cajunaggie08 said:
So my sister had an extra ticket to tonight's Katy Perry concert. I've never been to a pop concert before so out of pure morbid curiosity I said, I'll go. I'll report back if it truly is as big of a trainwreck as the internet is saying it is.
Ok so lets get this part out of the way first. Yes she did the horrible "lightsaber" fighting and awkward dance sequence that was viral all over the internet last week. Yes it was lame and cheesy in person too. But did it ruin the show, HELLLLL NO
That was a fun concert to go to. She's a damn good entertainer. Yes its bubblegum/millennial pop. Of course it was super cringe at times. Thats just part of the package. I forgot just how many Katy Perry songs I knew and it was nostalgic blast hearing them all. it sounded like she was singing most of them so I'll give her props for still having singing chops. The production was over the top but as long as you didn't take yourself or this show too seriously, you would have a great time taking it all in. I didn't have "watching Katy Perry riding a giant robot butterfly" on my bucketlist, but I am very glad to have seen it. Having never been to a pop concert before, that was the loudest I've ever heard a concert crowd in my life. Having an arena full of screaming girls definitely amps the noise factor.
Now as far as trainwrecks go, the opening act was Rebecca Black. Yes, the girl who was a viral meme 15 years ago for singing "Friday." Her 30 minute set was basically her attempt to create gay-night-club anthems. It was occasionally out of tune and off beat. She wasn't terrible, but it wasn't good either. The worst part was she didnt sing Friday. It was remixed as background music while she twerked on the back of her twerking male dancers.
