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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So happy for her!!
i got tickets for new orleans, and i am freaking out im so excited!! come with me trent itll be fun ill show you around new orleans! :)
People who comment here hating on Trent for loving Britney and posting about her have REALLY got to let it go.
Either read the blog, and skip over parts you’re not interested in, or take your whiney asses over to Periz Hilton and read his blog.
Trent can post on whatever the hell he feels. If he wants to make a section on Britneys ass crack, then he damn well can. If you don’t want to read it- move on to the next post.
Complainers about Trent – grow up.
Complainers about Britney- skip over it.
as kick ass as this album is…..her performances suck! I much prefer the videos to watching her sad attempt at “dancing”. I would even prefer the fake holding of the microphone as if she’s fooling anyone into thinking she’s actually singing.
I’m not hating on the album — it rocks hardcore…i’m just hating on the performances…they lack any sort of passion or oomph.
HEY KRISTY–BRITNEY *IS* THE NEW BLOG.
If you don’t like you..you can geeeeet out!
Avi, instead of bitching about the stuff that TRENT writes.. GO MAKE YOUR OWN EFFIN BLOG.. If you cant stand reading the things he writes, then dont come here.. You are an awfully insensitive person.
i have always been a britney-hater but now i must bow my head in shame and admit that she killed it. GREAT JOB, BRITNEY!
And you are seriously lame, GoTrent. What are you , Trent’s #1 fan? Stalker? Scary name! And about bitching, what do you think Trent does on here, moron!
OMG! She looks amazing and SO happy! I am very happy for her! I loved both performances. She’s not quite where she was before but she is getting so close! I would LOVE to go see her!
Gotta throw this out in response to Avi and others–I LIKE hearing about your daily activities. It’s fun to read about you shaking and grooving with celebs, and jaunting around the country/world on fun adventures. The personal touch is what makes this blog different (and better) than other gossip blogs. Keep it up and ignore the haters!
LOL at Avi 3:48. Again, it’s HIS blog, I think he’s allowed to do whatever he wants (include bitch, or rave about Britney, or whatever!)
hey Trent!
first of all, i totally saw you today!
you were sitting in the row in front of me at the circus (i was in row F)
and yes seriously that was an amazing performance!
TEAM BRITNEY
I, for one, like to read about Trent’s adventures.. his flight delays and dinner plans. It’s HIS BLOG!
Ok on the note that she can’t sing… I used tro work backstage at aa place in Boston. Iv been there a couple times when she was getting ready to go out on stage. That girl can sing!!!
I loved Circus, it looked like a Wade Robson had a hand in the choreography and I love his work. If he’s doing her Circus tour it’s going to be hot.
I do wish she’d lose the heels. She looks uncomfortable dancing in them, and I think she previously danced mostly in sneakers.
Oh, and I love your personal posts! Personally, I really liked your old format where you wrote about the day’s goss and then wrapped up with your personal stuff. I love reading people’s personal blogs and I love gossip, so it’s nice to see those two things together. And it’s nice to know you’re a real person vs. one of the pap agencies just selling pics!
i love Brit. but i was disappointed. Its like she wasn’t dancing full out, you could see her counting. i think it would be better if she just got rid on the mic (no one really thinks she singing, and we still love her) so she can dance.
L.A.M.E.
BRITNEY HATERS ARE LAME.
Wow. We love you Trent, don’t change a thing. And we love Britney, and we love that you love Britney! People need to chill the eff out and stop caring so much about what Britney does if they don’t like her. Why expend your energy to be angry about something you can’t do anything about? He’s been posting about B alot because her album is just out, there’s promos everywhere! Just deal until it all simmers down, and accept the fact that since Trent is the one writing the blogs, he can write whatever he wants. And if he wanted to make EVERYTHING about Brit, well then that’s exactly what he could do. And if he wants to tell is everything about his day, then he can and YOU can choose to read it. Or not. Because he’s not going to care either way.