Nicki Minaj Tour

Pink Friday Tour - 18th May 2012

Support: Timomatic

I had seen Nicki Minaj perform previously on television and did not think much of her live vocal ability. I have also seen her perform on stage with Britney Spears on the Femme Fatale Tour DVD, I'm about 99% sure she lip-synced this performance alongside Britney. I was not sure how she would sound live, although did not fail vocally.

At this concert, I have never belted out a song as loudly as I did 'Starships' - the beginning of me getting sick and also losing my voice; although not a bad thing, I guess in the moment, you don't think about this stuff.

Vocals: Nicki's vocals seemed to be near spot on. I am not sure whether she lip-synced or sang live. She didn't miss any lyrics and was amazing to see live. Although sometimes being drowned out by the audience, this is a good thing in a way as it shows the crowd is enjoying the concert and isn't bored. She did not have a band there live, this also lead to my speculation that Nicki did not sing live and had a backing track the entire time. At times, it was obvious she was singing over the top of the track, however other sings it was not obvious whether she was live or not.

Costumes: Nicki wore her usual bright and flamboyant costumes. Mini shorts that showed off her fake and rather large arse, and a tutu which did not help her curvaceous figure. The costumes were eye-catching and appealing to the audience. There was probably one too many costume changes for the set which lasted just one hour.

Stage: The stage was set up with a platform and stairs at the back, screens all over the stage showing bright lights and graphics - including during one song transforming the look of her stage into that of a house with hot pink walls and a fireplace. Although the stage had many graphics screens on it, it was not easy to see Nicki with no cameras used in the arena. This was not good for people who were sitting far back - or like me and have bad eyes!

Dancing: Nicki danced at various occasions throughout, although much of the time she was walking between the two sides of the stage and the front, as well as being up on top of the platform. She had back-up dancers throughout the concert which were able to make the concert more interesting as the crowd didn't know where to look - at her or her amazing dancers.

Setlist: The setlist included all her hit singles, including 'Super Bass' and 'Starships', as well as many other of her great songs off the two albums she has released. She also performed the song she features in with David Guetta, 'Turn Me On', this rating very highly with the crowd! The crowd seemed to enjoy the setlist, however as usual it was the released singles that were pleasers all around.

Crowd Interaction: Nicki could have interacted with the crowd a lot more than she did. She did the standard 'thank you for coming' and all the usual stuff artists do. About halfway through, she did get three people up on stage to compete. There was a dancer and two singers - all winning money of some sort. It was difficult to tell whether the dancer and one of the singers had been placed in the audience as they were so good. It seemed they both had a planned routine.

Support Act: I had never heard any of Timomatic's music or seen his dancing. I must say, he is one of the most amazing dancers I have ever seen!! I did not pay much attention to his singing as I was more focused on his dancing. I would see him again just for his dancing, although an amazing dancer, it was difficult to see him at times as he was wearing white pants and singlet, with a white curtain behind him - not good.

Overall I would rate this concert four out of five stars - I would probably see her again, it was a great night.

Peace

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