Opening night of the tour Friday, November 27 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada
As reported by T'Cha Dunlevy at the Gazette / Canada.com
Things got off to a slow start; the fashion icon was fashionably late. Cheers erupted when the lights finally dropped just before 10 p.m.
She wasn’t ready to come out just yet. A giant screen lit up with a futuristic, glowing green grid. Gaga finally appeared, striking an awkward pose, blond locks cascading over her shoulders, a shimmering mask around her eyes.
She opened with a new song, Dance In the Dark, off her new album The Fame Monster, before following with a string of hits off last year’s The Fame.
Lo and behold, Kid Cudi finally appeared, dropping an engaging freestyle. A vibe was taking hold. She dedicated the heartfelt ballad Speechless to her dad, who was in the audience.
Lady Gaga Montreal show photos:
WENN Photo
Saturday, November 28 2nd night of the tour at Air Canada Centre in Toronto
As reported by Jane Stevenson at Sun Media / Canoe
Yes, Lady Gaga is a sexually-charged performer with a major nod to Madonna, to whom she is most often compared, and physically resembles in a live setting.
As she got out of her ecto-skeleton outfit, she grabbed her breasts and stripped down to a silver bodysuit for another Fame Monster song, Alejandro, which saw her being carried by her crotch by one of her male dancers and lowered onto another male dancer.
Later in the show, she declared: "Everytime you scream my name, I get a teeny, tiny, mini-orgasm."
And she made a point of spreading her legs while stradling a white dentist chair during Paper Gangsta.
Toronto Lady Gaga Set list:
"Dance In The Dark"
"Just Dance"
"Love Game"
"Alejandro"
"Monster"
"So Happy I Could Die"
"Teeth"
"Speechless"
"Poker Face" (on piano)
"Fashion"
"The Fame"
"Money Honey"
"Beautiful Dirty Rich"
"Boys Boys Boys"
"Paper Gangsta"
"Poker Face" (with band)
"Paparazzi"
"Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"
"Bad Romance"
Sunday, November 29 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Canada
As reported by Aedan Helmer at the Ottawa Sun
Lady Gaga oozed sexuality, channelling her obvious hero Madonna as dancers grooved and groped alongside the bleached blonde diva.
“I’m about to be very wicked,” she promised.
Then, lying prone at centre stage, her legs splayed in the air, she cooed, “I’m kinda like Tinkerbell.
“When Tinkerbell died, the only way to bring her back to life was if you come for her,” she said, feigning orgasm. “Scream for me Ottawa!”
The tender ballad Speechless gave way to a teasing, barely recognizable solo piano rendering of her name-making hit Poker Face, featuring an appearance from opening act Kid Cudi, who spliced his own Make Her Say in the mix as Gaga crooned.
Read each shows' full review here:
Gazette - Talented Lady Gaga needs time to grow (Montreal)
Canoe - Lady Gaga puts on a Monster show (Toronto)
Ottawa Sun - Review: Lady Gaga rules (Ottawa)
Montreal video courtesy of kasiekahne & kylemtl
Toronto video courtesy of Cybershotzz & cdngirl09
Ottawa video courtesy of AstroStarzz
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Jay-Z: Canadian Weekend Concert Wrap-Up With Video, Photos & Show Reviews
(photo courtesy by Pierre Obendrauf / Montreal Gazette)
Oct. 30 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
As reported by T'Cha Dunlevy at the Montreal Gazette
When he (Jay-Z) intoned the “na-na-na-na” hook off Death Of Auto-Tune, the Montreal crowd joined in.
By the third song of the night, U Don’t Know, it felt like the encore. Everyone was on their feet, arms up, the beat was booming, horns were blazing.
“I like that,” Jay-Z said.
He was, it should be noted, backed by a rockin’ 12-piece band, including hype-man Memphis Bleek.
“I’ve never heard a rap show sound so clean,” said veteran hip-hop promoter Rickey D, seated next to me – and he would know.
The hits kept coming: 99 Problems, Show Me What You Got, I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me), the Jackson 5-sampling Izzo (H.O.V.A.), Heart Of the City (Ain’t No Love) – all with full-on singalong – and we were just half-way through the show.
Oct. 31 – Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON
As reported by Jane Stevenson / Sun Media / Canoe
TORONTO - Jay-Z donned a white plastic hockey mask for the opening of his Halloween show on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre.
How appropriate.
The King of Rap pays homage to the king of horror movie characters - Jason - on All Hallows’ Eve.
Face mask aside, Jay-Z brought plenty of slick-looking and sounding tricks and treats with him.
A snippet of Paul McCartney and Wings’ Live And Let Die heralded his arrival while a massive video screen, broken up into rectangular pillars, and a 10-piece band including a three-man horn section, supplied all the sights and sounds of a big production rap show.
Nov. 1 – Scotiabank Place – Ottawa, ON
As reported by Denis Armstrong / Sun Media / Canoe
OTTAWA - He’s sold more records than Elvis and holds the record for No. 1 albums in the Billboard 200. He co-owns the NBA’s New Jersey Nets and swank nightclubs. He’s the former CEO of Def Jam Records and he’s married to Beyonce.
Yeah, life’s sweet for Jay-Z, and the King of Hip-Hop has paved the way for younger producer-musicians such as Timbaland, Ruff Ryders, The Neptunes and Kanye West, and at last night’s big jam at Scotiabank Place, it’s obvious Jay-Z isn’t done with music yet.
Not by a long shot.
Read each show's recap here:
The Montreal Gazette - Concert review: Jay-Z, Oct. 30 at the Bell Centre
Canoe - Jay-Z tricks and treats ACC crowd / Oct. 31 – Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON
Canoe - Scotiabank Place, Ottawa - November 1, 2009 Hip-Hop King shakes The Bank
Photos:
The Montreal Gazette - Friday, October 30
Getty Images - Toronto Saturday, October 31
WENN Photo - Toronto Saturday, October 31
(Oct. 30 video courtesy of KamiePhresh & couchsurfer)
(Oct. 31 video courtesy of Peace Magazine & Cybershotzz)
(Nov. 01 video courtesy of FREDDY81FUNES & jirkovsky)
Jay-Z 'The Blueprint 3' World Tour dates:
Nov. 4 - Alexandra Palace - London, UK
Nov. 7 - Save Mart Center - Fresno, CA
Nov. 8 - Pauley Pavilion - Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 12 – University of Illinois – Assembly Hall – Champaign, IL
Nov. 13 - Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
Nov. 17 - United Spirit Arena - Lubbock, TX
Nov. 19 – Tingley Coliseum – Albuquerque, N.M.
Nov. 20 – Don Haskins Center – El Paso, TX
Nov. 22 – Frank Erwin Center Arena – Austin, TX
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