Callum was there and he met her :w00t:

 

Full report and pics on www.anastaciadreams.com

 

she didnt sing pieces of a dream and wishing well but she did sing beautiful messed up world :heart:

Callum was there and he met her :w00t:

 

Full report and pics on www.anastaciadreams.com

 

she didnt sing pieces of a dream and wishing well but she did sing beautiful messed up world :heart:

OMG, Callum met her? :o

Wish I could have, but then I probs would've been a wreck :lol:

 

She was really great though, really on form vocally and she had the crowd in stitches at her wackiness!

I got some vids which I'll try & post them (not very good though).

But all the pics I took were rubbish so not worth posting unfortunately.

She paid tribute to Michael Jackson which was really nice & had a dancing competition with a guy from the crowd which was hilarious!

She learned from her keyboard player, who is from Birmingham, that people from B'ham are known as Brummies, although she kept on saying BURmmies! :lol:

Highlights for me were You'll Never Be Alone, Paid My Dues, In Your Eyes and Not That Kind which started out as an acapella but then went into the proper version, not the rearranged version from the LAL tour.

But she saved the best for last because the encore of HR, IOL & LOA totally KICKED ASS!!! :lol: But really, the sight of Ana in black spandex leggings was just too much for me! :heart: :naughty:

I got a tour programme to add to my collection of two :lol: Not as good as the programmes fron the LAL & Encore tours but still nice.

Overall a brilliant night, although some sections of the crowd seemed to be asleep but then they probably wouldn't know a good show if it bit them on the nose <_<

 

Thanks Ana for a fab show in Birmingham, can't wait for next time! :wub:

But really, the sight of Ana in black spandex leggings was just too much for me!

 

OMG! :drama:

OMG! :drama:

Norri, what can I say, she looked HOT HOT HOT!!! :lol:

 

I. HATE. YOU

 

 

:P

Just for you Norri!

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OMG Simes !! i knew you would love it :w00t: sounds like it was a fab show. the woman is a trip isnt she ? :lol:

she is so funny at one moment and the next she is belting out high notes like that. Thats why we love her :wub:

i must ne in heaven, for i have set eyes upon an angel

some HQ Birmingham Pics in here peeps: http://www.anastaciasource.org/

Oh and people were wolf-whistling from the crowd and she was saying that she couldn't do it herself, "just air comes out" she said :lol:

OMG Simes if I had known you were there i'd have said hello!!!!

Oh and people were wolf-whistling from the crowd and she was saying that she couldn't do it herself, "just air comes out" she said :lol:

 

:lol:

 

Entry to tonight’s gig was difficult, due to the box office staff trying to force me to have both a ticket and photo-pass (which I had to sign for). After some considerable explanation the photo-pass was taken back and I made my way to my seat, which was centre-stage and offering a superb view. The stage had been brought forward making the NIA quite cosy, but even so there were empty seats.

 

First up was Steve Appleton, a young man who plays guitar with a backing tape. He then tells the audience that he usually plays with a band, but tonight some of them are out of town, “so I made a backing tape”. What could they possibly be doing that’s better than the chance to support Anastacia?

 

He moves away from the guitar to the keyboard and gives a superb rendition of ‘Hound Dog’. His album is out in August and he seems quite a talent.

 

At 9pm the house lights go down, the screams go up (both from the men and women) and the band walks out and begins to play ‘One Day in Your Life’. The stage is all white, with a large walk-way across the back of the stage and three huge screens on which a cartoon animation plays out, before Anastacia appears centre stage. She looks fantastic, in jeans, brown leather jacket and customary glasses. ‘I Can Feel You’ follows, from the ‘Heavy Rotation’ album that this tour is to promote.

 

“Good evening, it’s a pleasure to be here” and I genuinely think she means this. Throughout she chats to the audience, and comments that it’s been some time since she was last here, four years to be precise, but she had to have a break and get married. She doesn’t refer to her health problems that have caused her absence but she looks incredibly fit and healthy.

 

Accompanied by two female backing singers, and two male dancers the show never stops, one dancer performs a painting graphic on the back screens during “I thought I told you that”, the other performs an acrobatic routine with a roll-top bath during “Cowboys and Kisses”.

 

The entire band is introduced, including the keyboard player who is local, and says, to the delight of Anastacia, “its bostin”. She says she has no idea what he means!

 

For one lucky punter from Coventry the night was extra special, as he was plucked from the crowd for a ‘dance-off’ and having duly obliged, gets a signed programme and peck on the cheek.

 

The next costume change comes following a video for “Beautiful Messed Up World”, and she re-appears in a new pair of jeans and a bra with an almost tartan pattern, showing her toned abdomen off.

 

As seems to be common at concerts at present an announcement is made relating to Michael Jackson, which I have to admit seems to split the audience, and at one stage it almost sounds like there was some booing. “You’ll never be alone” is dedicated to Michael Jackson.

 

The encore sees the final costume change, this time sporting black spandex leggings and black bra. She looks amazing and as a red-blooded male it’s such a shame the photographers weren’t allowed to get pictures. On this note, I am somewhat puzzled why they were not allowed near the stage. There was a barrier at the front of the stage, creating a pit, but for some reason all the photographers had to stand by the mixing desk and photograph from there, so those without a zoom lens were stumped. It also meant trying to take pictures over the heads of the crowd. Given Anastacia’s looks the camera must be one of her best friends and so I am puzzled why they were not allowed in the pit at the front.

 

The encore begins with another animation, this time a DJ scratchin’ records, before the real-life drummer begins to perform a vocal boom box, before being joined by other band members until Anastacia starts to sing ‘Not that kind’. After the first verse they go back to their instruments and the songs resumes. Following this is ‘Heavy Rotation and two of her best known tracks, “I’m outta love” and “Left outside alone”, but both get reworked and come across with an almost dance backtrack.

 

Anastacia has been away for some time, and this may have affected her popularity, previously she’d been at the NEC and sold it out, yet here was struggling to fill a vastly shrunken NIA. It could of course be the economic climate, but if we believe what we are told by the media live music tickets sales have remained strong.

 

Anastacia came across as a very genuine person, who chatted throughout to the crowd, and even though it seemed a short number of songs the set lasted for two hours and was very entertaining.

 

There was something to please everyone, except of course photographers!

 

Set-list:

One day in your life

I can feel you

Same song

I thought I told you that

You’ll never be alone

Defeated

Cowboys and kisses

Why’d you lie to me

In your eyes

You’ll be fine

Paid my dues

Beautiful messed up world

Sick and tired

I belong to you

Not that kind

Heavy rotation

I’m outta love

Left outside alone

 

Review - Glenn Raybone

Artist: Anastacia

Venue: NIA, Birmingham

Date: 28th June

Reviewed by: Chantelle & Leighanne

 

anastaciaIt’s hard to believe it’s been over four years since Anastacia last toured, it is clear to say she is back on top form with her voice as strong, if not stronger than it ever was.

 

In the preceding two hours, Anastacia showcases her dancing skills (including a dance-off with a fan), features a male model who strips to his underwear, revisits her biggest selling hits and even gives the audience a taster of new songs which will feature on her upcoming album.

 

It was great to see the set list did not just rely on her biggest selling hits and even greater to see the biggest selling hits were revamped with a new electro dance style, but she still incorporated the original sound into the new revamped style of the songs.

 

Anastacia had a lot of crowd interaction which went beyond your usual cliché sayings

 

in which she had the crowd in fits of laughter on multiple occasions between songs. Not only did she show a versatile side in her music this also came across with her interaction, as she was funny one minute and inspiring/moving the next minute.

 

Mid way through the show Anastacia paid a moving tribute to Michael Jackson in which she stated “it’s a shame that he had to die before he could be respected by the media” showing her ever controversial side.

 

The show was to some degree a small production in that she only had two backing dancers, two backing singers and her band up on stage; however this did not detract from the overall performance of the show. One of her male dancers stripped down to just underwear and preformed acrobatics in and around a bath tub which pleased many female fans and was visually eye catching. The show ended with an upbeat electro dance themed version of her classic track ‘Im Outta Love’ which had everyone leaving on a high and wanting more.

 

Overall, let’s just say it was well worth the four year wait!

 

Live Rating: 9/10

Edited June 30, 200915 yr by SuuS

“it’s a shame that he had to die before he could be respected by the media”

 

Very true ^

Great reviews :D

“it’s a shame that he had to die before he could be respected by the media”

 

Very true ^

 

she's so right.

:w00t: Who wants to pay for my Flight to Isle of Wight?