Concert Review: Ke$ha

So, the other night, I went to the Ke$ha concert at Kool Haus in Toronto (it is part of Guvernment, if that helps anyone out).  It was an all ages event which really wasn't the greatest.  I went with me boyfriend (he is 21 and I'm 20) so the 15 year old screaming girls didn't appeal to us.  Okay, maybe I should have guessed that before I got tickets.  Luckily for us, there was a 19+ area.  Neither of us drink but it was nice to have the option to go in there.  Plus, we got pretty decent spots in there.  And I was able to see, which was a bonus!

Ke$ha was fabulous though!  There are certain people that have that stage presence.  She is, no doubt, one of them.  She did some crazy dances and just got the crowd all excited!  And her outfits were unique, as I presumed!

I don't know all of Ke$ha's songs so I wasn't able to sing along to all of them.  There was one or two that I wasn't fond of.  But, for the most part, I enjoyed the ones I didn't know.  I hadn't heard her dinosaur song yet.  The dancers on stage had walkers and stuff, it was hilarious!  By the end of the song, I knew the lyrics.  Also she sang Grow A Pair.  She invited a guy in the audience up on stage and it was really funny!

There was one main negative.  Her opening act was some guy named Beards.  Now I do like to give people the benefit of the doubt but this guy was just terrible!  His style of music didn't fit the target audience.  He expected people to sing along with his songs but no one knew them.  He was old, and unattractive, which is not great for this audience either.  He had no charisma or stage presence.  And what was with his voice?  No one there was clapping, fist pumping, singing ... Anything!  I finally started clapping when he announced it was his last song.  I wanted him to be off and Ke$ha to be on!

Now, I'm sure this guy would have done fine at some other event.  But this was not his type of thing.  Throughout his opening segment, my boyfriend and I kept thinking of ideas of why he was chosen.  We have yet to come up with one.

All in all though, it was good!  Great Ke$ha performance.  Great venue.  Great 19+ area.  Not even too bad of a line up (although all the underagers smoking got quite annoying) - we were only outside for an hour.

I would probably give it 4 stars out of 5.  Negatives - definitely the opening act.  I would have given it five stars if it wasn't for this Beardo guy.  Positives - everything else.  Awesome songs, great stage presence, and great venue.  I would recommend that anyone going to her concerts arrive an hour late so you miss the opening act!  But Ke$ha herself was amazing!

Summer Rush 2010

On Sunday August 8, 2010, I was one of the 17,000 people who witnessed one of the most amazing concerts ever - Summer Rush 2010 - Canada's Wonderland - Toronto, Ontario. It was absolutely incredible!

My favourite act was most definitely Basshunter. He has a way to just get the crowd going. Everything was just a million times better when he was on stage. He performed his new song Saturday which the crowd absolutely adored. By far the best performance of the night. Basshunter on stage is electrifying. The crowd was so pumped all during his show.

A very close second was LMFAO, the third to last performance. Performing hits such as Get Krazy, Shots, and I'm in Miami (of course switched to Toronto), they were also amazing. They had so much energy on stage as well. Many people were wondering about the robot on stage - but hey, it was cool!

The audience got very into just about all the performances. I can't think of an actual bad performance so the crowd had good reason to be excited about everyone. I managed to get a very good seat (yes, seat, I was one of the first 3,000 people there!) and looking behind to the grass during was incredibly. Especially during a few of Hedley's songs, the crowds swaying their arms back and forth. What an image! Definitely not something I'll ever forget. Throughout the whole show, you definitely had to be on the seats to see what was going on. Everyone in front of me (and behind me) was standing on their seats, trying to get a glimpse of these incredible performers!

One performance that surprised me was Blake McGrath. I actually had no clue who he was before but I found out that he had previously been on So You Think You Can Dance. No wonder his dancing was unbelievable! I enjoyed his songs as well but the performances - the dances - that was what blew me away.

My other favourite (I had four favourites - Basshunter, LMFAO, Blake McGrath and, last but not least, Girlicious). Of course, they are known for their dancing as well which was exceptional, of course! I knew their songs (unlike Blake McGrath's) so I could sing along to those. And those girls were looking gorgeous, as usual!

All in all, it was an incredible experience! I personally have never been to a concert before so I don't have anything to compare it to, but a second concert will definitely have some competition! I could tell by all the screaming fans that I was not the only one who enjoyed the concert immensely. If you haven't heard these artists and groups mentioned, I would recommend doing so immediately or you will definitely be missing out. I also recommend checking out Summer Rush 2011 - who knows what that will bring!