On
Febuary 19th I saw a tweet by @livenationsf about a chance to win
tickets for Miley Cyrus' shows in the Bay Area. I admit I watched Hannah
Montana when I had a TV. I also love her song "Wrecking Ball." I
figured it wouldn't hurt to enter the contest. I entered it once and
didn't think about it again.
I secretly hoped for lower level seats but I ended up with nosebleeds. It's okay. I can't complain since they were free. I was given section 203 row 10 seats 4 and 5. When I got into the venue I saw that I didn't have to walk far to get to my section. It was near the box office side entrance.
My mom wanted to get food so I bought her a hot
dog which she ended up giving to me after one bite lol I also got nachos
and soda all for $21.75! O_O I was amused the hot dog was $5.75 because
I could get almost 4 hot dogs at Costco for almost the same price lol
My
mom and I then go to our seats. Hanging above the floor seats were
balloons. There were also balloons along the stairs for the audience to
get to their seats. The balloons were arched like M's which I believe
were supposed to stand for Miley but they reminded me of the McDonald's
arches instead.
The view from the seats was okay. Unfortunately
the huge screen behind the stage was obstructed by the lighting
equipment. Upon entering section 203 I smelled something funny but more
on this later.
The first opening act was Skye Ferreira. She
didn't really have stage presence. She actually stopped in the middle
of singing one song and said that she was going to sing another song.
That felt awkward.
The second opening act was Icona Pop. I loved
their energy! They really got the crowd pumped up. It was fun hearing "I
Love It" live. The last time I was at SAP Center NKOTB played "I Love
It" during their song so it was nice to actually hear it live.
The
wait for Miley felt very long but then she finally makes her grand
entrance by sliding down a slide in the shape of her tongue. She was
dressed in a very flashy outfit. That definitely set the tone for the
night. She does her first batch of songs and then does a costume change
into a Marijuana printed leotard. She sits on a toy 4x4 for her song by
the same name and proceeds to make it rain by throwing money all around
the stage.
Speaking of Marijuana there was a group of
people in the next section, 204, smoking weed during the show! I
couldn't believe they got away with that. I would have snitched on them
but my seats weren't in the aisle so it wasn't so easy to maneuver out. I
thought it was so lame people were getting high at a Miley concert. I
know Miley is pro-weed but still, if getting high at a Miley concert is
your idea of fun then you're a loser. Hashtag just sayin'.
For
her song #GETITRIGHT she sat on a HUGE bed on stage. Honestly, I was
kind of scared of what she would do on that bed. Throughout the song,
her back up dancers started to crawl out of the bed to join her. First
was her little person dancer who cuddled up with her. When the song was
halfway through I swear there was like 10 people in that bed with her and they were rolling around being naughty. (I thought, why couldn't my bed be like that where Nick Carter would
come crawling out of it :p)
For her song "Adore You"
she had her version of "Kiss Cam." On the screen was an image of a ring
and throughout the song the cameras would focus on people making out in
the venue. They showed both straight and gay couples.
The show was very Miley though. She had a huge puppet on stage for one of her songs.
Her dancers were also dressed in costume.
There was a huge wolf during "Can't Be Tamed" and she gyrated and humped its legs.
There
was a part of the show where she moved from the main stage to a tiny
near stage in front of my section. She did an acoustic set there which I
enjoyed. She performed acoustic versions of Outkast's "Hey Ya" and
Dolly Parton's "Jolene." During this part she wore a long t-shirt with
her face on it.
I remember there was a part where she wore chaps that was very reminiscent of Christina Aguilera during her Dirty phase.
The show felt extra long because I didn't know most of the songs. I just wanted to hear "Wrecking Ball" and "We Can't Stop."
Near
the end she got on a giant hot dog and rode it around the venue. I
thought that was funny since earlier I ate a hot dog. I found out later
the name of the song she rode the hot dog is called "Someone Else." I
wish I had the chance to appreciate the performance more because after
the show I listened to the song and I ended up falling in love with it.
Finally
it was part I waited for. Miley came out wearing a silver glittery
leotard and sang "Wrecking Ball." Then after that she sang "We Can't
Stop."
It amused me after "We Can't Stop" people started leaving
already. They obviously don't know the concept of encore lol They
stopped leaving when Miley came back on stage for "Party In The USA."
She wore a wig and patriotic looking leotard. Her back up dancers were
dressed in patriotic costumes like Mt. Rushmore.
The
show was a very interesting experience and it was nice to see a show
other than Backstreet Boys. Actually, in a way her show made me miss
Backstreet even more because they're very good at interacting with the
crowd. Miley didn't really interact with the crowd much. I understand
she's all about shock value right now but it's like then what when the
novelty fades away.
I also felt she was trying so hard to be
sexy but it came off more dorky and awkward. The girls who sat next to
me were practically lol'ing through most of the show because they
thought she was ridiculous. They actually left almost over halfway
through the show.
Although my eyes may have felt
violated at some parts I am very thankful to Live Nation for giving me
the opportunity to see her show and expose me to her album. After the
show I listened to her album Bangerz on Youtube to review what I heard
live and it's not bad. The songs on her album that stand out to me are
"Someone Else," "FU," and "Do My Thang." It's too bad she's letting
shock value and thirst for attention drive the direction for her show. I
think if she tried less hard the show could have been bettered
produced.
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