Britney Spears
Britney Spears tour, which kicked off March 3 in New Orleans, has already had its share of NSFW scandal and video leaks, but at a stop March 13 in Newark, New Jersey, the 27-year-old star proved she is still, as she coos on the title track of her sixth No. 1 album, December ’08′s Circus, “a put-on-a-show type of girl.”
Openers the Pussycat Dolls provided a maniacally energetic set with hits like “Buttons,” “When I Grow Up,” and “Stickwitchu,” set to much bendy, knee-cap-to-ear choreography; leader Nicole Scherzinger can actually sing live, which is admirable, though when she referred to Britney gamely as “the original Pussycat Doll,” PCD founder Robin Antin must have spit out her garter belt. And the near-capacity crowd seemed happy to see them, responding uproariously to Scherzinger’s destination-tailored Jersey shoutouts.
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