Diana and I did the Blue Man Group last night on what is presumably the last How To Be A Megastar tour date we'll see. Always a good time.
The crowd was absolutely the lamest I've seen at any of the four arena shows I've been to. You know, usually you expect that people are in some way reacting to the music, but this crowd was so not into it. They couldn't even get the basic head bob right.
But whatever, I still had a good time. This version of the show is definitely the tightest for a lot of reasons. They used more pieces from the stage shows to kind of fill in gaps and also play during the rock concert manual voice-overs, so there's more of a flow throughout the show. The darker songs are grouped together and there's no down time between them. Even "I Feel Love" gets teased by way of guitar in the dark while the Blue Men take off "The Feeling" suits. "Rock-n-Go" really rocks out, even though I kinda miss "Exhibit 13" in that spot.
The guy who replaces Peter Moore for the male vocals is actually not bad. Adrian Hartley isn't bad, but she doesn't quite have the pipes for "I Feel Love." Still, there was a certain chemistry there between the two singers with the new arrangements on "Sing Along."
I think it's time to put this tour to rest. The upper bowl was actually closed for this show, so there were far fewer people in The Q than there were the first time I saw the show in 2006. I think part of the reason it has run its course is because this is essentially the same music they've been playing since The Complex tour back in 2003. It's time for some new music.
I've got that free "in" for the Vegas show next time, so I'm sure I'll at least be seeing that one again. :)
Photos from last night on Facebook.
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