Lee’s vocals were as powerful as ever and with her bell-sleeved black dress and dark trailing hair, she’s still the same goth queen – just now conducting an orchestra with her voice. However, for their first tour after a six-year hiatus, a slightly new sound is to be expected – refreshing the songs we memorized long ago. Fans coming to hear the classics and to rock hard might be disappointed to hear mellowed versions with the backing of Cellogram. She didn’t slow down once, and the crowd was feeding her the energy right back.Įvanescence had a more subdued performance, with applause, some whistles coming after each song but little interaction from the audience. Between songs, her message always went back to empowering the audience to strive for their own spotlight. Stirling had star power but she was also reachable, almost like she would be the type of friend you could casually message her about your problems and get a three paragraph response. “It didn’t matter how many times people told me I didn’t have what it took… I saw something in myself that nobody else could see.” While Stirling held her own with the high-energy instrumentals, the crowd roared when Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee returned to the stage to sing Stirling’s original “Shatter Me.” After Lee scrambled off, Stirling exclaimed her excitement for touring with Evanescence, “for years I’ve been a casual fan” she adds as the big screen moved off her to a video of Stirling at just 15, lip syncing in a dark choppy haircut and t-shirt with friends to “Bring Me To Life” She quipped, “Yes I did start this show in three costumes” … why did she bother to wear makeup? “Because I care about you, that’s why.”įor her second song, she was a skeleton playing her way around a graveyard and towering tombstones, one donning the name Piers Morgan, who gave her critical comments during her “America’s Got Talent” performances. Stirling gave us a new stage set with each song, changing outfits and on-stage props. ![]() The music and dancing were excellent, but the night was a full circle of entertainment including comedy, magic and motivational messages throughout. It’s rare violinists get such a spotlight, and Stirling proved she is much more. ![]() ![]() The orchestra, Cellogram, spanned the width of the stage and so did she – twirling and skipping from one side to the other, sometimes stopping center stage to body roll in sync with her four back up dancers. Lindsey Stirling emerged onstage at Jiffy Lube Live on July 24 with sparkling shoes, the eyes of the audience moving with her footwork, and her bow moving in even quicker speed.
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