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dita wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:09 pm That orchestral introduction to 'Beautiful' was amazing!



The opening was gorgeous too

Fuck I have been dying to experience her At Last version but never got a chance to. It must be truly an out of body Xperience
The opening of the show is exactly how I thought the whole thing would be. I didn’t expect dancers tbh

Sapphire wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 3:26 am Aguilera Online said that Jordan was there

D…ad!

janvinron wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 5:00 am There were no cameras around right?

WHAT?!!!

Leon wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:27 pm This is the last pass she gets on the whole reintroduction shit cause bitch been reintroducing herself for the last 3 years.

At least she didn’t release a song called “Let me reintroduce myself” and it completely flopping.

JcSoblue wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:22 am Jordan bratman was there
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Crying in homo.
All my daddy issues have been triggered.
I love them for being friends so much.
Oh Christina she really is THE BEST.

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 10:44 am Jordan attended with Max

I wonder if Jordan’s big cock still gets a little hard whenever the opening note of ANOM comes out.

CC: @Nottingham

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.

It wasn't Christina's fault.

Some people just like to complain...

She sounded great and looked beautiful!

Weird setlist, was expecting so much more. The clip of her saying she had to think hard about the set list when it was her usual one. For some reason I was expecting deepcuts and classical covers lol delusional me. But that’s just me as a fan, I’m sure being there was another experience.

And I would have liked more interaction with the philharmonic and Gustavo. They weren’t just a backing band.

There are two specific songs towards the end of Lotus that many of you need to listen to…. Can you guess which ones?

Here's my quick review from the show:

She looked amazing. I could feel the confidence radiating from her. I got the sense that she is finally secure with herself. She legit strolled back and forth with so much grown woman swag. I just loved seeing this version of her. It's my first time seeing her since the Stripped tour. She has honestly inspired me to get my shit together.

I loved the stage set up and the theatrics. Opening with "At Last" was such a moment. I wish the orchestra actually performed the opening music but I was impressed that she didn't overdo it vocally like on the Stripped tour. Moving forward, there were some nice moments but the (short and lackluster) setlist left much to be desired. I've only seen a few clips from the recent tours but even I could tell the show was just a rehash of those tours. This is why I was hoping she'd do ballads and midtempos only. She always talks about "changing it up" but last night's effort was...minimum.

I've noticed for quite sometime now that she caters to casual fans who like the hits. What about the "day 1s"? Give us something we've never heard before. I think she'd actually have a better relationship and perhaps larger fanbase if she actually listened to us. During the pandemic she was "all ears" on ways to connect with us but did nothing. Often times she asks for our suggestions but never acts on it. Songs like, "The Right Man", "Mercy On Me", "I Am", "Obvious", "Change" and "Loving Me 4 Me" and so many other album cuts would've sounded amazing with an orchestra. Like, take advantage of the opportunity. Shit!

I'll always look forward to new material but performance wise, it's just whatever. The majority of the hits need to be retired. For good.

ETA: I just watched my footage. The orchestra DID do the opening of At Last, I just couldn’t hear it live because the crowd was too damn loud.

If you want my angle/cuts I’m sharing via my stories and will continue to do so through tonight’s show. Not live bc I wanna actually enjoy the show but there are nice cuts I think
@pakipanic

Here’s my review copied and pasted from a text conversation. I didn’t feel like rewriting it lol

Ahhh it was incredible, and the setlist worked for what the show was in my opinion. My only gripe is that the show was so short!
My favorite reimagined thing was Genie; I’m normally not interested in seeing her do IAMMMW anymore but this was my favorite rendition I’ve seen from her. Incredibly epic!!!
I thought for a second we were getting a new Spanish song, and I was expecting/hoping for the “Spanish section” to be more than one song. But she made the right decision if she had to go with only 1
Also SHE LOOKED INCREDIBLE!!
I was NOT A FAN of the dancers
If that’s what she meant by making it more like a theater piece that ain’t it!!!

Goddess wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:08 pm I'll always look forward to new material but performance wise, it's just whatever. The majority of the hits need to be retired. For good.

Y'all are out of your minds.

The new rendition of genie is incredible. Her voice was amazing. The lewks were on point.

I can’t wait for this same energy to be funneled through the new material in the horizon. It’s insane that this far into her career she sounds better than ever.

KevinKardashian wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:33 am What did you guys expect her to sing, though? Beyonce's discography?

To be honest and without shade, just her songs more adaptate to the orchestra arrangements

Just about sold out tonight. Only a few left! Go girl!

WOW that intro was just so beautiful, her coming out up there looking exquisite and the lighting was perfect, voice on point

last nite was amazing. she is sooooo ready for the new era!!

Tonite's show will be sold out for sure!

The clips I have seen are incredible. She really needs to release this!

Going tonight can’t wait Xcited! Any parking tips for those that went last night?

HRH Lady Mamacita wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:25 pm

SanelyInsane wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:03 am

Martin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:47 am I agree the setlist definitely could've been better, but we gotta remember, when booking this show I don't think it was done with exclusively Xtina fans in mind. Similarly to Vegas this was more of a general public type of show, so I can see why she chose the usual hits with some Liberation sprinkled in. At least they were arranged differently so it was still a fresh experience.

The setlist was def a let down.

This was the perfect opportunity to showcase a side of her artistry the world hasn’t seen yet and she disappointed with this setlist. A nice show but def could’ve gone a lot better considering she had the LA Phila Orchestra behind her. Oh well. She did look amazing though.

I can’t believe she wasted her B2B gems yet again. Candyman is a well known song, and with the LA freaking PHILA Understand or Mercy On Me… what could’ve been. Ah, Christina. Ah…..

We got new fan faves “Maria” and “Twice.” We stan a current Queen!

Hopefully there will be opportunities to sing the songs you mentioned with an orchestra at another time.

This pic is everything.

dinvy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:10 am sweat until my clothes come off

desnudate_czr wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:30 pm Going tonight can’t wait Xcited! Any parking tips for those that went last night?

Take the shuttle. Buy the $6 ride and share at a location near you. The shuttles comes every 10-15 minutes. I parked at Westwood and it took 40 minutes to get to the bowl. Both traffic and parking at the bowl looked awful. Returning only took 20 minutes.

Stephen Galloway did the choreography for the show. Check his stories.

https://instagram.com/stephengalloway

Great show, disappointed she didn’t do “Reflection” with the orchestra, but maybe during night 2?

desnudate_czr wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:30 pm Going tonight can’t wait Xcited! Any parking tips for those that went last night?

I've gone last two nights and uber/driving has a nightmare. There are free shuttles that ill take you right to the Bowl from around the city and usually you can park there so the shuttle will bring you to and from your car before and after the show.

https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/visit/getting-here