Demi Lovato Performing "Dynamite" in NYC
Live in Atlanta: Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Show Date: December 1, 2011
Opening Act: We Are The Kings
With comfortable and accessible energy, Demi Lovato is in touch with her fan-base and performs like a seasoned veteran, showing she should not be underestimated because of her age or affiliation with Disney. Her stage set is still very basic and her performance time was a short 1 hour and 15 minutes (which is unusual compared to the last time I saw Lovato live), but these specs failed to make the show dissatisfactory. Lovato came out swinging with the pumped-up “All Night Long,” followed by the smokin’ “Got Dynamite” & “Hold Up.” The set-list was well-ordered and seamless from start to finish, including all of her hits, fan favorites and all but 4 tracks from her new album “Unbroken” (some of the omitted songs were performed at a meet & greet). A few older singles were not performed in their entirety, but they were finely interpolated to where the audience wouldn’t feel slighted and it didn’t come off like a cheap medley. Lovato’s most obvious weakness is choreography (it’s seems a bit unnatural for her), but the usual pop-rock singer performed her new techno-dance material with ease and the songs weren’t as awkward on her as they sounded on the record (see my “Unbroken” review: http://bit.ly/ue7sxl )
Show Date: December 1, 2011
Opening Act: We Are The Kings
With comfortable and accessible energy, Demi Lovato is in touch with her fan-base and performs like a seasoned veteran, showing she should not be underestimated because of her age or affiliation with Disney. Her stage set is still very basic and her performance time was a short 1 hour and 15 minutes (which is unusual compared to the last time I saw Lovato live), but these specs failed to make the show dissatisfactory. Lovato came out swinging with the pumped-up “All Night Long,” followed by the smokin’ “Got Dynamite” & “Hold Up.” The set-list was well-ordered and seamless from start to finish, including all of her hits, fan favorites and all but 4 tracks from her new album “Unbroken” (some of the omitted songs were performed at a meet & greet). A few older singles were not performed in their entirety, but they were finely interpolated to where the audience wouldn’t feel slighted and it didn’t come off like a cheap medley. Lovato’s most obvious weakness is choreography (it’s seems a bit unnatural for her), but the usual pop-rock singer performed her new techno-dance material with ease and the songs weren’t as awkward on her as they sounded on the record (see my “Unbroken” review: http://bit.ly/ue7sxl )
"My Love is Like a Star" in ATL.
Never lip-synching, Demi’s vocals were stalwart & fantastic. Her background singers had equally great vocals & her band kicked butt (her bass guitarist was very cute on an unrelated note). To elaborate further on Lovato’s stage presence, she’s appears very in-tune with and focused on her music, unpretentious & professional. She also shows her chops as a musician, playing both piano and acoustic guitar before the show is over (although she played both instruments more often on her last tour). One of the best things you notice during her set is how connected she is to her fans. Addressing the audience frequently & sharing how fan support has helped her through her struggles with eating disorders, self-injury & bi-polar disorder, she easily builds a poignant rapport. During “Skyscraper,” her 1st song post-rehab, fans voluntarily held up small paper hearts available at merchandise tables in which you could write a message for the singer. Demi grabbed one up front that read “You Keep Me Strong” (see the clip below). It’s good to see that there is a young artist who has such a great connection with & positive influence on her fan-base. My only beef was that she left the stage in between almost every song, which is especially unnecessary if there aren’t many costume changes. Well worth the $60, a Demi Lovato concert is fun, entertaining & artistically valuable.
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