Monday, February 2, 2015

Katy Perry Rocks Super Bowl 2015 — #SB49

One helluva spectacle.

She's a consummate professional. A very enjoyable performance.

At LAT, "Super Bowl 2015: Katy Perry packs it all into halftime show":
When you have a song called “Roar,” you put a lion in your concert. When you have a song called “Firework,” you arrange for some pyrotechnics.

And when you’re playing the Super Bowl halftime show, as Katy Perry did Sunday night, you bring every other bit of spectacle you can think of — whether it’s mentioned in one of your songs or not.

Headlining the biggest gig in pop, Perry crammed a full-scale production into her 12 1/2 minutes on (and above) the field of the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., beginning with her entrance astride a gold lion about three stories tall and ending with a regal wave from the moving platform that made the 30-year-old singer look like a shooting star.

But Perry, who appeared to be singing live, also brought real vocal power to her performance as well as the surprising dash of humility required to give over a sizable portion of her time to her special guest, Missy Elliott.

In all, it was the kind of pop extravaganza that even the NFL’s crusty classic-rock contingent could love...
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