Photos & Text by Erick Lopez
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You and
others have stopped by to see Cher & Cyndi
On September 23rd @ Ft Lauderdale's National Car Rental center was all abuzz over the return of Chers’ DO YOU BELIEVE tour for the second time in 3 months. Despite it being a Thursday night, the arena was sold out. As one of the concert goers stated to me “ I’ll come see her as many times as she comes to town , She’s great !!!
Around 9:15, the performer everyone was here to see came onto the
stage to a standing ovation. Cher,
opening with a cover of U2’S “ I
Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For “
She was wearing a long red wig and what she described as her “Braveheart” outfit. She took some time after the first song and talked with the audience often poking fun at herself. In looking around the arena it was amazing to see the cross section of her fans, young and old, from all types of backgrounds.
Her
performance resembled more of a Vegas review than a concert, with a stage
full of dancers, elaborate stage sets and of course, numerous costume and
wig changes. Her set was comprised of plenty of her older hits like Gypsies,
Tramps and Thieves mixed
in with some of her
more recent songs such as One,
If I could turn back time.
If Cher has aged at all, it didn’t show at all this night. As she put on a high energy extravaganza. Her fans had come expecting a great performance and Cher showed why she is, and will continue to be regarded as one of this generations greatest and most gifted performers.
Cyndi Lauper opened for Cher, she made her entrance through the crowd as she worked her way up to the stage. She began her set with SHE-BOP, an old classic from her early days. Dressed in purple with blue hair, she appeared to be the Cyndi we all grew to love but that’s where the similarities ended. No longer are her songs commercial or bubblegum pop. Her voice is now much more mature and trained, her songs older & wiser, with a message. Her set lasted around 45 minutes as she had to leave to do a show somewhere in south Miami beach.
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