Say what you like about Rihanna, but she always sings live and she always gives a hundred and ten percent during her performances. It's an attitude a lot of people could learn from. Case in point her extensive, closing, set at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend Festival.
Compared to some other artists that had shared the stage throughout the weekend, Rihanna actually looked like she put in some hard work to produce something that would excite the crowd. The props and the theme didn't really make any sense- other than to excite/agitate the Illuminati conspiracists out there- but they added to the theatre of the performance suitably. More impressive to me than the set decoration was the changing up of song arrangements, the new routines, and the continued improvement Rihanna has made with her stage presence.
Yep, the voice isn't perfect, but that isn't the only requisite for someone to put on a great show, as Leona Lewis demonstrated during her opening set [see here].
Set list:
Only Girl In The World
Disturbia
S and M
Cockiness
Birthday Cake
What's My Name?
Rude Boy
Love The Way You Lie
Man Down
Where Have You Been?
Wait Your Turn
Hard
Don't Stop The Music
Run This Town (with Jay-Z)
Talk That Talk (with Jay-Z)
Umbrella (with Jay-Z)
We Found Love
Only Girl In The World:
Disturbia:
S and M:
Cockiness:
Birthday Cake:
What's My Name:
Rudeboy:
Love The Way You Lie:
Where Have You Been:
We Found Love:
Run This Town, Talk That Talk, Umbrella:
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