Philadelphia, PA

[wheart]

Great show last night. The band's energy seemed a little higher in NY, Stevie in particular. She seemed sluggish, vocally and physically. Solid performances but no "Wow" moments. I guess that can't be expected at every show. Lindsey was hamming it up big time for his songs, blowing kisses, etc. Gypsy was the night's highlight. You could feel the entire arena's love for this song and so could Stevie. Great twirls at the end. My seats were much further out in front than previous shows so I got to see the front of the band and the videos. I loved the Lindsey head during IKINW. I also loved how the showed the band on the enormous screen behind them for a few songs. Don't remember them doing this on previous tours. I had an aisle seat which I though would be great but then I remembered I don't take bathroom breaks. Unfortunately, the rest of my row did, frequently. Going to a live concert event in a exercise in tolerance.

I must comment on the "show within the show"...the two dudes in front of me. They reminded me of Beavis and Butthead. These guys loved FM and were singing almost every song to each other, complete with head banging. It was fun to watch albeit a little distracting. They went absolutely nuts over Over My Head yet sat down for I"m So Afraid. Seven Wonders left them totally cold but they loved Little Lies and Everywhere. So you never know. I like to watch people's reactions to the different songs.