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It's official — at 9:28PM on March 3, 2009, Britney Spears completed one of the biggest career turnarounds in music history by triumphantly taking the stage at the New Orleans Arena to kick off her first real concert tour in almost half a decade.
With the crowd roaring and cheering her on, Britney, in full ringmaster regalia, descended from the arena's ceiling and onto the middle of the stage to perform the title track of her current hit album, Circus. .
Local gal Britney, who grew up only 50 miles away in Kentwood, La., felt the love of the crowd as the eclectic mix of young women, their boyfriends, young boys and girls and all of their parents, gave the hometown performer the opening night reception she was looking for.
Britney fan Robin McMahon, 24, of New Orleans said to OK!, "I came tonight to show support for Britney in her home state." And like a lot of Brit's fans, the singer's headline-making troubles of early 2008 didn't deter Robin. "Everyone has their ups and downs. Hers are magnified because she's a superstar."
"She pulled herself together and I want to support her," Allie Bacque, 20, of Lafayette, La., told OK! before the show.
And while Britney's once scandalous behaviour has given some parents reason to doubt her stance as a role model, that's not the case for 10-year-old Jonathan Tabora, whose folks, Ricardo and Alexandria, said they never thought twice about taking their son to the concert.
"We all make mistakes, we're all human," Ricardo explained to OK!. "All three of us are fans."
Source: Ok Magazine
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