After a whirlwind promo tour of Europe last week/weekend, Britney Spears brought her Circus show to NYC for a couple of live performances on ABC‘s Good Morning America this morning. David and I got our asses up bright and early to make our way to Lincoln Center to watch our dear Britney perform live (and I’ll have some of my pics to share later on today) and were on hand to watch the spectacle unfold right before our eyes. Britney‘s GMA appearance wasn’t only a birthday celebration … it was also the official launch party for her new album Circus which is in stores TODAY as well as the venue to officially announce the tourdates for her upcoming The Circus starring Britney Spears Tour which will kick off in New Orleans, LA next March. Yeah, there was a lot going on this morning … here are a few pics of Britney‘s two performances this morning and some deets about the event overall:
Britney Spears celebrated her 27th birthday Tuesday under the Big Top and before the TV cameras of Good Morning America. Dressed as a ringmaster, Spears made her entrance atop a circus wagon – accompanied by clowns, jugglers and performers dressed as circus animals. For her second number, “Womanizer,” Spears smashed through a fiery hoop. Afterwards, she announced that her concert tour would begin in New Orleans March 3. Then came the cake. The appearance, inside the Big Apple Circus tent within New York’s Lincoln Center, also marked the launch of Spears’s sixth studio album, Circus – her first CD since her 2007 comeback step, Blackout. As Spears announces on the title track (and delivered on GMA), “There are only two types of people in the world, the ones that entertain and the ones that observe.” GMA’s Robin Roberts called Spears’s appearance “our concert event of the year.” Claimed cohost Diane Sawyer about those gathered inside the circus tent, “There are about a gazillion people [here].” Among them: the pop star’s mother, Lynne Spears, and Britney’s two young sons, Preston and Jayden. Interspersed with the promos for Spears’s performance during Tuesday’s GMA were birthday greetings from the likes of Reese Witherspoon, John Travolta, Nicollette Sheridan, Teri Hatcher and PEOPLE’s newly named Sexiest Man Alive, Hugh Jackman – who sang “Happy Birthday” and blew her a kiss. “You look great,” Witherspoon relayed to Spears, “and I hope you have a great day.” Added Taylor Swift: “You have been officially awesome for 27 years.” On Sunday, Spears’s MTV special, Britney: For the Record, which documented some of her personal problems of the past year, was watched by more than 3.7 million viewers, according to the cable music network. Those are high numbers for MTV.
Seriously, this morning’s performances were truly a sight to see. The spectacle was totally worth getting up and out so early for. The production value, which I don’t think translated quite as well on live TV, was phenomenal. I am very much looking forward to seeing what sorts of tricks Britney‘s got up her sleeves for her upcoming tour. Wade Robson, who is reportedly directing Britney‘s new concert tour, was in the hiz this morning going over last minute touches right before she performed. It was all just very exciting to see her back in action. The crowd was just raucous the entire time … it was a blast. After the jump, check out video of Britney‘s performances of Circus and Womanizer …
Of the two performances, I think I really liked Circus better. Not only was it a totally new routine that we hadn’t seen yet but the addition of all the real circus performers really made it a fun performance. Womanizer was pretty damn good, tho …
… even tho it was basically the same routine we saw in Germany, France and the UK — this performance was BY FAR her best one yet. In person, she looked like she was having the best time. It was the most vibrant performance of the song yet (especially when she breaks it down during the breakdown). Honestly, just being in the tent with Britney was a thrill … it was just so much fun. Much love goes out to Jen who very graciously hooked me up with tix for this morning’s GMA performance!!! I’ll have a bunch more pics and more personal deets from this morning’s fun to post a little later in the day.
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I am a HUGE britney fan, and while I was happy with her performances…it is very strange to me that the dancing was not like we are used to seeing. She didn’t even seem to be doing the moves full out half the time. There were moments of great energy, but overall it wasn’t like she used to be. Still, it was TONS and TONS better than last year’s VMA performance, and she looks amazing!!!! But I am perplexed by her dancing. In her womanizer video and when she was rehearsing during For the Record, she seemed more into it. I’m not trying to say anything bad, I’m just wondering why the change. She is not that old, and she’s in amazing shape so I’m not sure what’s up???
hey… can people just remember that this girl has pulled herself from a very dark hole. she is also probably medicated which doesn’t help. yes, maybe her dancing wasn’t as good as it used to be, but at least she’s looking healthy and is doing something that hopefully can bring some happiness into her life. life is too short to critisize everything and everyone. be happy for the girl. remember what goes around comes around. give out some happiness and you will get it back, britney, well done for obviously working so hard. everyone mite not love it, but don’t let it knock you back down. its time you tried to smile properly again.
Hey Trent, Loves ya!! Dont pay attention to the haters! They fail to take into consideration that she just suffered a mental breakdown less than a year ago!! Keep up the Britney posts, so many of us enjoy coming here to read about her and yourself.
Now if only you would answer me on Twitter, LOL
cool picsxx