We showed you a blurry look at Britney's San Diego performance as soon as we possibly could last night, but here's a little clearer view of what went down. As we mentioned, she was on stage for under 20 minutes, performing 5 songs (nothing new). I'm going to really try and reserve judgment on what little video I have seen (check out a little bit of it here and here), but I think it's safe to say that things are still a wee bit rusty. That's all to be expected, of course. All accounts say that she lip synced the whole way, to be fair though, that's pretty much always been her MO.
Britney's got at least three more House of Blues shows lined up -- Tonight in Anaheim, tomorrow on the Sunset Strip and Sunday in Las Vegas. It'll be interesting to see how she improves as she gets her performing legs back. If any of you are going, definitely tell us how it goes! There's a ton more pics of her dancing her tail off, so just read more
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shoot...I wish we had a House of Blues...I want to see her lip sync!!
1i sort of wish she had waited a little longer to do this! i was hoping her first performace would be more of a dramatic comeback...
2enough britney already....
3She's real classy in her bra and mini skirt...not. Why is it so hard to find something decent to wear, even if it is a concert?
4She is one nasty looking creature, in these pix esp, and I really hope she flops out..I will never, ever understand people's devotion to this mess but fickleness when it comes to others who are far less a screwup than this thing!
5Since she did so few songs, you'd think she could polish them to perfection in the amount of time she has been at the studio.
6i never got why people who pay to see someone lip synch.
anyways, i heard the show was suppose to start at 8, but didn't until 10.
7pennylane... I completely agree. No need to rush it. She's not that old.
~SwtAsSgr~
8Pennylane.... I agree. Seemed like she may have jumped the gun- right into harsh criticism. And will someone please get the girl a stylist!?! This kind of makes me just want to cherish the old stuff of hers that I have, and leave it at that.
9SOOOO SICK of her! Who cares?! I don't understand what some people see in her. We all can lip synch...so what's the big deal with Britney??? Why am I not famous yet?
10i think this is probelry just helping to give her a taste and get back on her feet for the proper comeback, im reali rooting for her
11Holy sh*t did she stole some hooker that fur?
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"Something in your eyes makes me wanna lose myself... in your arms..."
YIKES!
These pictures aren't flattering her at all.
13Oh Jeez, look at that belly.... She still have to lose a few pounds
14I really dont see those abs everybody is been talking about... muffin top
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It is sad that she is getting so much press for a crappy "performance" of her lip synching and dancing around like she is on one of those mall tours she used to do as a teenager. Shame on the House of Blues for paying her to play there.
16Who is she kidding?!
17oh brit brit we've moved on. time to try something new.
18And what is that dead rat doing on her head... eeeww
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JustMe..haha I agree. For all the millions she has, I think she cannot put a semi-cute outfit on unless some extremely patient stylist comes to her rescue. I don't know what's so hard about not wearing a bra and cheap, ugly skirts and boots all day long when she can afford to be looking much better. Just another kooky quality about her.
People with actual hot bodies, like Adriana Lima, Halle Berry, Heidi Klum, Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Catherine Zeta Jones, Jessica Biel, the gal from "Lost" (Evangeline something?), ETC ETC ETC all have great bodies and dress sexy while being classy...they they don't feel the need to walk around the town and in clubs wearing literally their underwear, maybe covered by some mesh, to show off their bods..then why does Britney think its cool to do?? Her body looks better than it has in a few years but still...we really don't care to see her in those nasty little, barely there clothes as she constantly try to show everyone "Look ya'll, I got skinnier!". All her trashy qualities are unbelievable.....blechhhh!! If any of you Britney fans are Paris haters by chance...take a second to compare how different they actually are...not that different at all.
20CAN STYLIST WORK WITH HER FOR FREE? Apparently she cannot afford one.
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im not surprised it was rusty, she still has a long way to go. it doesnt matter what she does or what she looked like the fact that the club was sold out proves that she is still a bankable act
22wouldnt it be good if we could hop a flight to anywhere,so long to this life, so much fun pretending, cause bad luck's never endin
I totally love her, but this just seems so sad...a pop princess who used to be on top of her game, filling up stadiums, and being responsible for the most awesome performances like the ones at the VMAs.....and now this? It looks like amatuer night at House of Blues, NOT like Britney Spears....ya know??
23WAY TO GO BRITTNEY!!!!
24I thought it was a good idea to do quickie concerts.
Even if lip singing. With so much negative press about her, I'm sure these performances are to see if people will still come out to see her as what she really is..."An Entertainer".
And I also think she looks great after two kids.
Rock On!!
Deba I will work for free for her!!! I could dress her a whole lot better!!!
..If you see us in the club we'll be acting real nice
25if you see us on the floor you'll be watchin all night..
I love britt but that outfit looks like its from goodwill!
..If you see us in the club we'll be acting real nice
26if you see us on the floor you'll be watchin all night..
ilove2ski please do something... and also please return that hideous fur to the hooker she stole it from...
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y did they let her wear that ?!
~i could see us holdin hands
28walkin on the beach our toes in the sand...~
what a mess. she looks like a drugged clubby girl trying to get attention. for me this was rock bottom.
29I do not think that the fact that she sold out these shows proves that she is still a bankable star as other posters are saying. I think the reason these shows sold out was because people want to see the train wreck that she is.
30What a sad young woman...she just needs to stay out of the spotlight for awhile and focus on getting healthy and making sure her kids are being attended to.
31She's such a mess.
holy crap! I THOUGHT THAT WAS CHYNA!!!!!
Im not even joking
32People bought tickets either because a) they were EXPECTING a good show and are trying to convince themselves that Brit still has "it" [I think she never had it to begin with], or b) they wanted to see the train wreck in action.
33she looks really stupid, and lipsyncing her ols songs is so played out. She should have busted out some new material
34HEY- at least she's not wearing the hat and wig combo!
35I think that instead of trying to do a comeback as her "not that innocent" younger self, she would do better to reinvent herself as a classier, more grown-up musician. I mean, honestly, it's hard to take a milf-y mother of two seriously as she shimmies around on stage in a streetwalker outfit. I think she's just inviting criticism by trying to recapture the old days--let them be and move on.
36That said, I don't think she's going to pull it off. Old habits die hard, and evidently cowboy boots are one of hers.
first of all peeps, you guys act like she's never worn slutty clothes on stage before... ROFL hellloooo madonna and the bullet bras, christina ag and her WAAAY sluttier [non]clothes.... britney has always (even before kids) worn "stage clothing" on stage. granted she now wears them off stage(bad idea even in my book) but it's part of the show. get over it. yea she lip synched but at least she's not running and hiding! she gets bad press and she just keeps going. think back 20 years (all you 80's kids out there) and remember all the nasty bad press madonna used to get? from movie bombs to her and Sean breaking up? same thing, different generation. i congratulate her for at least getting back onstage and trying to do what she does best. entertaining!!
37i've got your back Brit!
125 seems to be a lot of money just to watch a train wreck... especially considering that there are reports that people could have resold their 125 tickets for about 400.
38If she lipsynched her old performances, what's the difference now? Granted it was house of blue and not a huge stadium.
Most reviews in the press (aside from the gossip sites) are pretty positive. Aside from her personal life, I think she should keep at the entertaining, it seems to be the one thing that's keeping her together. I don't think that 3 year hiatus was good for her morale.
39She looks like a drag queen impersonating Britney Spears.
And I'm guessing she chose her own outfit.
40i think she looks great!! her cllothing is a bit hookerish buut i think he has issues. she needs to know that being sexy is different than trashy. she will learn i know she will!! her body is soo amazing although she needs to lose some stomach blubber.. but then again she looks normal and not sick. her body is SEXXXXXY!! and if i lived aound there i would have paid 400$ to c her. i love her. i am sooo happy!!
41Bleh - she looks like a washed up, out of shape, has-been who lip-synchs because she can't sing (oops, I guess she IS all of those things.) As for the dancing - are you KIDDING me? I've seen high school girls who could bust out better moves in their sleep.
42If she was really an artist, she would have taken some time off and come back with new material (like Madonna always has, or more recently, JT). But she's NOT - she was a true statement of pop culture - manufactured and over-produced. And it worked - then. It doesn't anymore and her refusal to go away with any dignity, live off her royalties and find a different career just illustrate what a WT publicity wh*re she really is.
I would pay 125 to laugh... nah!
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43"Something in your eyes makes me wanna lose myself... in your arms..."
Britney looks a mess. She is dressed like a hooker!!! Who would want to pay to go see somebody lip sync?! I have always thought that Britney is over-rated. The girl cannot sing! She has not got a good voice. And she is just an okay dancer. It is crazy that she has made millions considering she has no real talent. We could all record albums (the magic equipment in studio's can alter anybody's voice!!)and make millions!!
I think she is stuck in 1999. She aint 17/18 anymore, she is 25 with 2 young babies. She is trying to recapture her 'i'm an innocent teenager' image. She needs to get out of the limelight for a while, she needs to go home to Kentwood. She should be focusing on her babies instead of trying to save her career. She has enough money made to last her the rest of her life.
44I honestly think she's probably scared to death or performing again and that may be the reason for these "little comeback" performances. After not performing for so many years, giving birth to two babies (which meant blowing up huge and losing the weight TWICE), and all the Britney bashing the media has done since day ONE of the KFed drama in her life, I can imagine she's petrified of what will happen when she gets back on that stage! I sure would be! Knowing she will likely get bashed by some no matter how well she does, wondering if she still even has what it takes, and probably worried about failure, I think she's just trying to get over those fears before the album comes out and she has to get out there and promote it on a big scale again. It may seem like she's some diva pop star or something, but really she's a little country girl that never really had a chance to grow up and probably didn't have many "classy" or mature adults in her life as examples that actually cared about her well-being and kept her best interests as a person in mind. It's a sad scenario really. She may be rich in material things, but that doesn't mean she has everything. I hope she makes it and continues to grow and learn from her mistakes, and can teach her sons the lessons she didn't get to learn until it was too late.
45I was there and it was very amateur. I KNOW that she is rusty but really. I waited 4 hours for that slut. It was poorly managed or NOT managed at all. It was fun to see her up close but that was it. She looked SOOOO nervous when she came out. Like a deer in headlights. Then we all screamed and you could see her smile and relax. 2 hours later than it was scheduled. I understand being late but 2 fucking hours?? AND yes she lypsinced and didn't sing ONE new song at all!! Isn't she supposed to do NEW songs?? Her wig was TACKY!! LOL LOL It was worth the $35 I spent but I felt bad for people that spent more. Everyone was screaming afterward that was HORRIBLE. Poor thing.
46Why do people have such low standards?
47So she lip syncs and this constitutes the start of a comeback? Are you kidding me? Also, the first shot of her in the jean skirt with her belly muffin-topping out should silence everyone who's been oooohing and ahhhing over her "amazing body".
48People were screaming that it was horrible?
49I'm going to reserve judgment until the end of this string of "suprise" shows. This being her first concert back after a few years' break, its bound to be a bit rusty. Remember the girl wasn't dancing or performing AT ALL in the past 3 years. She just started after getting released from rehab.
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