The opening act was a band called Natalie Portman's Shaved Head.
Unfortunately that's pretty much how they sounded. Not much else I can say about that....
Then after a delayed start due to wireless microphone issues, Miss Lily arrived. Yes, those are silver sequined shorts. And you can't see them very well in this photo, but her shoes were these enormously tall platform stilettos, with what had to be at least 8 inch heels. All I could think is, "How long is she gonna survive in those?" She must have been reading my mind, because after about 3 songs the Air Jordan's came out.
I'm not very familiar with Lily's music overall, and most of the set was from her new album. It's got a very cool retro sound that suits her voice very well, and while she's not as energetic a live performer as Katy Perry, she was very good. She definitely got more animated the more she drank, and the bass monitor kept knocking her drink over, so she kept getting refills! When the "F" bombs start dropping, you know Lily's in her zone.
I was more than a little annoyed at her lighting tech though. Apparently they thought aiming the strobe lights directly at the audience was a good idea, which practically blinded everyone and made it hard to watch the first part of the show. Fortunately that stopped about halfway through the set.
Every concert deserves some video, so here's a little clip of Lily doing her hit "Smile" during the encore. She even throws in a little costume change....
Thank goodness this is a short work week. Another late, but great, night in La-La Land.....
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