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REVIEW: RIHANNA LIVE AT ECHO ARENA

By Tamsin Vickers ⋅ March 16, 2008 ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

I had been dying to experience the Echo Arena, which is situated on the King’s Waterfront and seats 10,600 inside, ever since Liverpool had been awarded European Capital of Culture for 2008. So what better way to see it than be in a rather intimate surrounding amongst the likes of Rihanna and David Jordan, who helped warm up the crowd. Considering she’s only 20, Rihanna took Liverpool by storm at the new arena. With her little sexy black outfits and amazing live vocal talent, I was in awe of being in her presence. She opened with a rendition of her first hit, ‘Pon de Replay’, and gave a fantastic performance of both old and new songs from her latest album, ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’, which the tour took its name from. My favourite moment had to be her performance of her latest single ‘Don’t Stop the Music’, which included a set of fluorescent strobe lighting. She closed the show with her ever famous ‘Umbrella’, which managed to remain on the UK charts at no 1 for a consecutive 8 weeks. This was an unforgettable experience and certainly a trip to the Echo Arena should be taken.