Britney Spears Brings Her ‘Circus’ To New Orleans
After a quick pit stop in her hometown of Kentwood, LA at the start of the weekend, Britney Spears and her children Sean Preston and Jayden James (with touring entourage in tow) made their way to New Orleans for the final dress rehearsals for her first concert tour in 5 years, The Circus starring Britney Spears. A lot is riding on this new tour … a lot has happened in the past 5 years since Britney Spears was a touring live act. So many of her fans are eager to see her up on the stage again … but, so too are her detractors waiting for her to fall. Here are a few photos of our dear Britney, her sons and her father/conservator Jamie Spears as they rolled into town in their massive tour bus yesterday:
The elaborate costumes are packed. The 16 semis filled with magic props and big-top sets are on the road. When Britney Spears takes the stage at the New Orleans Arena on March 3 – the opening night of her Circus tour – the stakes will never be higher. After more than two years of personal drama, the tour will either make or break the professional comeback she began last fall. According to sources, Spears, 27, who left Friday for Louisiana, has been hard at work preparing for the show, which will feature her signature sexy dance moves, a stage filled with three circus rings, and magic tricks. “She’s pretty determined,” a friend tells PEOPLE. “She missed singing and performing and the freedom of that. It gives her an escape and it’s what she loves to do, so she’s definitely thankful to be doing that again.” Though the pop star seemed to be back in old Britney form when she sang “Womanizer” on Good Morning America in December, the concert will be her biggest performance since her disastrous, out-of-shape appearance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. “I’ve got to believe she’s ready and will do a professional show,” Gary Bongiovanni, editor-in-chief of the concert trade magazine Pollstar, says. “If she doesn’t, it’s over.” Spears’s last tour, in 2004, was canceled after the singer injured her knee during a video shoot. (She spent her newfound free time with then-boyfriend Kevin Federline; they were engaged that summer.) So far, the buzz for the upcoming 31-city outing is strong. “In general, the tickets have sold very well. Some shows are already sold out,” Bongiovanni says. “Obviously, it means there is significant fan interest in seeing her do her live show. That fact that she’s been off the scene for a while helps with the pent-up demand” …The pop star’s friend worries the tour may be too much for the singer to handle, but notes that “it’s what her team thought was best.” What will make the trip easier is that Federline is taking the couple’s kids on the road so they can keep up their regular visitation schedule with Mom. “Having the boys with her is going to make all the difference,” says a source. “They are the reason she can do this.”
Man, I can’t believe her tour kicks off tomorrow night. We are just hours away from hearing our first reports about this new tour. I’m so torn … I’m dying to see pics but I don’t want to be spoiled. I suspect I’ll take a peek at the professional photos that are taken during the first few songs but I’ll save the rest for when I see the show live myself. I also having a sneaking suspicion that I’ll read a lot of reviews that will most definitely spoil some of the surprises … I can’t help it. Any spoilery info that I post will be marked as such and will be hidden from those of you who wish to remain unspoiled.
I was fortunate enough to see her last tour, The Onyx Hotel Tour (along with her previous Dream Within A Dream, Oops! I Did It Again and (U Drive Me) Crazy tours), live in Detroit, MI before she suffered the fateful knee injury that prematurely ended the tour … and changed her life forever. To be honest, it seems longer than 5 years ago … but it was the very same year that Pink is the new Blog launched. So much has happened since 2004. I am SO pulling for her tour to be a huge success. I’m also trying to keep my expectations from flying into the stratosphere … I think it’s wise to just go in with an open mind and prepare to be wowed. She can deffo do it … I know she can. Are any of y’all seeing her in NoLa tomorrow night?
[Photo credit: Splash News; Source]
Tags: Britney Spears, Jamie Spears, Jayden James Spears-Federline, Sean Preston Spears-Federline
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March 2nd, 2009 at 9:41 am
Ummm..her 2004 tour was called the Onyx Tour lol…I should know..I was there lol…
The Dream Within A Dream tour was from 2001 lol…
Also, Britneys back bitches!
Say byebye to your careers: Taylor, Miley, Beyonce, Pussycat Dolls, etc…
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:46 am
She hurt her knee on the Onyx Hotel tour, not the Dream Within a Dream tour, right?
Anyway, I’ve been a fan for 10 years and this is my first time getting to go to one of her tours (too young for …Baby One More Time + the Oops Tour, out of town during Dream Within a Dream, and my Onyx Hotel show was canceled because of her knee, and M+M “Tour” was sold out before I could get tickets)! I’m so excited! Now I’m must crossing my fingers that nothing goes wrong for me or her so that I can finally see her!
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:48 am
I was just going to agree with Tom.
I saw the dream within the dream tour in Canada and she completed it.
It was the ONYX hotel tour that she did not complete. (I had to refund my tickets)
xoxox
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:51 am
The ONYX tour was amazing! I saw it opening night in San Diego. She was going to come back around but that was when her knee was giving her issues so I didn’t get to see her again. :[[ That was about 5 years ago! I cannot wait to see her 04.19.09 in Anaheim! Maybe I will see you there Trent!
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:54 am
myGOD im dying to see her live… its gonna be my first time… im from Mexico and im going to Phoenix Az. in april 24 wiiii!!! :D
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:55 am
This will be my third time seeing her!!! I saw the Dream Within a Dream tour twice…first time I was 4th row, second time I was up in the upper bowl…both were amazing (4th row was obviously better haha)
This time I’ve got 14th row in the lower bowl and I’m SO STOKED that she’s back!!! :)
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:58 am
I’m hoping the setlist leaks tonight after the dress rehearsal! :) i can’t wait!
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:06 am
@Steph & Tom — you’re SO right … I’ve amended :)
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:17 am
2Weeks!! So excited to be seeing her live. In Beantown no less :)
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:24 am
gahhh i want to go so bad.
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:30 am
I am seeing BRITNEY tomorrow night in New Orleans!! I can’t wait!
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:10 am
Will not be at the New Orleans show….but will be at the ATL show Thurs. night! Can’t wait!
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:38 am
I heart the Dream Within A Dream tour…..love that DVD!
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:38 am
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March 2nd, 2009 at 11:42 am
I want to go. We tried to win tickets, right after Mardi Gras it is hard to justify spending that amount of $$ to see anyone. Need that $$ for groceries and the like.
Can’t wait to hear how it goes, I am sure the Big Easy will be good to her.
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:59 am
Can’t wait! Will be seeing her in Tacoma, making the trip up from Oregon. YAY!!! She is going to rock it! We saw her in PDX for the Onyx Hotel Tour, which was amazing. I can’t wait to see her 4/9/09!!!
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:45 pm
I am going to see her April 12th in Sacramento! I am going to be soooooooooo excited and I might possibly die just as well! I’m basically losing my concert virginity to Britney! Oh dang, bro! hahaha. I think the tour will be amazing and i know Britney can definitely do it. People like Britney don’t lose it just like that.
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Does anyone else think its a bit strange to have the bodygaurds toting the kids around? I mean, if, in the total off chance someone tries to rush them, how is this guy supposed to adequately protect anyone with a toddler in his arms? Just a thought….
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Snore…
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I’m going see her in NOLA !! :D
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
I’ll be there trent! And will share any iphotos i get with my phone. Can’t wait!
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:19 pm
I will be there tomorrow! I will deffo give you a full review and try to leave some spoilers out!!
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Britney is gunna bring it! She is pro at this and I think this will definitely be a defining moment in her career!
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:12 am
OMG I get to see Brit Brit tonight in New Orleans and I absolutely cannot wait!! I am so pumped I can’t sleep! Yay Britney!!
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Can’t be in New Orleans, but am heading out tomorrow from Columbia with over 25 friends to head to Atlanta for her show on Thursday night…how exciting…Britney in person and with all the bells and whistles….Britney is going to show all those jealous and naysayers what a great singer and performer she is…she is back ON TOP where she belongs and where she will always BELONG ON TOP>>>>GO BRITNEY>>>>>sing your heart out but save some for the sold out show in ATLANTA…I have people texting me asking $600 for my tickets that I have Unbelievable…this is going to be the hotest show of the year if you don’t have a ticket get there in person and stand outside the arena…what a circus…we love it BRITNEY>>>>CAN’T Wait the buses are warming up for the road trip to Atlanta…