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Music News: Countdown to The Circus starring Britney Spears
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Please stop the fight.
Can't wait for the first tour pics and vids <3.
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Member Since: 12/27/2008
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do you guys know/think if the tour will increase the album's sales in the US?? I haven't analyzed in the past the impact of a Britney tour in album sales before
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Member Since: 6/18/2008
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March 11th Nassau Coliseum ....Like less than 2 weeks away, my first time seeing Britney Live. Better be good .. paid 150 bucks for a seat, I will be pissed if she has a bunch of underwhelming performances, but I have faith and I know Britney will bring it and put on a good show Hopefully shes comfortable with the tour set by the time I see her, so then any nerves she had for the first few shows are not evident
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Originally posted by edwardokok
do you guys know/think if the tour will increase the album's sales in the US?? I haven't analyzed in the past the impact of a Britney tour in album sales before
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I think so.. but not too much
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Member Since: 6/18/2008
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Originally posted by edwardokok
do you guys know/think if the tour will increase the album's sales in the US?? I haven't analyzed in the past the impact of a Britney tour in album sales before
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I think it will most definitely increase her album sales, going on tour just gets your name out there more, and seeing Britney pefrorm the songs may entice more people to purchase the album, and if she does stuff from blackout you may even see that boost up in sales a little
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Member Since: 12/27/2008
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oooh, that'd be great
im from Monterrey, mexico and im going to Houston, TX on March 30 to see her
and this will be my 3rd britney concert (oops at san antonio in 00 and dwad at mexico city 02)
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Originally posted by edwardokok
oooh, that'd be great
im from Monterrey, mexico and im going to Houston, TX on March 30 to see her
and this will be my 3rd britney concert (oops at san antonio in 00 and dwad at mexico city 02)
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Wow you're 3rd one? Lucky you I honestly cant wait anymore, good thing its getting pretty close. I'm dieing to see "Mannequin" Live...
"circus" too... ahhhh * gets anxious all over again*
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Member Since: 12/27/2008
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does anybody know or remember Britney's sale figures and positions in the Top 200 and UWC charts week by week thus far??? I'd appreciate info about that
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omg 8 days
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MARCH 8, 2009 I can not wait any longer!!!!!!!!
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Member Since: 10/28/2008
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cant fcking wait for this tour...this tour is definitely her most anticipated
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Member Since: 2/22/2008
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^DUH
Is her comeback
She needs to come
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Member Since: 10/28/2008
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^ i meant the tour...the anticipation has never been this big among all of her tours..
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OMG March 11th ... I'm going crazy, I am so damn excited.
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March 3 in New Orleans - Official Kick Off
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Britney Spears to Get Sawed in Half and Other Circus Tour Secrets
Sort of like a wayward career, Britney Spears is going to disappear into thin air—and then magically reappear, to her fans' ecstatic delight.
"Right away, she got into the boxes and into the magic contraptions to learn the stuff, and she's so excited about this tour and all the elements that are in it," illusionist-comedian Ed Alonzo, "the Misfit of Magic" (and former Saved by the Bell diner owner) who will be doing a number with Spears on her Circus tour, tells E! News.
The pop star will serve as Alonzo's assistant in the bit.
"We're going to be doing the classics of magic but a little high-tech," he said. "We'll be doing a little dissection, transposition, a vanish, an appearance—and if I do a trick, she doesn't just hold the props, she's actually getting inside the big boxes or I am slicing her up."
Sounds a bit risky, which is perhaps why Team Spears decided to leave the tricks to a professional.
I "made [the tricks] really easy for her...but there are some complicated things that she is doing that you would think a contortionist would have to do, or a trained magician's assistant," Alonzo said. "But because...she's a dancer, it really makes sense to put her in the magic, and it works and she's really, really good at it."
"Some of it's pretty scary, but she gets right in there with no reservations," he added.
Alonzo wouldn't divulge which Spears tunes would be accompanying his mini magic show, but—news flash—he did assure us that the overall show will feature "the best music of Britney that people have loved over the years and, of course, brand-new favorites from the new album."
And, like us, Alonzo has only seen Spears in warm-up clothes and sneakers during rehearsals, although she has been testing out different pairs of heels here and there.
The three-ring circus-inspired set is "exactly what you would see in a big giant Vegas production show, but it's going to be on the road," he said, and anywhere from 75 to 100 crew members and performers are usually around at any given time.
"It's going to be an amazing concert for people to watch," he said. "It's like watching a big Cirque du Soleil high-tech circus, but with a really focused star in the middle of all of this."
Source: Eonline
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Originally posted by arkl
^ i meant the tour...the anticipation has never been this big among all of her tours..
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IKR!? Cant ****ing Wait
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Awesome, those magic tricks sound amazing, just made me like 10000x more excited,
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Member Since: 11/18/2008
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Originally posted by arkl
Britney Spears to Get Sawed in Half and Other Circus Tour Secrets
Sort of like a wayward career, Britney Spears is going to disappear into thin air—and then magically reappear, to her fans' ecstatic delight.
"Right away, she got into the boxes and into the magic contraptions to learn the stuff, and she's so excited about this tour and all the elements that are in it," illusionist-comedian Ed Alonzo, "the Misfit of Magic" (and former Saved by the Bell diner owner) who will be doing a number with Spears on her Circus tour, tells E! News.
The pop star will serve as Alonzo's assistant in the bit.
"We're going to be doing the classics of magic but a little high-tech," he said. "We'll be doing a little dissection, transposition, a vanish, an appearance—and if I do a trick, she doesn't just hold the props, she's actually getting inside the big boxes or I am slicing her up."
Sounds a bit risky, which is perhaps why Team Spears decided to leave the tricks to a professional.
I "made [the tricks] really easy for her...but there are some complicated things that she is doing that you would think a contortionist would have to do, or a trained magician's assistant," Alonzo said. "But because...she's a dancer, it really makes sense to put her in the magic, and it works and she's really, really good at it."
"Some of it's pretty scary, but she gets right in there with no reservations," he added.
Alonzo wouldn't divulge which Spears tunes would be accompanying his mini magic show, but—news flash—he did assure us that the overall show will feature "the best music of Britney that people have loved over the years and, of course, brand-new favorites from the new album."
And, like us, Alonzo has only seen Spears in warm-up clothes and sneakers during rehearsals, although she has been testing out different pairs of heels here and there.
The three-ring circus-inspired set is "exactly what you would see in a big giant Vegas production show, but it's going to be on the road," he said, and anywhere from 75 to 100 crew members and performers are usually around at any given time.
"It's going to be an amazing concert for people to watch," he said. "It's like watching a big Cirque du Soleil high-tech circus, but with a really focused star in the middle of all of this."
Source: Eonline
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sadly the tour is sold out
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Member Since: 10/28/2008
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Originally posted by superbitch!!
sadly the tour is sold out
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i dont think thats a sad thing.....well maybe yes for the ones who wanted to watch the show but never got tickets on time but definitely a good thing for us fans as well..
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