As for the content of the show, no attendee could have asked for more. She sang her most loved hits, got the audience involved frequently with clapping, clicking, and repetition of the lyrics she sang, and even mixed some of her hits together to create a gripping and enthralling show for all. From lounging on a piano top belting out 1+1, to re-creating the partition video, Beyoncé had a true wow factor about her. Her rendition of Whitney Houston's 'I will always love you', along with her original song 'Heaven' each brought me to tears. That moment when the curtain dropped made me scream more than I knew I could, the excitement and joy I felt was mesmerising. I will particularly remember her acoustic cover of irreplaceable, where she held the microphone to the audience to sing the whole first verse and chorus. Every voice in the arena sang in unison to create a truly spine-tingling and special moment for all - including Beyoncé, who proceeded to say, and I quote 'Oh my Lord that was so beautiful!' at the sound of the arena singing. Everyone continued to sing the much-loved hit as Beyoncé joined in on the second verse. I will also treausre her performance of 'Love on Top', which, just so happens to be my all time favourite song. She asked the audience to click along with her, before asking everyone to repeat the words 'ba-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-ba-da' continuosly, which was the moment I realised she was about to sing Love on Top. I screamed. I cheered. I sang. A lot. And, of course, I joined in on the whole ba ba ba da malarkey. It was an incredible moment. I also loved her ending song; Halo. Again, a very special song for me, and so it meant a lot to hear it live. The same for 1+1, another special song to me. I also loved her interesting rendition of 'Get me Bodied', which she started by talking to the audience. She then used the opening to the song 'Partition', which, as many of you may know, is her saying 'Let me hear you say "Hey Ms Carter" *audience repeat* "Say hey Ms Carter" *audience repeat*'. She asked each section of the audience to do this, before beginning to sing Get me bodied, with little amount of instrumentation. She did the whole 'Mission 1 I'm a put this on, when he see me in this dress I'mma get me some, hey', before pausing, smirking in a humourous and fun kind of way, and taking in the audience applaud and appreciation. She then did the second 'Mission 2 etc etc' then Mission 3 and 4. She did the same pause for applaud after each line, before proceeding to clap her hands to a beat and asking the audience to join in. She began to say 'Clap, clap, clap them hands, clap, clap, clap them hands' to the beat. Once the clapping got going, she began to sing the verse of the song, line by line, asking the audience to repeat after her on each line. After the first verse, the instrumentation kicked in, and the song got into full swing by the chorus. It was honestly the best audience involvement I have ever experienced at a concert, and flowed so smoothly. As a musician myself, I really did appreciate how well it worked and how amazing the rhythm felt.
I apologise for the rather blurry photos, but, understandably, I was rather excited and well, dancy, thus resulting in blurred photos. Haha.
I honestly had goosebumps continuously through the concert, and even watching the videos back, I still get goosebumps. I haven't stopped smiling about it since the night, and can't stop gushing to everyone I know about how amazing she was. If it was even possible, I love Beyoncé even more than I did before. She is an astonishing woman - anincredible vocalist, dancer, and all round performer. I would see her in concert again in a heartbeat, and cannot recommend her enough. 100% worth every penny.
I am so sorry for this rather extensive post, but I just had to gush to you all about how amazing she was. I didn't manage to get many outstanding photos, but hopefully you enjoyed having a gander at the few goodens I did get. Thanks so much for reading! Speak soon!
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