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[CandyCrush]

I wouldn't mind another Beggin and Pleadin performance. I wouldn't mind not one little bit. I mean, I wouldn't fight it. I think that song deserves more push anyway. That's a shoo in for a Grammy nod, all it needs is a spotlight and a little more push.

[King82]

She needs a major endorsement deal, and let them pay for a lot of the tour budget like she had with Covergirl in '99.

I don't understand how any could not want to invest in Brandy. She has it all and is incredibly marketable. The media keeps trying to invest in Mariah like she is the only young legend we have left.

[VirgoMind]

Love this pic!

Love this!

[b7]

Love this pic!

This fit >

   

!!! No baggy clothes

[Purple Moon]

I like that shes giving us something DIFFERENT this time around. Give us theatrical DRAMA then ghan!

[Wtv]

awesome pic, Broadway vibe hands down, love it

[Bish]

love the look!!! so unique

YES BRAN!!!!!!!! 

Omggggg

[Vonc2002]

 

[Seven]

https://13thfloor.co.nz/reviews/concert-reviews/brandy-civic-theatre-june-15-2016/

R&B singer, actress and model Brandy has made a concerted effort to reinvigorate her musical career. Her latest single, Beggin? & Pleadin? is a good start. Now she?s on the road, opening her Slayana World Tour at Auckland?s Civic Theatre?her first show down under.

Brandy and I didn?t start out under the best of circumstances. Her show was due to start at 9pm at the Civic, yet, here it was, 9:45 and still no Brandy. I was not impressed, which is a shame because the atmosphere in the room just before nine was buzzing. There was a real sense of anticipation and celebration in the air as long-time fans looked forward to finally seeing the star in the flesh. But as the clock ticked, the air when out of the balloon.

When Brandy and her band finally appeared it was 9:49 and there was more of a sense of relief and joy by that point. Perhaps this being the first show on the tour, there were last minute details to work out, I don?t know, but the 37-year-old songstress had a bit of work to do to gain back the good will she?d had an hour ago.

That said, the first few songs were disappointing. Brandy?s vocals were so low in the mix, that I was suspicious that she wasn?t singing at all.

With her on stage were a live drummer (Page), sequestered behind plexi-glass and a gentleman named Tony who was surrounded by keyboards and other electronic gadgets. There were also two male dancer/backing singers.

With Brandy?s vocals so hard to hear, early on, it was easy to focus on the choreography, which was impressive. Brandy and her two dancers shimmied and shook in sync and gave the fans something to cheer about.

Finally, Brandy asked, Do you mind if I take you back just a little bit?? This led to a performance of her 1998 hit Top Of The World followed by the 1996 hit Sittin? Up In My Room.

Suddenly Brandy could be heard and all was right with the world thanks to this little trip down memory lane.

She proceeded to rattle through more hits and after Have You Ever, she left the stage briefly, only to return with a silver bow in her hair and a couple of Whitney Houston songs to sing. After How Will I Know and I Wanna Dance With Somebody Brandy spoke to the crowd about her love for Whitney, noting that the superstar passed away on her (Brandy?s) birthday.

While the music was good, what really won me over was Brandy?s attitude. I was sitting close enough to see that see seemed to be really enjoying herself and that she wasn?t taking herself too seriously. She pulled faces during her dance moves and laughed off forgetting the lyrics to Wildest Dreams.

The set finished at just over an hour, but the best was yet to come. Brandy and her band returned to perform a powerful version of Beggin? & Pleadin?. Based around a 50-year-old sample of John Lee Hooker?s  Boom Boom, it laid the groundwork for Brandy?s most impressive vocal performance of the night.

With nothing left to prove, the show was over just before 11pm.  After all that, I?m glad I was there, I?d rather not have to wait so long next time though.

There's also HQ photos on the tour on the page with the tour review....

[Vonc2002]

Sounds like the show started a lil rocky but ended up good. Why is it only an hour show?

[Vonc2002]

It needs to be atleast an hour and a half
and then she's performing whitney tributes and chicago mess? Now I wouldnt mind it if it were a longer show but for an hour show, she needs to drop the extra mess. U gave us Whitney tributes on the last show, we dont need that this go round. We'd like to hear YOUR music bby

[Wtv]

I was wondering the same thing yesterday, how can it be your first concert in some countries EVER and just do a 1 hour show?

It should be 1 hour and a half, agreed. A concert should be a big experience to remember, some people may only watch you once in their lives, for whatever reason, so 1 hour is just too short and leaves plenty of stuff/songs out.

[VirgoMind]

- 1 hour could be all they paid her for
- It could be because the show started late and she had to be off the stage by 11pm
- People that attended seem to be more than satisfied with the show

I'm looking forward to more and more shows/videos!
I'm so glad these concert goers are/were happy!

[Gilgamesh.]

Both times she came before her show was quite brieft.

[Monika]

This dude got a bunch of videos, and they're so clear!

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