a follow-up to Lotus for so long because she was afraid of flopping again. Same thing with touring. The Voice came with a high salary and primetime exposure with relatively little effort, so it was easy for that to become her main gig for a while. I can see why she’s so grateful for the support at her live shows in recent years.

I truly think she just needed a better team surrounding her and giving honest, constructive feedback. Hollywood Bowl was the perfect venue to highlight her status as a living icon. She should be cementing her legacy as a touring force and making more ambitious music than ever before, not chasing chart success to stay “relevant”.

This. She should stay left field, avant-gard, as she has always been.

It is part of her brand by now.

Y'all are delusional. She came back with two left-field releases in two completely different genres and both got ignored. She needs a song that sticks with the general public that can gain her some traction, one that could maybe gain some new fans and remind some old fans.

Kitana wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:46 pm

Chintheory wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:37 am Ugh, one of my closest friends was finally able to reveal that she worked on the show, helped cast the dancers, and an artist she manages helped with the costume design. She said X is such a pro and super sweet, but it breaks my heart to say this, my friend revealed that X mentioned a few times that she’s been feeling like she’s “Washed up.”

Which sounds absurd to me because she’s an icon. But she’s also human. Just made me sad to hear that.

Aww that’s so sad to hear, but not surprising tbh. I always felt like she put off a follow-up to Lotus for so long because she was afraid of flopping again. Same thing with touring. The Voice came with a high salary and primetime exposure with relatively little effort, so it was easy for that to become her main gig for a while. I can see why she’s so grateful for the support at her live shows in recent years.

I truly think she just needed a better team surrounding her and giving honest, constructive feedback. Hollywood Bowl was the perfect venue to highlight her status as a living icon. She should be cementing her legacy as a touring force and making more ambitious music than ever before, not chasing chart success to stay “relevant”.

NewAgenda wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:55 am All this public support from other stars should really help her as she rebrands herself as a touring act. Christina was always the one showing support to everyone else, so it’s nice to see it is being reciprocated with several heavy hitters on a single night coming to see her. We had Michelle Obama, Bill & Hillary, Demi, Dionne Warwick at different dates/stops for her recent shows, but this is the first time in a long time that’s there’s been several in one night.

Chintheory wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:37 am Ugh, one of my closest friends was finally able to reveal that she worked on the show, helped cast the dancers, and an artist she manages helped with the costume design. She said X is such a pro and super sweet, but it breaks my heart to say this, my friend revealed that X mentioned a few times that she’s been feeling like she’s “Washed up.”

Which sounds absurd to me because she’s an icon. But she’s also human. Just made me sad to hear that.

grrfrrtrr wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:26 pm

dita wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:01 am Her confidence for night 2 was off the charts!

That Eb5 at the 1:16 is one of her best in recent years!

How is she every bit as phenomenal at 40 as she was in the BTB era? Her voice is unreal.

electronicsupersonic wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 6:41 pm Karen Gillan was there also.
https://instagram.com/stories/karengill ... 6054766983

Xben wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:39 pm Dirrty (Good quality video)

Avilis wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 10:41 pm Question: Was Christina not allowed to use her own dancers or crew? I noticed those dancers were different and some of her actual dancers were in the audience.

BaeTine wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:39 pm I should have known better than to come back in this thread. I can only assume the girls in here complaining were not at the show last night. Because let me assure you, from the elderly billionaires down to the many children and tweens I saw, everybody who witnessed this performance was amazed and left feeling satisfied. You would have had to put in some HARD work not to be happy and enjoy the moment... kinda like y'all are doing in here right now.

Giftence wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:17 am

BYC wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 10:49 am

The setlist thing isn’t that serious but can we normalize not making excuses for Queen not introducing new songs she’s never performed before lmao. These “it wasn’t a tour for fans” comments, which have been the excuse for years now, are old. Christina could absolutely pull out never before performed songs and still have the audience vibe with her. Artists do it all the time.

JcSoblue wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:22 am Jordan bratman was there
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dita wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 4:03 pm More setlist confirmations:

H2o wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 1:00 pm Tinashe is going to the show

veeglenn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:09 am This person is part of the LA Phil and posted
#tomorrow #westsidestory and @xtina.

Maybe she’s doing a “Maria” medley with Liberation, Sound of Music, and West Side Story? Or a Broadway medley? I can see her singing “Somewhere” a la Alisan Porter finale.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRX69gegsD ... =copy_link

MaCK. wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:08 am

dita wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:05 am

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:50 am

For a total of 12,000 seats, she's sold:
(1) Near to 85% on the first night
(2) Close to 92% on the second night

That is not bad at all...

Is the Hollywood Bowl's capacity not 17,500?

Sorry if this has been discussed.

Yes there are 17.5k seats at Hollywood Bowl.

AS wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:00 am

AS wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:59 am As of now, on the Hollywood Bowl website there are approximately 2,200 available tickets for the Friday show, and almost 1,300 tickets for the Saturday show.

Well, here's another update after 24 hours: on the Hollywood Bowl website there are approximately 1,900 unsold tickets for tonight's show, and 1,059 tickets for the Saturday show.