Shannon KeoughPhiladelphia welcomed Britney Spears to the Wachovia Center on Aug. 30 for her ‘Circus’ tour concert. The ‘Circus’ started with performing acrobats, gymnasts, clowns and stilt walkers.
Britney opened the concert by coming down from the ceiling, wearing a dark trench coat covered with her hood up. As Spears landed on stage, she took off her hood and the ground shook with screaming fans.
Her dancers and performers showed off their talent as the night progressed. The set list of songs Britney performed were “Circus,” “Piece of Me,” “Radar,” “Ooh Ooh Baby,” “Hot as Ice,” “Boys,” “If U Seek Amy,” “Me Against the Music,” “Everytime,” “Freakshow,” “Get Naked,” “Breathe on Me,” “Touch of My Hand,” “Do Somethin,” “I’m a Slave 4 U,” “Toxic,” “..Baby One More Time” and “Womanizer.”
“Britney always puts on a great show. I’ve been seeing her in concert since her very first album, and never left disappointed. She is such a pop icon, I really believe she is the queen of pop,” Sarah McGovern, a fan from Bucks County, said.
In between songs, magicians and gymnasts showed their skills and tricks, while Britney took quick in between song breaks.
“You aren’t just getting a concert when you see Britney perform, you get a whole show. I think that’s what makes me keep coming to see all her concerts,” McGovern said.
When performing the song “Everytime,” Spears sang on a large floating umbrella that circled and rotated around the whole stage.
Spears’ stage props included a large circus cage, huge picture frames, furniture and metal fences that she used to dance with.
The show got steamy when Spears performed, “Breathe on Me” from her Blackout album, then changed the mood to silly as she performed “Freakshow,” also off her Blackout album.
“I loved how she sang older songs from previous albums and not just songs from her “Circus” CD. ‘Hit me baby one more time’, was such a surprise,” Julie Ciabattoni, a fan from Lansdale, said.
Smoke, fire and confetti were some added surprises to the concert. A risky stunt by Spears herself was when two acrobats grabbed her by the waist and swung her upside down in the air.
Her back-up dancers even got their very own chance to shine, as they played popular hip-hop songs to show off their moves. Dancers performed to songs by Rihanna, Ne-yo, Michael Jackson and more.
Side acts included acrobats twisting in hanging curtains, hula-hoop performers and trampoline jumpers.
“My favorite side act was the hula-hoop act. This girl was amazing, how she balanced a hoop on her head,” said Ciabattoni.
Spears put on an entertaining and amazing show for her fans. The pop princess’s music didn’t stop after Britney left stage. Fans continued to blare their favorite Britney music in their cars while leaving the “City of Brotherly Love.”
