On Thursday the 27th, Miley took her critically... (well I can't exactly say acclaimed) ...reviewed.. Bangerz tour to Phoenix. Is the show worth stopping by? Find out below! Or, watch some of the footage and find out yourself :)
The tour features Icona Pop and (depending on the stop) Sky Ferreira as opening acts. Sky Ferreira took the stage first, surprisingly, right at 7:00, so for a change I wasn't left waiting an hour for the opening act at a concert. While Ferreira's set featured solid vocals (even if she was drowned out by the bass for most of it) and an overall strong entertainment value, she had absolutely no stage presence, confining herself to a 5 inch box she walked around in her entire set. However, as quickly as it began, her set ended and we moved on to Icona Pop.
Check out all the tour footage on my channel here.
While Sky's set left me wanting more, feeling a bit empty handed, it was the exact opposite in the case of Icona Pop's. The Swedish duo knew how to handle a crowd, and throughout their entire set interacted with fans and danced to the music, all the while remaining on point with their vocals.
The duo sustained their high energy throughout their entire set, and actually got most of the arena attendees out of their seats, getting the entire stadium's energy ready for Miley, who literally flew out of her own tongue as her entrance. Like, if that's not dedication.
Cyrus started the show off strong with SMS (Bangerz) feat. Britney Spears. Miley handled with song effortlessly, belting out Britney's verse with more intensity than the actual studio version. The show didn't slow down there, as we progressed into 4x4 featuring Nelly. Cyrus then proclaimed that this will be a high energy show, and that none of us will be sitting down tonight (you know, minus the 8 or 9 f--cks she mixed in with the speech).
However, this promise rang true, as there wasn't one second where I wasn't screaming, dancing, or bowing to the queen throughout the entire show. Even through ballads like the incomparable Adore You, the energy never dropped, and neither did anyone in the crowd.
The show, while not as prevalent as I expected, was filled with theatrics, but not clothes! Ha! See what I did? Did ya? Said theatrics included Miley singing FU to a gigantic... creature.. just look at the video below..., a circle of rainbow bears dancing around her, and a gigantic bed filled with... literally like everything and everyone involved with the show. So, regular Thursday night for me. Anyhow, these theatrics were few and far, and didn't distract from the main aspect of the show, Cyrus' perfect vocals.
The concert also included a small acoustic set, including covers from country hits such as Jolene, a song made for Miley's country twanged vocals. Miley also interacted with her fans through out the show, giving something personally different to each fan to take away, as opposed to Beyonce, who said the same, rehearsed speech to each and every stop (you don't understand how hard that was to say). She even wore all the presents thrown at her from the audience, including a shirt that said "Miley sit on my face" (Why I didn't make that I don't know). She even danced through all of Adore You with a high-schooler who asked her to prom last month.
Overall, the show was quality, fun, and really, just a good time. Even both of the opening acts had their own solid sets, and I would take the chance to go back again in a second. While merch may set you back a bit ($40 dollars for a shirt), a souvenir that you went to a concert as great as this, is worth it.
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