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What to expect on Britney Spears’ Piece of Me tour
The Princess of Pop took to Brighton to close Pride celebrations at the weekend.
Britney is back after a four-year residency in Las Vegas. To mark her first UK show in seven years, this weekend she turned Brighton Pride into its biggest year yet with a record-breaking 57,000 fans packing into Preston Park to see her headline.
Brighton Pride…. all 57,000 of you are perfectly beautiful. Heard it was a record breaking turnout!!! Thank you for a fabulous show…my fabulous fans. I love you all 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 pic.twitter.com/Os1dxf5R52
— Britney Spears 🌹🚀 (@britneyspears) August 4, 2018
Scantily clad glitz
The crowd abuzz with electricity and glitter match Britney’s skimpy bejewelled outfit. The audience has gone to town with their outfits, emulating her different looks, from flight attendants to school girls, to red catsuits.
Fans in Britney inspired outfits. #BrightonPride #PieceOfMe pic.twitter.com/FojjJv2vWU
— Love, Danny (@DannyWxo) August 4, 2018
Who is it?
The trend of fans shouting, “who is it?” before her famous line of “It’s Britney Bitch” is in full force since it went viral and the crowd can be heard screaming it during the intro.
WHO IS IT??? #BrightonPride 🏳️🌈 pic.twitter.com/ntmhWNO6EP
— David Alexander (@davnnh) August 4, 2018
Literally all of the hits
Opening with Work Bitch the show has everything you would expect from the princess of pop with a 90 minute extravaganza of revolving sets, a troop of twenty dancers, and multiple costume changes.
Gyrating her way through a mammoth set of her back catalogue, all the biggest songs are featured, including Womaniser, Boys, Stronger and …Baby One More Time.
The biggest crowd pleasers prove to be Toxic and (You Drive Me) Crazy, sending spectators wild with eruptions of screams and singing.
Leave some hits for the rest of us, eh Britney?
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Dancing until the world ends
Wowing with the slick routines that she’s known for, the adoring crowd cheer as she’s flung through the air by her dancers. With Britney, we can always expect some strutting and dramatic floor moves, and the spectacle even features her dancing around a pole during Slave 4 U. The set list is up-tempo and the choreography gymnastic, so it’s no surprise that she’s got the abs to match.
I took this picture at the end of the @britneyspears performance and honestly I’m about to change my job title to creative art director.
Oh, and Brighton Pride was EVERYTHING pic.twitter.com/OlQeEuVbyj
— benjamin dean (@NotAgainBen) August 5, 2018
Closing the show dancing draped with a rainbow flag we expect pride revellers won’t forget this show in a hurry.
The Piece Of Me Tour continues across the UK on the following dates:
17 August 2018 – Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Scarborough
18 August 2018 – Manchester Arena, Manchester
22 August 2018 – SSE Hydro, Glasgow
24 August 2018 – The O2, London
25 August 2018 – The O2, London
26 August 2018 – The O2, London
31 August 2018 – Genting Arena, Birmingham
1 September 2019 – Tower Festival Headland, Blackpool
The last remaining tickets for Britney Spears in Scarborough, Manchester, Glasgow, London, Birmingham and Blackpool are available now through Ticketmaster.co.uk.