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New blog review on Pink, I've posted in spoilers as it does contain a few surprises:

 

So last night I was among a very small number of people invited to the uberprivate friends and family rehearsal for Britney Spears‘s The Femme Fatale Tour which kicks off in Sacramento, CA next week. Altho last night’s rehearsal wasn’t a proper dress rehearsal, I got to see the FULL show from beginning to end with a select number of other people (including Britney‘s family as well as family and friends of the backup dancers). I don’t want to spoil too much of the show before it gets underway next week but some of the deets I’m gonna share below may be spoilerish … so if you want to remain completely surprised, read carefully.

 

 

… last night was such an amazing experience … I don’t even know where to begin. Let’s start off with the setlist … there are 22 songs in the show with about 2 or 3 clips/snippets of other songs in the video segments. Now, not all of the video segments were shown to us so there may be more in the final production. I can tell you that Britney goes way back into her catalog for the setlist … back to her debut album Baby … One More Time. Obvsiously, she does the singles from Femme Fatale but she also performs 2 of the bonus tracks on the Deluxe version of Femme Fatale. There is an overriding theme of the show … Britney is being chased by a shadowy man and she appears in some of the video segments as a kind of spy (in fact the song 3 uses trench coats, sunglasses and fedoras as the costumes). In one of the video segments, the man chasing Britney refers to femme fatales thru history … and that historical element is incorporated in the show. There are HUGE vehicles on stage in different parts of the show. On the Femme Fatale Tour journey, Britney takes us on a ride by land, sea and air The coolest most fun number of the show is Britney‘s upcoming 3rd single from Femme Fatale, I Wanna Go. During the show, Britney will pull members of the audience on stage to dance with her. Because there were only 7 of us in the audience (not counting the family and friends), WE were the ones pulled up on stage to dance with Britney. I kid you not, I GOT TO DANCE with Britney Spears on STAGE!!! It was a moment I will never, ever forget … the god’s honest truth. If YOU are one of the lucky folks brought up on stage, you will die … TRUST ME! There is another part of the show where an audience member will be brought on stage to participate in the show … during last night’s rehearsal, Britney‘s main man Jason Trawick was brought on stage as that lucky participant.

 

During the show, Britney does sing live. Yes there are backing tracks but there are parts of the show where it is very obvious that she is singing … and she sounded fantastic. She performs a classic ballad mid-way thru the show and it is very clear that she is singing that song live … and beautifully. The dancing that we saw was sharp and fun … she even busts out the original choreography during I’m A Slave 4 U. There are a couple of songs that have been remixed with new music … one with a snake charmer vibe, one with a loungey vibe. The finale is ‘Till the World Ends and it starts out like the album version … but then it kicks into the Nicki Minaj remix (Nicki was projected on the video screens as well) so my guess is that she will come out on stage to perform with Brit for that song. I can also tell you that Sabi appears on stage to perform during (Drop Dead) Beautiful. OH and WAIT ’til you see the way (Drop Dead) Beautiful is performed. If you thought that Madonna and Kylie Minogue pushed the envelope with male nudity in their stage shows … you ain’t seen nothing yet. TRUST ME ON THIS … wait ’til you see.

 

Some Pink readers have asked me to compare this tour show to or say if it is better than Britney‘s previous tours. I’ll say this … Britney Spears always puts on an amazing show. I’ve seen all of her tours and there are elements that stick out in my mind in each of those shows. Who can ever forget the way that Britney made it rain INSIDE ON STAGE during the Dream Within A Dream Tour? I can assure you, The Femme Fatale Tour will have elements that you will never forget. It’s not better or worse than any of Britney‘s other tours … it is another fabulously fun show that you simply MUST see in person to believe.

 

So … ok … that’s about all I want to share. The really exciting thing for me last night was the unknown … I was surprised and excited at every step along the way thru the show … I want YOU to experience the same thing. But, if you want MORE deets, head over to E! News HERE to hear what my friend Marc Malkin has to say about the show (he was not only at the rehearsal last night but he was my dance partner with Britney alone on our side of the stage):

 

 

Head over to BreathHeavy.com to hear what Jordan Miller has to say about the show, he was also at the rehearsal last night … as was a reporter from Just Jared. I cannot even express what a special thrill last night was for me. I have been such a big Britney fan since the beginning … and last night was just the culmination of all that love. Being able to be seated front row center — on a couch, no less — for a private rehearsal of arguably Britney‘s best concert tour ever is a treat I will never, ever forget. And boy, am I DYING to see it again here in LA on the 20th and in Anaheim on the 24th.

 

If you look hard enough, I’m sure you will be able to read all the secrets of this tour online … but I strongly urge you to wait and see it for yourselves. I was wowed at every single thing in this show. It is beyond fun … BEYOND! It was clear to me that Britney has been working really hard on this show … and her hard work has paid off. This show is hot, y’all. You’re going to LOVE it!

 

CAN'T WAIT. So glad I've got tickets for the O2. :wub:

 

Also, rumoured setlist:

 

1) Hold It Against Me

2) Up N’ Down

3) 3

4) Piece of Me

5) How I Roll

6) Big Fat Bass

7) Lace and Leather

8) If You Seek Amy

9) Gimme More

10) Drop Dead Beautiful

11) He About To Lose Me

12) Boys (Remix)

13) Bottom of My Broken Heart

14) Baby One More Time

15) S&M

16) Trouble

17) I’m A Slave 4 U

18) Burning Up (Madonna cover)

19) I Wanna Go

20) Womanizer

21) Toxic

22) Till The World Ends

 

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Question...if I have a ticket front of stage standing, does that mean that I have to go early to get as much as close to britney?
Yes. If you got standing tickets, then it's always best to go as early as possible and get a good spot. Sucks if you need a wee wee beforehand though :P

 

Nicki Minaj is supporting on 3 Uk Legs of the tour
OH MY. DON'T EVEN JOKE PLEASE! :w00t:

 

Also, I hope the setlists are FAKE! WHERE IS 'Trip to Your Heart'?! :cry: (Yay for

'Gimme More'

and the fact she sings LIVE, though! :wub:)

Yes. If you got standing tickets, then it's always best to go as early as possible and get a good spot. Sucks if you need a wee wee beforehand though :P

 

OH MY. DON'T EVEN JOKE PLEASE! :w00t:

Like I said before, Nicki said herself that she's not...

NICKIMINAJ Nicki Minaj

I will not } RT @NewcastleBarbie: @NICKIMINAJ Ima need u to confirm or deny whether u will be coming to the UK with Brit on FF tour hb

2 Jun

 

THIS setlist was written up by JustJared and confirmed by Jordan on BreatheHeavy too:

1) Hold It Against Me

2) Up N’ Down

3) 3

4) Piece of Me

5) Big Fat Bass

6) How I Roll

7) Lace and Leather

8) If You Seek Amy

9) Gimme More

10) Drop Dead Beautiful

11) He About To Lose Me

12) Boys (Remix)

13) Don’t Let Me The Last To Know

14) Baby One More Time

15) S&M

16) Trouble For Me

17) I’m A Slave 4 U

18) Burning Up (Madonna cover)

19) I Wanna Go

20) Womanizer

21) Toxic

22) Till The World Ends

Basically what Aiden posted but with a few song title errors fixed.

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I'm quite happy with that setlist, I mean there is some missing (Everytime, Criminal) that I REALLy wanted to see live, but If HATLM is really there I'll be over the moon! Anyways not long till we will see properly!

 

And really hope she does some bits live!

'Lace & Leather'

? SERIOUSLY? :cry: Over

'Everytime', 'Trip to Your Heart', 'Criminal', 'Out From Under'

etc...? Ugh.

I'm quite happy with that setlist, I mean there is some missing (Everytime, Criminal) that I REALLy wanted to see live, but If HATLM is really there I'll be over the moon! Anyways not long till we will see properly!

 

And really hope she does some bits live!

Even Perez said that she sang at least 40% of her show live! HUGE improvement from the Circus tour!! :D

Um... I read somewhere that she's doing Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know... Is this some late April Fools that I'm not getting?
Um... I read somewhere that she's doing Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know... Is this some late April Fools that I'm not getting?

Yes, that's true. And no Everytime on the tour this time.

 

I'm actually quite excited for it as we still get a proper Britney ballad that most people know, without getting Everytime for the third tour in a row.

BreatheHeavy Exclusive: Femme Fatale tour pictures

 

http://www.breatheheavy.com/wp-content/gallery/femme-fatale-tour-rehearsal/britney1.jpg

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http://www.breatheheavy.com/wp-content/gallery/femme-fatale-tour-rehearsal/britney4.jpg

 

http://www.breatheheavy.com/2011/06/exclus...-tour-pictures/

 

 

britneyspears Britney Spears

Can't believe tour starts tmrw tweople! So ready to take my femmes on the road & see y'all again... I've missed u! Ready @NickiMinaj? -

Brit

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Britney Spears

Final dress rehearsal. Here we go people..... -Britney

 

FIRST OFFICIAL SHOW IS IN 24 HOURS!!!!!!!

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Ok That guy is a member of Exhale, who owns this twitter : http://twitter.com/#!/britneyicon

 

He tweeted a bit there about the show

 

& He left his full REVIEW Full Of SPOILERS On Exhale

 

 

Here it is : FromBRitneyIcon Travi Mcallister

 

 

" [spoilerS] My review from final rehearsal!

 

 

Here's my review you guys... Hope you like it!

 

Also, be sure to follow me on Twitter @BritneyIcon for updates on the meet and greet and backstage tour tomorrow.

 

Okay, guys… Wow. What a night. Here’s my little review. I’m sure I’m leaving out some details because I’m going entirely off of memory. They allowed absolutely no cameras or phones in the arena…

 

I talked to Fe before the show and gave her a hug. I asked her how Britney’s feeling. I asked her to confirm that Britney is happy and doing this because she wants to. She agreed that Britney enjoys this show more than any other show she’s done and she giggles and laughs throughout the whole performance. She said she’s not retiring any time soon and that no one is forcing her to do this. This made my night. Best news I’ve heard all year. I also saw Jason. He was standing right next to me watching the show for like 3 songs. He’s very handsome in person and looked proud.

 

Another highlight was the pre-recorded vocals mixed with live vocals. There are very little CD vocals during the show. She re-recorded most of the songs so that they sound different and you can hear her underneath the track for over half the show. Her dancers are HOT. So hot. Best tour dancers ever. Adrien Galo was my favorite. He plays some big parts in the show. Sweat was pouring off the dancers and Britney like I’ve never seen.

 

 

 

Opening video segment:

The opening video opens with the words “The game of cat and mouse.” A man watches her from security monitors. He’s like a stalker trying to capture her. Britney is running from the cops in a gorgeous leotard. Her hair looks the best it has in years. She has a gun. She gets captured and HIAM starts…

 

Hold It Against Me:

Brit begins this song with the middle screen opening up. The electric chair is back but it really fits with the theme of the show. There is a small lift that brings Britney down to the main stage from the top of the screen in time for the second verse. Same choreo as promo performances but more fluid and with no mistakes. Very energetic opener.

 

Up N’ Down:

Britney is in jail for this song. Sexy dancing in the cage and then she tricks the cop into handcuffing himself. Very fun performance that ties in well with the theme of her being on the run. Sexy walk down the conveyor to the B stage to end the song. At the B stage she asks “How are y’all feeling? I can’t hear you!” Then 3 starts…

 

3:

New choreo with white trenchcoats and a hat. Performed entirely on the B stage. Not a highlight for me because there were so many other epic moments, but a cute performance nonetheless!

 

Piece of Me:

She takes off trenchcoat and wears a mask like Freakshow from Circus tour. Only a small portion of this song is performed. A small bucket thingy comes down onto the B stage, Brit gets in and floats back to the main stage and takes her underneath the main stage for next costume change.

 

My Prerogative Interlude:

I honestly don’t remember much about this except that it was short and included more chit-chat from her stalker.

 

Big Fat Bass:

Similar to the promo performances, but with more energy. Think Kimmel times 10. The speakers appear on stage and Brit comes out of center speaker wearing a pink jacket that covers up a flesh-covered leotard. She takes off the jacket toward end of performance. Strong breakdown. Basically the promo tour mix without 3 and Slave mixed throughout. One of my favorites. Performed entirely on main stage.

 

How I Roll:

Another one of my favorites. Cute moves but with so much energy. They didn’t have the pink car and instead simply walked down the catwalk. At the end of the song, Britney says “Sorry about the missing prop. My workers apparently don’t know how to put props on stage. Does anyone out there wanna help me find someone from the audience to help with the props?” She then talks with a female dancer about different guys in the audience. Reminds me of Onyx Hotel when she said “I might marry you.” They pick a guy and bring him up.

 

Lace and Leather:

A guy sits down and Britney dances in front of him. Better than BOM lapdance on Circus tour because that one was so short. This one had sexier moves, lots of energy and fierce hairflips. Only a part of the song is performed – not the full version. Performed entirely on B stage.

 

If U Seek Amy (Cabaret Remix):

*** Show highlight. *** The song is remixed to sound sort of cabaret-ish. Hard to explain. Britney wears Marilyn Monroe dress and dancers have colored suits on (kinda like Zoot suits). Lots of flashing lights as they take her picture and she stands on platforms with air blown up her dress. She looks like she’s having a BLAST. Performed entirely on the main stage.

 

Video segment:

This segment cuts back to her stalker talking about femme fatales in history and how Britney is his newest target. He then talks about Egypt and some woman there who seduced people. This paves the way for the Egypt set.

 

Gimme More (Get Naked/Egyptian Remix):

*** Show highlight. *** Crowd went wild for obvious reasons. Remix is SICK. Sounds like Get Naked is used as the instrumental. There is gold EVERYWHERE. It was so bright and visually stunning. A boat is pushed onto the main stage. Minimal dancing for this song honestly. It was more about the theatrics. She walks up the stairs on the sides of the stage and then up to the top screen. She wears her gold jacket and then takes it off mid-song. Performed entirely on main stage.

 

Drop Dead (Beautiful):

Sexy moment in the show. Britney dances through picture frames that are lit up while dancers are shown on the screen butt naked. I don’t believe they were any of her dancers. Just random hot men. Very fitting for the song. Sabi comes out of B stage for her part... Cute moment. Performed on main stage and then she makes her way to B stage where there’s a boudoir and a purple couch.

 

He About To Lose Me:

*** Show highlight. *** This is performed entirely on the B stage on a purple couch. Two square set pieces emerge on both sides of Britney and male dancers do acrobatic things above her while she does SEXY moves on the couch. Think TOMH/BOM type moves. I could hear her the most during this song, especially in the chorus. She sang the chorus in a falsetto voice so it was easy to hear it. It was such a simple, yet elegant performance.

 

Boys (Arabian Remix):

Britney is a snake charmer in this song. There are gold set pieces on stage, but instead of snakes coming out, her dancers emerge doing snake-like moves. Very theatrical – loved it! Performed entirely on main stage.

 

Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know:

*** Show highlight. *** Britney performs this on a small metallic swing while her dancer Adrien Galo pushes her and swings from the bottom of her seat. Heavy backtrack was used, but I did hear Britney doing some ad-libs. This was a crowd favorite and such an unexpected song. Nice breath of fresh air from Everytime and so breathtaking in person. Performed entirely on main stage.

 

Video segment:

This video shows Britney in a hotel room changing identities. She’s now getting dolled up in biker gear and looks STUNNING. Perfect makeup and hair. Her stalker watches from TV monitors and gets closer to finding her…

 

Baby, One More Time (Rock Remix):

This was an electric performance! Performed entirely on main stage. Lots of motorcycles on stage and Britney looks so CONFIDENT dancing on the motorcycles. She also does a couple cool moves with her dancers as they take off the motorcycle handles. Only part of this is performed and then launches into S&M.

 

S&M (Remix):

This is an extension of the BOMT performance. Lots of energy, lots of colors and the song starts with Britney’s verse, “Just one night full of sin.” This is one of the only songs where the original vocals are played and that’s understandable. It’s a very difficult song to sing live, but the audience loved that she did this song. Performed on main stage.

 

Trouble for Me:

This was another visually appealing performance. There are colored lasers lighting up the arena while Britney does some FIERCE dancing on the B stage. It’s sort of like a girls versus guys performance. Sexy moves with a male dancer. She then makes her way back to main stage.

 

I’m A Slave 4 U:

*** Show highlight. *** I was doing all the choreo with Britney standing two feet in front of me. They didn’t really remix the track, which was nice because Slave is so perfect in original form. Performed completely on main stage with almost all original choreo INCLUDING the ending chorus, which she hasn’t done since 2004. This performance made my night.

 

Burning Up :

This was a cute performance. Britney performs on giant guitar as it spins in circles. Another song where I heard her singing very clearly.

 

I Wanna Go:

Britney brings fans on stage for this one. Not a lot of choreo, but it’s such a fun performance. She goes to the right of the stage, about 5 fans come up and then she jumps with them to the chorus. She says “Give it up for them! Congratulations you guys!” She then walks to the left side of the main stage and has 5 more fans come dance with her and then made her way down to the B stage to dance with them all together. They picked people from Floor A and Floor B and the G sections. They didn’t necessarily pull from the ends of the rows because none of the people who were at the ends of the rows were picked around me.

 

Womanizer (Electro/Trance Remix):

*** Show highlight. *** Loved the choreo during this song. Probably some of the best dancing she’s done in a while. The moves weren’t necessarily intricate, but she had so much energy and conviction. Police officers dance around her, but it’s not like the Circus tour. Performed entirely on the B stage. The turntable rises in the air and Britney arches her back completely behind her. Epic moment for me. Haven’t seen her do that in years.

 

Encore:

 

Scary Interlude:

Britney is dressed in kimono as Scary plays in the background. She sneaks up behind her stalker as he’s watching TV monitors and puts gauze over his mouth, saying something like “I’ve got you now.” Very badass.

 

Toxic:

Ninja dancers and women dancers in kimonos. Cultural dancing and choreo on main stage and then Brit makes her way down catwalk, “hits” a male dancer with staff and “wins.” She then takes off the kimono to reveal the LED suit.

 

‘Till the World Ends:

Starts on B stage with album version. Promo tour choreo but with more energy. She comes back to main stage, says “Reeeeemix” and the song changes to remix version with Nicki on the screens. She climbs up the stairs, gets inside her set piece with the angel wings, and lands back at B stage for end of song. Lots of pyro and beautiful colors. She thanks the audience, runs back to main stage, and is lowered under the stage as she waves. The FEMME FATALE sign comes back down from the ceiling in bright colors as the music fades.

 

 

 

I thoroughly enjoyed this show. It’s the most fun I’ve had since the Onyx tour. For me, Circus was a 7 on a 1 to 10 scale and this was back to a 9 or 10 like DWAD/Onyx. Loved her ATTITUDE and confidence. There was dancing during almost every song except like three. She does her signature high kick and spin during the show. She was showed on video screens on the sides of the main stage. The only thing I would change is the band. There wasn’t a full band. There were just two guys on stage playing keyboards/adding sounds to the songs. It was still cool because it wasn’t entirely like the album versions, but a full band would’ve been amazing.

 

Overall, this is a show for the fans. So many throwbacks and treats along the way. Can’t wait to see her again tomorrow. Now that I’ve gotten to see the show from the front row, I will record most of it tomorrow when I’m front row again in HD. Videos to come around this time tomorrow.

 

Hope this helped!

 

Please make sure to put anything that is considered a SPOILER to the show in SPOILER tags. Thanks.

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Britney and Jason before the show!

 

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Britney and Jason before the show!

 

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MY BRITNEY. MY CHILDHOOD LOVE. CONSISTENTLY LOOKING ALIVE. SINGING MORE SONGS LIVES SINCE THE OOPS ERA, AND DANCING BETTER THEN CIRCUS ERA x10.

 

I'm DEAD.

 

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She's talking so much!

 

SACRAMENTO YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?

 

AND ITS LIVEEE

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