Britney at the Staples Center

Friday was the big night, the Britney Spears at the Staples Center in LA! My friend Stephanie and I were pumped to see the show and made an entire weekend of it. We had the pleasure of staying at the Omni in Downtown LA. I highly recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a great place to stay. It's definitely one of the nicest hotels I have ever stayed at.

But anyways, onto Britney! 

The show was kicked off by the Pussycat Dolls, who blew me away. I am not particularly a fan of this group; however, they won me over for sure. Their energy was high, they got the audience involved, the weren't lip syncing, and they make a girl inspired to work out hard to achieve the amazing bodies they have! I want to go out and buy their CDs now, something I wouldn't have done before the concert.

When PCD was done, the crowd went wild watching the "circus acts" perform in the minutes leading up to Britney's performance. The screams intensified when "Circus" blasted over the speakers and the Pop Princess stormed the stage.

Britney certainly put on a show. The setup was one huge circle stage in the middle, with two smaller ones on the ends. Just about each inch of those stages were used by Brit and her dancers. Each section of the audience was able to see the show thanks to the choreography that took the performers in circles throughout the night. 

I had never been to this type of concert before, so I am not sure how outfit changes usually work. About every two songs Britney would descend below the main stage to get into her next getup. During these periods, there were acts such as dancing clowns, jugglers, acrobats, etc. 

Now for the disappointments...

I knew Britney was going to lip sync but I thought she'd be a bit more involved with the audience. Unfortunately she didn't really talk to any of us. I was also expecting to hear more of the hits that Brit has produced over the years. To be honest, I only own Circus, but everybody knows Brtiney's songs because she's had so many chart toppers over the past 10 years, so I thought I'd be fine. I was pretty unhappy that neither Stephanie or I had ever heard half of the songs that were being performed. I think that a lot of the audience was in the same boat as us, because many people in our section were sitting through all of the random songs being performed.

Overall, there were good and not so good parts. I don't regret going because it was an experience. I am not quite sure I'd shell out the money again for the next Britney concert.

Did anyone else go to any of her shows? If so, how did you feel about the performances?

Photos courtesy of: PCDMusic and  Buzznet