Fans party with Chris Brown and Rihanna
MANILA, Philippines - With the two of the hottest pop sensations performing in the year’s most-awaited back-to-back concert, there’s never a right time to say goodbye!
Under the fullness of the moon, Chris Brown and Rihanna drew in as many as 70,000 fans last November 16 to The Fort Open Field, Global City, in Taguig, for their first-ever Philippine concert.
From the moment Chris Brown took the center stage, to the time he bid the audience goodbye to give the floor to Rihanna, the audience were wild, feverishly singing their lungs out, dancing, jamming, and clapping their hands.
Brown opened the night with an assurance to his crowd that the night will be a sure “party” – and partying on a Sunday night has never been this fun!
His dance moves were consistently flawless and his own version of Michael Jackson’s Rock with You and Thriller was a bomb.
One fan even said: “He’s the contemporary Michael J,” referring to pop icon Michael Jackson.
Brown entertained the audience with hits such as Run It; Kiss, Kiss; Yo! (excuse me miss); There’s Never a Right to Say Goodbye; With You; No Air; and Forever.
The concert night was perfect, with nature and man seemed to have connived for the much-anticipated concert, which was unmarred by rain despite weeks of sporadic rainshowers that preceded the event.
The crowd control was also impressive. Despite the whooping number of fans, the security observed was remarkable.
Before Rihanna formally took center stage, a roughly 15-minute break occurred. It would have been boring if not for the breath-stopping fireworks that awed everybody.
After the interval and with the intro of her song “Disturbia” booming out from the loud speakers, the audience went from calm to frantic, and got even wilder when Rihanna finally appeared on stage.
The appearance of Rihanna, who was clad in her signature black-leather outfit, generated much excitement.
The stage effects were dazzling during the show; the sound system was a bit disappointing though but it was not enough to divert the attention of the fans who were so busy raising their mobile phones and digital cameras to take pictures and record a video – perhaps, two ways to save the pieces the historic concert.
Almost everytime Rihanna would shift from one song to another, the stage lights would go out and one point, the enthusiastic crown shouted “more!”
And Rihanna did so by entertaining the fans with her hits such as: Pon de Replay; Don’t Stop the Music; Take a Bow; Shut up and Drive; Good Girl Gone Bad; and Hate that I Love You.
During her performance, Rihanna would repeatedly express her disbelief that more than 70,000 people flocked to the venue to watch them perform, adding that she cannot wait to hold another concert in the Philippines.
And when it was time for her to go, the fans were a bit saddened. But with the intro of her song “Umbrella” started playing, the fans were enlivened.
They shouted loudest as ever and cheered even louder after Brown came out to join Rihanna.
The pop stars’ chemistry was exquisite. As they made beautiful music together, and with Brown hugging Rihanna after their song, the fans, who adored their chemistry, kept on saying “they look good together!”
Before Rihanna left, she blew goodbye kisses to the audience.
The concert, which started past 8 p.m., ended at about 11 in the evening, and as the stage lights went out for good, fans swore that their Sunday has never been this splendid.
SOURCE: GMANews.TV
Manila Dances to Brown, Rihanna
TAGUIG CITY, Philippines — Thousands of Filipino fans spent their Sunday evening swinging their arms around and swaying to the live beats of American pop and R&B artists Chris Brown and Rihanna.
With critically acclaimed music that has reigned in global music charts, Rihanna and Brown held a joint concert to screaming fans at the Global City open field at The Fort.
The concert opened with dramatic lightshow and a countdown with Brown taking over the stage with an intense hip-hop dance and showmanship.
Making a dramatic entrance, Brown was suspended upside down in midair and was slowly lowered down to the stage, head first. Masked and dressed in black gear, Brown’s dancers immediately started dancing as a flash of light signaled the start of his set.
Here are fans raving about Rihanna and Brown’s concert.
Brown is a Grammy-nominated American R&B pop singer-songwriter, dancer, music video director and actor. He made his recording debut at the age of 16.
At 19, Brown has had major hits like “Run It,” “Say Goodbye,” “Kiss Kiss,” “With You,” “Forever,” and “Superhuman.”
During the concert, Brown also performed a Michael Jackson medley, which progressed to a hip-hop dance turning the open field into one large outdoor club with people gyrating to the beat.
Brown eventually slowed down and ended with songs, “With You,” “No Air,” and “Forever,” thrilling female fans, as if he was serenading them.
A display of fireworks followed after Brown’s set.
After a 20-minute intermission, Rihanna, 20, took the stage with a pulsating heartbeat emanating from the large speakers on stage. As the heartbeat increased and the fans screaming for Rihanna’s name, she emerged from the center of the stage with her sexy dominatrix outfit complete with fishnet stockings and sharp boots.
The fans went wild as she explodes into the song “Disturbia.”
Rihanna is known for her hits “Umbrella,” “Don’t Stop the Music,” “Shut Up and Drive,” “Hate That I Love You,” “Unfaithful,” “SOS,” “Pon de Replay,” “Take A Bow,” and “Disturbia.”
A Grammy-award winner, Rihanna has achieved five Billboard Hot 100 hits and has sold over 11 million albums worldwide.
Her distinct voice and music with club music overtone explain how she could easily get thousands of Filipino fans dancing and singing song after song during the concert. To top that, her short dance routines, frequent poses and sprinkle of back bends have charmed and won the hearts of thousands of Filipinos who knew her songs by heart.
Rihanna’s great rapport with the audience has seemingly hypnotized the crowd. As if no one cared that during her more sober songs, she could barely sustain high notes. For fans, it did not matter because at her budding age of 20 years, Rihanna was no less than breathtaking.
Brown and Rihanna’s success only proved that age is but a number that marks one’s technical experience in a world seeping with adversaries, aridity and disenchantment.
Diligence, passion and soul resonate amid the noise and the haste – it is as if both pop icons are saying “dream big,” “follow your heart” and “let’s escape into the music.” (Photos by Janie Octia, INQUIRER.net)
SOURCE: Inquirer.net
