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The Official Britney Spears Formula 1 Grand Prix Thread

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Cappycorn87 Master

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On 10/23/2018 at 8:34 PM, b4goodbye said:

Finally back home and able to write my review--surprised at all the sass here, haha, but whatever.

Austin was cool, lot of Britney promo--billboards, street signs, magazine/newspaper ads, etc. The track was really far outside the city. The event wasn't as redneck as I thought it was gonna be, a lot more international people and people you could tell had a lot of money. No workers at the track knew anything about anything (where to go, time, etc). So I'm glad we saw Bruno the night before as we found the closest pit entrance and met some other Britney fans in line. They tried to tell us we were in the wrong line after 3 hours of waiting, but everybody went crazy and they basically just gave up. Kinda annoying they let the volunteers in first as while we in the front of the pit line, there was already about 2 rows of people lined up when they let us in.

Britney went on right at 6p, no countdown or hype video. It was a little strange to see her perform in the daylight, the sun might have finally fully went down during Crazy/TTWE. I wonder if her being able to see all the faces affects her performance and to what extent, but un-nerving. Kinda cool to see the sun shine on her during DYWTCO though, she was glowing.

To that note, girl was sunburnt haha. Was kinda funny, kinda unprofessional as her dancers skin looked great, but Britney arms/pits were all different shades haha so everytime she raised her arms, you could see it.

The crowd around us were all Britney fans, so lots of energy. I think the videos of the lawn are a little unfair just because not sure if any artist would be that interesting in broad daylight a mile away, haha. But the pit vibes were cool, everyone rocking a different Target/UO britney shirt, haha.

I think she started off really strong. During the floor routine of WB, the smoke completely covered her up so all you could see were her legs haha. We were happy that she got the state (TX) right haha, though she didn't say one word about Domination, the US Grand Prix or it being the last POM show.

BOMT/OIDIA were fine. Gimme More was great, high energy. And then things started to lose steam during Clumsy/CYM. Clumsy just sounds even worse live, and the crowd wasnt really into it. At one point during the end, her mic fell off, haha, which was a little poetic. I think CYM as a song, but the performance wasnt that great either, just felt like she was winging it.

People really got into S&S, though I missed the big wheels. The outfit she wore for club set was atrocious, like it didn't make sense at all nor did it match the backdrop or the dancers. I find it weird that she basically wore 6 different versions of black lingerie/underwear. The last POM I saw had a much more interesting color palette going on. "DYWTCO?" was a **** show, like is it usually that slow tempo wise in Vegas? Something seemed wrong and I figured they were gonna have to start over because of the tempo. I love that song too and think itd be fun live, but it made me anxious.

So then the next set happened... Her team needs to get smacked for the next set. The makeup overall was awful racoon eyes, but I cant believe they let her go out on stage with a bunch of smeared lipstick all over her face. We were all trying to figure out if it was just the lighting, but she definitely had a bunch of lipstick on her right cheek that was insane looking. It was actually kinda sad. This was probably the low point of the show.

Things started turning around during the Circus set though. The sun started going down faster,so the lights and video looked more vibrant and colorful like it's supposed to. People were really into Circus, prob more than Womanizer. I realized during If U Seek Amy that we were all witnessing the last performances of some of these songs ever. Like, she doesnt ever have to do If U Seek Amy ever again, it's always these weird clown performances that dont really capture the song. But kinda a cool thought I had. Breathe On Me was great. I do think it's the best all around choreographed song the whole show and limits the franticness of some of the higher paced numbers have when Britney gets a little off beat. Sad that TOMH was cut especially since we were right in front of the catwalk.

Was nice to hear the crowd sing the ballad Toxic, with just the piano, you could really hear the audience. But no tree really flattens the performance. Honestly, I think the loudest the crowd sang was "Crazy", people loved it. Bruno Mars had a bunch of fireworks. Britney unfortunately did not, but the confetti cannons at the end were great.

At the end, her dancers and her shared a long group hug and they put up a screen saying "Thank You..." and then it was over by 7:30p, haha. Which as I age, it was kinda nice to be outta there earlier, but strange nonetheless.

I had a really good time. I never saw Britney outside before and was fun to be around other Britney fans singing along and cheering her on.

Looks like my videos are getting around, I have a lot more, but dont want my friends to kill me from Britney overload, haha. I may upload the Crazy one later as it's a short clip, but she looks good in it. I tried to get all the dance breaks and 'favorite moments' of the show for you guys:

https://www.instagram.com/j0eje0/

 

Lovely to hear

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MakeMeFweaky Mentor

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Ok so this was my first ever Britney show, and my second concert ever (my first being the Bruno Mars concert the night before). I came waiting in line at 2:00, 4 hours before the concert started. Throughout waiting in line I saw many variations of Britney shirts, including one from BreatheHeavy! @breatheheavy Get your coins!!! :jj:

Anyways while waiting in line, I met a few amazing people, however I didn't get their names so if any of y'all met me, I would love to follow y'all on twitter and such! Anyways I ended up being in the front row, and Willie and Zac walked past us while waiting in line! We also saw Larry and Robin standing backstage. 

 

Ok so time to review the last POM show ever.

The first section truly is the strongest in terms of choreography. Work ***** and every other opening song of her tours are always the strongest with the most energetic choreography and really set a good tone for the rest of the show. Womanizer was alright, saved by a good dance break. Break the Ice and Piece of Me were cute but not everyone knew it. Of course then we have Baby and Oops, which all my friends loved, but I almost cringed with the (officially) 20 year old vocals and scrapped dance break. However, it was kinda cute watching her at the end forgetting that her stage didn't have the little trap door in Vegas:tongueney:

MATM was cute but no one did the Madonna part, and barely anyone screamed "who is it" in my section. Clumsy and CYM was cute cause it was one of the very few choreo s that wasn't watered down. And then we have my least favorite section. The outfit I have to say was atrocious, being articles of clothing from 3 separate sections mixed into one:wontcry: and the choreo for every song just wasn't it. Also obviously the crowd was DEAD during any Glory song except possibly Make Me. During the slave section, I think she killed the breakdowns (even the walk it talk it one). Before the show, I saw her bodyguard and asked about being the freak show guest, and I was told that it had been already chosen, and I was really curious to see who it was, so I was pissed when it was Cade for the 100th time :ririshade2:. And Do Somethin was eh. However the energy (at least in the crowd) started to pick up once the Circus section started. Breathe On Me is one of my favorite choreos since it's so sensual yet well choreographed and doesn't show any of her tics. Finally we have Toxic which is the one and only song that most of the audience knows. Then we have Stronger/Crazy, which I actually kinda like. And instead of waiting for an encore, she immediately did TTWE, and I almost choked on the confetti since the canon was right in front of me:tongueney:

 

so I just wanted to say a few things I noticed or wanted to ask:

1. The audience here was terrible. My friends didn't pay $100 for better seats so they sat in the back and they told me that while Bruno was packed, Britney wasn't even barely filled. Also seeing both shows, it was obviously that Bruno's show was better and more entertaining (if you're not a britney stan)

2. I just wanted to ask what was the point of this show? I mean I'm not complaining cause I got to go, but literally why did she take a two month break, "announce" a residency, and then do this random show? She could've released a new song or booked an Australian/Canadian leg in the middle, it just seemed odd.

3. Finally, I just realized that with the Domination photo and the BOMT anniversary photos being used, that the Randee St Nicholas photo will NEVER be used ever again after this. (Fingers crossed.)

 

ill post a instagram photo I posted with a few videos I took of the show and if you saw me, feel free to say hello!

 

 

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Spiritbox Proficient

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Wow! I think she did really good. Her energy is so amazing. Those outfits really aren't flattering at all, but I think she looks fantastic. Also, she keeps tilting her head back like she used to do back in the day?? What is this! I was like so happy until I got to the Toxic part... I hear that slow music and know something really awkward is about to happen. But wtf, she slayed that??? Great performance! Maybe I'm the only one excited for her new residency...

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4 hours ago, MakeMeFweaky said:

The audience here was terrible. My friends didn't pay $100 for better seats so they sat in the back and they told me that while Bruno was packed, Britney wasn't even barely filled. 

I anticipated this; the venue made no sense. Formula 1 fans are generally not millennial girls or gays (aka 99% of Britney’s fanbase), and thus have zero interest in Britney.

Similarly, 99% of her fanbase has (<)0% interest in watching the race, and it’s rather unfair for those fans who only wanted to attend the show later, and not the race earlier in the day, that the GA ticket price for Sunday was already $115 just to see her on a super far away stage in the middle of a f**king race track. And then another $100 extra if you wanted to actually see the stage (your view was incredible, though! She’s literally right in front of you!) 

But I think she must’ve been offered a lot of money or something to do this, because the gig was doomed to begin with. It certainly wasn’t the type of strategic event that would help her gain fans, sell albums or even tickets for the new residency.

In my opinion, the energy of the crowd makes the biggest difference at live shows, regardless of who you’re seeing. A handful of stans along with an uninterested GP was hardly the way to end five years of POM with a bang.

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