Calvin Harris and Rihanna are two of the biggest names in
the music industry at the moment. After their collaboration song ‘We Found
Love’ reached number one, it was the perfect line up for an amazing night of
dance and pop music.
Calvin Harris arrived on stage with an amazing lightshow in
the background. He entered the DJ box and despite only being able to see his
silhouette it was apparent it was him from his amazing music abilities and
voice. As well as playing his own songs, he mixed in popular chart songs such
as ‘Party Rock Anthem’ by LMFAO to engage the crowd and to give them fresh new
music to listen to. Through the use of his musical skills he was able to make
the whole sold-out NIA Arena move around and become extremely excited for
Rihanna. When he asked the crowd to scream so loud that Rihanna could hear them
back stage the sound was almost deafening! Calvin Harris is an incredible
versatile DJ and amazing to watch live.
As soon as the lights dimmed and a video of Rihanna started
playing the tension was unbearable. When she appeared on stage it was amazing,
she opened with her single ‘Only Girl (In the World)’, which sold over a
million copies. Her voice was astounding, and proved that despite her
sex-symbol status, she was still an incredible singer. She used many different
props and pyrotechnics, including a car and dancing crash-test dummies for
‘Shut Up and Drive’, pole dancers for her incredibly unique cover of Prince’s
‘Darling Nikki’ and chains and whips for the provocative ‘S&M’. She even
had a tank that shot out smoke for ‘Hard’. One incredibly lucky female was
brought onto stage with Rihanna for ‘Skin’. Despite using so many props on
stage she was still able to dance and sing incredibly, much more than most ‘pop
stars’ around at the moment. She had many different costume changes including a
leather corset, a beautiful yellow dress and sparkly underwear. ‘Unfaithful’
proved her voice was extremely versatile and has shown how much she has
progressed in the past few years.
Rihanna is an incredible music icon and puts on a fantastic
stage show. Anyone who has the chance to see her live should definitely take it
up as no matter what genre of music you are into, you will be amazed by her
stage presence and beautiful voice.
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