On Thursday Febuarry 23rd 2012 I ventured back to Anaheim to see the lovely Miss Ariana Grande at the House of Blues Anaheim.
For those who may not be aware, Ariana is one of the stars of Nickelodeon’s hit series “Victorious.”
And I have a lot more from her show posted on my Nickelodeon Blog for those interested.
Of course, the Anaheim House of Blues is convently located in the downtown Disney district so before the show I went to check out the construction progress at DCA.
The Carthay Circle Theater is looking great peaking above the construction walls.
The Theater stands 89’6″ – that’s taller than Disneyland’s 77′ tall Sleeping Beauty Castle!
The trees are seriously obscuring the view into cars land, which looks to be coming together nicely.
Also of note, Grizzly River Run was drained for repairs and maintance.
And the new Minne’s Fly Girls show had permiered as well.
I’m also looking forward to the new Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop, between that and the Boudin Bakery I’ll never have to go to Sab Francisco ever again! LOL
And just ’cause, here’s an awesome picture of Sleeping Beauty Castle in the afternoon.
A couple weeks ago I went up to Universal Studios on the day they held the Christmas Parade / Tree Lighting Event at City Walk.
I got there early enough to watch them get the stage set up before spending a few hours in the theme park. I must say that the War of the Worlds set is particularly breathtaking near sunset.
They also happened to be filming CSI on the front lot as our tram rolled by. I got a look at an interesting set piece. I think it’s part of a bathroom. xD
After nightfall I made my way back over to the stage at Citywalk.
Cody Simpson was the featured performer after Miss Ariana Grande had to pull out due to scheguling conflicts.
18 year old singer Jasmine V was also scheguled to perform but pulled out at the last minute because she wasn’t feeling well. She did still make an aperance though, and I got to meet her. =]
Jasmine also played Justin Bieber’s love interest in his “Baby” video (see below). That guy sure has a thing for older chicks, doesn’t he?
I also saw Leon Thomas of Victorious and his pal Christian Fortune there. The funny thing is they didn’t even know the event was going on. xD
Now this was a fun event. Actresses Lauren Frost & Margo Harshman from Disney Channel ‘s long finished series Even Stevens recently formed a band called Violet Hour. Lauren played Ren’s slightly ditsy friend Ruby and the lovely Margo played Tawny, Louis’s friend and eventual love interest on the show. Well, these two talented girls put on a show at El Cid in LA on 9/27/11 and I have the full report here for you.
I had a great time and I’m glad I was able to go. They’re both really nice and Margo in particular was just amazing. Here’s some video of them performing…
… the production values were obviously a bit lacking (especially when compared to Demi’s show last week) but still quite impressive.
BTW, if you’re interested in my minute to minute adventures you might want to follow @socaldisney on twitter. If you want more Violet Hour, you can find them on twitter and facebook.
This past friday I had the privalage of seeing the amazingly talented Demi Lovato at her concert in LA. This was the second concert she has played since getting out of treatment earlier this year. There are rumors of a nationwide tour in the works, but nothing has been anounced yet.
She briefly addressed her past troubles at several points always making sure to thank us, the fans, for always being there. One moment in particular I though was very touching, and I’m not afraid to admit I teared up a little.
On a related subject, it’s worth noting that her audience was older than I expected. There were very few kids with the vast majority of the Lovatics in attendance in the 16-22 range. Demi is 19 herself now and she took advantage of the older crowd to sex up her act a little. Not in any way explicit, but she was more suggestive and the crowd loved it. “Who’s That Boy” is a great example.
And of course my favorite moment of the night was when I was nearly killed. xD As part of Demi’s two song fake-encore she came out and performed “Remember December” on a small stage in front of the sound booth. This happened to be just a few feet to the left of where I was standing. I was all but trampled by the girls pushing to get closer to her. As if we couldn’t see her already? LOL So here’s that video; my apologies for the sub-par video quality but I was trying to stay alive too.
If you would like to see a few more videos from the show (and a view of the truly epic line + VIP loungue) you should check my Demi post on Disney Channel Fans which has all of that and more. Plus other articles about Demi’s past concerts in LA, just use the search box on the site. 🙂
Last Saturday was Nickelodeon superstar Victoria Justice’s big night with her first ever public concert at the LA County Fair.
But that’s hardly all that was going on at the fair that day. For starters, Radio Disney brought Shane Harper (Good Luck Charlie) for a free show and meet and greet earlier that same day.
Not only that, but Radio Disney’s NBT winners Kicking Daises were Victoria’s opening act. And they certainly delivered! (More videos posted over on the DC Fans Blog)
But not only that, Disney Channel’s Roshon Fegan (Shake it Up) and Allisyn Ashley Arm (So Random) were on hand to introduce the opening act. Here’s a picture of all of them together.
And if by chance you would like to see more about Miss Justice, please visit Nick Girls for a lot more about her (including a few videos). 🙂
So on Sunday I went to the Orange County Fair to see Selena. It wasn’t the best timing for me, but I had already paid for the ticket back in February so I figured I better take advantage. I had some time to explore the fair before the show and I saw the cutest baby cow. <3
Also, prior to the actual show, I got word that Disney had invited some various actors to the show including Adam Irigoyen (Deuce, Shake It Up), Caroline Sunshine (Tinka, Shake It Up) Bella Thorne (CeCe, Shake It Up), and Stefanie Scott (Lexi, ANT Farm). I saw all of them, but Bella is the only one who come close to where I was. And I already met her so I didn’t try knocking people over to get to talk to her. xD
So then it was actually time for the show! It was a huge amphitheater and I was in the 14th row back. Not too bad I think. Not as good as the last time I saw Selena, but then again, I didn’t have to stand in the sun for six hours either.
Selena did a total of 18 songs! That’s the most I’ve ever seen her do at once, surpassing her LA County Fair show last year by a good six songs. Here’s the full list:
A Year Without Rain
Hit the Lights
Summer’s Not Hot
Round and round
The Way I Loved You
We Own the Night
Love You Like a Love Song
Spotlight
Bang Bang Bang
When the Sun Goes Down
Intuition
Falling Down
Rock God
My Dilemma
Off the Chain
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
Naturally
Who Says
I think that song “Hit the Lights” is my favorite off the new album. If not, then “We Own the Night” is.
I was a bit disappointed she didn’t do “Outlaw” though. It would have been an interesting song to hear live. Although I must say that “My Dilemma” was pretty good too.
And, I have to at least mention this I suppose, Selena’s little boy toy Justin Bieber was there too. Worse, he actually took the f-ing stage! I both tried to set him on fire using only the power of my mind (it didn’t work, darn!) and I also watched Selena watch him. And I have to say, she didn’t look very comfortable watching him perform. You can’t really see her in the video unfortunately, but there was just enough light to make her out in person.
If you’re looking for the rest of the videos from the show, you can find them over on my youtube. =]
Yesterday I spent four and half hours in the sun (and I have the sunburn to prove it!) waiting to see Selena Gomez at the first stop of her rescheduled Monte Carlo Mall Tour.
I haven’t commented here on Selena’s health scare over the weekend and her subsequent trip to the hospital, but I’ve been worried about her.
Selena herself said no less than three times that she’s felling much better now. She missed a few notes in “Who Says” and I think it was because she had to catch her breath.
Anyway, I’m incredibly thankful I got to actually see her with my own eyes because I know now that she’ll be just fine.
That said, OMG was she looking HOT! I mean, yes, I’ve seen her preform before. I’ve met her before, but wow I’ve never been that close to her bare legs. 😉
I could even see the nail polish on her fingers and toes. That’s like, mega HD. 😉
And speaking of camera’s it was a media circus! Camera’s everywhere. Here’s a shot of MTV news filming, there’s more in the gallery too.
MTV News also had a nice writeup about the event:
Selena Gomez was back onstage and appeared to be in much better health on Monday (June 13). The Disney star spent the weekend recovering after being hospitalized last Thursday in Los Angeles for a combination of food poisoning and exhaustion.
The 18-year-old singer/actress took the stage for a performance at the Santa Monica Place mall Monday afternoon, wearing a flowing, white blouse over a white tank top, black shorts, and black strappy heels. Gomez and her band, the Scene, played two of her hit songs, “Who Says” and “A Year Without Rain,” to cheers from the crowd. Gomez thanked her fans profusely for coming out to see her and for their support, especially in the last few days. She also apologized for missing her original appearance, which had been scheduled for this past Friday.
“I want to thank you so much for coming. If you guys came on Friday, I’m so sorry that I couldn’t be here,” she said before the band struck up the first few notes of “Who Says.” “I love you guys very much.”
Although Gomez didn’t do any crazy dance moves or flips, she performed each song with plenty of energy. Her voice sounded strong and steady. At the end of the second song, the teen star answered a few questions from fans in the audience, mostly pegged to her experience filming the upcoming movie “Monte Carlo,” around which the event was organized.
Gomez did take a brief moment to assure her fans (and the throng of reporters also gathered) that she’s feeling just fine. “I’m feeling much better, thank you,” she said.
After performing “Who Says” Selena addressed the crowd asking us if we wanted another song…
Selena: “What other song should I sing?”
Crowd (chants): “Naturally! Naturally! Naturally!”
Selena: “Um… How about A Year without Rain?”
Crowd (collectively): “Okay.”
There was no meet and greet I’m afraid, but that was okay. I already met her… twice. 😀
Click on any picture to see the full image gallery. I’ve already embedded all my video from the event in this post. And be sure to see Monte Carlo in theaters starting July 1st!
Never one to miss an opportunity to see my girl Selena Gomez in person, yesterday I attended KIIS FM’s 2010 Jingle Ball yesterday (12/05/10) at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California.
Selena was the second act and for some reason she actually wore pants instead of a pretty dress like usual. They where split up the side, but she still wasn’t showing that much leg. Her top was nicely low cut, though. 😉
(Click the pic to see the full photo set of Selena arriving and preforming)
Miss Gomez sang a four song set consisting of her hits Round and Round, Rock God, A Year Without Rain, and Naturally. Before singing “Rock God” she made sure to thank Katy Perry for giving her the song.
Her Wizards co-stars David Henrie and Jake T Austin also came out to support her.
As you can see, by sure dumb luck I ended up being only a few rows away from where the interviewed some of the surprise guests. This came in handy when they brought out Lacey Schwimmer & Kyle Massey two acts later. 😉 I’ve liked Lacey ever since Mean Girls so it was very cool to finally get to see her in person! Kyle was cool too, I guess.
But the surprise guests got even better when they announced that “The star of Victorious is in the house!” I was sitting updating my twitter at the time, but I bolted right up at the announcement that the unbelievably hot Victoria Justice was mere feet away from me! It’s a shame none of her costars where with her, but I did already meet Ariana so it’s okay, I guess. 🙂
The last highlight, of course, would have to be Katy Perry’s spectacular performance. She was a Snowman Snowwoman.
She got the single longest set of the evening, an entire six songs! Here’s my favorite:
All in all, it was a very interesting night. There was even this one guy that Enrique Iglesias pulled up on stage with him that was so much fun that Ryan Seacrest had to pull him back up on stage to talk with afterward. I wish I could have videoed it but my camera was dying.
Be sure to check out my youtube channel for more videos of Selena & Katy plus some other vids of Enrique Iglesias and BOB with Hayley Williams.
So I finally got to see Selena sing! Through some rather unfortunate circumstances, I ended up missing her show in Anaheim last year, and it took almost a year for her to schedule another show in SoCal. Of course, I did get to meet her on the set if Wizards back in February, so I guess it all worked out.
Anyway, Selena Gomez and The Scene performed a sold out show at the LA County Fair on yesterday night (September 18th, 2010) in Pomona, CA.
Selena sang quite a few of her own songs – “Round and Round”, “A Year Without Rain“, “Off The Chain”, “Naturally”, “Magic”, etc. She also mixed it up with some covers of Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me”, Weezer’s “Island in the Sun”, Katy Perry’s “Hot N Cold”, Pat Benetar’s “Love is a Battlefield”, and Jason Derulo’s “In My Head”!
I recorded every song except for “Crush” when I had some, err, technical difficulties. Let me just say I’m glad I had a second battery for my camera!
And remember, Selena’s new album A Year Without Rain releases next Tuesday! Be sure to get your copy! 🙂
