Remember how in an earlier post I mentioned Kelly having a small concert at an NYC venue? I was able to go there as a guest of someone who won tickets, and I have to say that, that was probably the best concert experience I’ll ever get in my life. The venue was small, and from wherever you were (though I was at the front) you could hear clearly and it was definitely loud. Many people were singing along – and it’s not just screaming here and there, people were actually singing along to the concert.
Here’s what a press article from one of the sponsors, iheartradio, wrote about the concert:
The crowd included fans who had seen her live before, and when they begged her to sing Janet Jackson’s “If,” she obliged – offering the disclaimer that she had only done that song twice and this was unplanned and unrehearsed. But “who doesn’t love Janet Jackson!?” It may have been unrehearsed and rough around the edges, but that only made it feel more raw.
She played all the favorites – “Breakaway,” “Because of You,” and no Kelly Clarkson show would be complete without the infectious and quintessential “Since U Been Gone.”
Her last ballad of the night was the next single, “Already Gone,” a heartbreaking song she penned with OneRepublic’s Ryan Teder, before she closed the show with “My Life Would Suck Without You.”
Simon Cowell should be proud of the superstar that was born out of reality television 7 years ago. And where Kelly Clarkson is concerned, no Idol will ever come close to comparing to the original.
- Source
I do have pictures and videos – my own personal footage, but I’ll upload those later. At the moment, I’ve got the official press stuff (there’s a lot actually, and I’m working to get them).
There’s also videos from the concert available on Youtube thanks to crazyxforever. She’s still uploading videos – so I recommend just checking on them to see what else comes up.
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Concerts ยป July 14. 2009 – Private NYC
Already Gone
Cry
I Do Not Hook Up
Breakaway
Walking After Midnight
[edit:] I realize I still have to upload the Letterman Show footage as well, but there’s tons of media updates today in addition to both performances!
