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Natalie Cole

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4.7

86 of 91(95%)customers would recommend this to a friend.

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4 / 5

Natalie looked and sounded great!!

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Setlist: The Very Thought of You, Come Rain-Come Shine, This Can't Be Love, Nice and Easy, Somewhere Along the Way, Lollipops and Roses, Smile, Route 66, Unforgettable, Let There Be Love, This WIll Be, Mr. Melody, More Than You'll Ever Know, Miss You Like Crazy, La Costa, Our Love @

Opening act(s): Virginia Symphony Orchestra @

Posted 11/13/2009

by ColeFan1

Location: Chesapeake, VA

Natalie crooned much like her father, Nat King Cole. The night was filled with Unforgettable songs plus a touch of her R&B/pop classics. When she sang, Let There Be Love, she and the trumpet player echoed each at the end. Her scatting and the trumpet player's riffs really made this song special. Other highlights included Unforgettable, Smile, Mr. Melody and This Will Be.

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Opening act(s): Virginia Symphony Orchestra @

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Review 2 for Natalie Cole

4 / 5

Wonderful!!

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Singing roses and lollipops was a sweet moment . @

Posted 11/09/2009

by Tallone111

Location: Virginia Beach

Up close and personal with Natalie Cole was a night to remember. So nice to see her
alive and well and enjoying the evening as much as we did. She was a bit thin but hopefully she will be able to gain as she continues to get stronger and healthier after her transplant. It was a very romantic night and one to remember. The symphony was spot on and the accoustics were so nice at the Sandler Center.

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Singing roses and lollipops was a sweet moment . @

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Review 3 for Natalie Cole

5 / 5

awesome!!!!!!!

Salem Civic Center @

- Salem @

,VA @

- Thu, Nov 5, 2009 @

Posted 11/09/2009

by november

Location: virginia

natalie was fabulous, and then some. b st concert i have ever attended. so glad she's back.

Salem Civic Center @

- Salem @

,VA @

- Thu, Nov 5, 2009 @

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Review 4 for Natalie Cole

5 / 5

Natalie Cole

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The whole concert . @

Posted 11/09/2009

by DMG12

Location: Chesapeake VA

We thoroughly enjoyed Natalie Cole and the VA Sympony was excellent. We are big fans of Natalie and it was great to see and hear her in person. Her voice is amazing! This was our first time to the Sandler Center and we really liked it. We will definately return to see other shows at this venue

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The whole concert . @

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Review 5 for Natalie Cole

5 / 5

"Unforgettable" is an understatement

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Natalie's duel with the trumpet absolutely blew me away. That number was worth the price of admission. What a performance - Scat lives! @

Posted 11/09/2009

by NavyBoats

Location: Virginia Beach

The combination of the VSO with Natalie was the most exciting show I've seen in years! And, the Sandler Center was a wonderful showplace for the performance. VSO began with "West Side Story" collection then switched to Gershwin's "American in Paris". The mood was set and the audience was hers even before she took the stage. Natalie's performance was amazing, captivating, upbeat and nostalgic. Her rendition of "Smile" was worth three hankies and "This Will Be" was so powerful. I want to see it again!

P.S.
All this, and it benefitted a great charity!

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Natalie's duel with the trumpet absolutely blew me away. That number was worth the price of admission. What a performance - Scat lives! @

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Review 6 for Natalie Cole

3 / 5

Va Symphony with Natalie Cole

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Scatting with the VSO trumpeteer. @

Setlist: Unforgettable with Nat King Cole. @

Opening act(s): The Virginia Symphony Orchestra did a great job with playing the songs from the West Side Story and the other movie. I can't remember the title at this moment. @

Posted 11/07/2009

by NataliesFan

Location: Virginia Beach

Natalie looked fabulous and I'm sure her voice was in top form, if heard. You could not hear Natalie during songs she sang in the beginning of the show. She has such a sweet, soft voice that either the band needed to back off quite a bit or her microphone/sound sound system required quite a bit of adjusting. She spoke and we in the balcony left center could not hear what she was saying or singing. However, during the latter part of the show she sang ballads, and you were able to hear her lovely voice. She did a wonderful job scatting with the VSO trumpeteer and for me that only saved the show.

As for the stagehands, one was walking across the stage and two others had to set aright the backdrop that almost hit the heads of the VSO players sitting on the last row. This occurred prior to the singing of "Unforgettable". There was no injury that I could tell, but it was close.

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Scatting with the VSO trumpeteer. @

Setlist: Unforgettable with Nat King Cole. @

Opening act(s): The Virginia Symphony Orchestra did a great job with playing the songs from the West Side Story and the other movie. I can't remember the title at this moment. @

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Review 7 for Natalie Cole

4 / 5

Natalie Cole

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: I may be a sap, but I still enjoy Natalie's duet with her Dad, singing "Unforgettable" @

Posted 11/07/2009

by howie50

Location: Virginia Beach

My girlfriend and I enjoyed the concert. My only criticism concerns a mismatch in sound volume between the Virginia Symphony and Ms. Cole. At the beginning of the concert, we could barely hear her singing, despite sitting in the center of the orchestra section. Later in the concert this was rectified, but lapsed back at the end.

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: I may be a sap, but I still enjoy Natalie's duet with her Dad, singing "Unforgettable" @

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Review 8 for Natalie Cole

4 / 5

Natalie and VSO

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Posted 11/07/2009

by EvelynF

Location: Norfolk VA

The VSO selections from American in Paris were wonderfully done and set the tone for a delightful evening. Natalie Cole was terrific. Her voice was strong and clear. Unfortuantely in some numbers, the base from her own musicians greatly overshadowed her beautiful voice making it difficult to hear her singing. She is a top class performer and very personable.

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

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Review 9 for Natalie Cole

4 / 5

Unforgetable Pairing

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The scat duet with the trumpet. @

Opening act(s): the Symphony was "just right" @

Posted 11/07/2009

by Antham

Location: Virginia Beach Sandler Center

Natalie & the Virginia Symphony made for an evening that I would be interested in experiencing all over again. Her mixture of music genres was right on time. If I could have gotten my wife to quite singing along with the familiar tunes the overall rating would have been 5 stars.

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The scat duet with the trumpet. @

Opening act(s): the Symphony was "just right" @

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Review 10 for Natalie Cole

5 / 5

Excellent Evening w/Virginia Symphony and Natalie

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The Symphony's opening trilogy of Berstein's West Side Story! The Many songs by Natalie! @

Posted 11/07/2009

by Theo39me

Location: Suffolk

My wife an I thought the show was excellent, everything we had anticipated. This is the first of what we hope will be many evenings spent at the Sandler Center for The Performing Arts!

Sandler Center For The Performing Arts @

- VIRGINIA BEACH @

,VA @

- Fri, Nov 6, 2009 @

Favorite moment: The Symphony's opening trilogy of Berstein's West Side Story! The Many songs by Natalie! @

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Review 11 for Natalie Cole

5 / 5

Natalie Cole seeing her was a childhood dream

Salem Civic Center @

- Salem @

,VA @

- Thu, Nov 5, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When she sang Smile @

Posted 11/06/2009

by PrissyY

Location: Roanoke

It was uforgettable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Salem Civic Center @

- Salem @

,VA @

- Thu, Nov 5, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When she sang Smile @

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Review 12 for Natalie Cole

5 / 5

Cole was feelin the love!

Salem Civic Center @

- Salem @

,VA @

- Thu, Nov 5, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When she sang "Smile" and dedicated the song to her performer accompany who had just lost her Dad....... @

Setlist: Smile, Unforgettable, her Scat singing is incredible! @

Opening act(s): Roanoke Symphony Orchestra - made me proud to have them in my hometown! @

Posted 11/06/2009

by intojaz

Location: Salem, VA

One of the best concerts that I have ever seen! Natalie Cole was excellent! Once in a lifetime event.......I could listen to this Professional Lady sing forever!

Salem Civic Center @

- Salem @

,VA @

- Thu, Nov 5, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When she sang "Smile" and dedicated the song to her performer accompany who had just lost her Dad....... @

Setlist: Smile, Unforgettable, her Scat singing is incredible! @

Opening act(s): Roanoke Symphony Orchestra - made me proud to have them in my hometown! @

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Review 13 for Natalie Cole

1 / 5

NATALIE WAS GREAT! VENUE WAS HORRIBLE

Salem Civic Center @

- Salem @

,VA @

- Thu, Nov 5, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When she sang Unforgetable @

Posted 11/06/2009

by Anonymous

The Salem Civic Center was a horrible place to put such a talented singer. The acoustics were horrible and the seats are so cramped you cannot move. Very disappointed.

Natalie, on the other hand, was beautiful, as she always is. She was touching in her personal comments about friends, family and her health over the past several years. Her voice is still there.

Salem Civic Center @

- Salem @

,VA @

- Thu, Nov 5, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When she sang Unforgetable @

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Review 14 for Natalie Cole

5 / 5

AWESOME

Salem Civic Center @

- Salem @

,VA @

- Thu, Nov 5, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Unforgettable duet with her father @

Posted 11/06/2009

by catmat

This show was absolutely amazing!! Natalie is back with a vengence. It was great to see that she is back and triumphing from her recent trials. She was absolutely flawless and beautiful!! Well worth the wait!! The RSO , as always is great!!!!!!

Salem Civic Center @

- Salem @

,VA @

- Thu, Nov 5, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Unforgettable duet with her father @

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Review 15 for Natalie Cole

3 / 5

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When she sang her upbeat songs. @

Posted 10/19/2009

by Jackey

Location: Elkins Park

I thought the show was OK. I was anticipating her singing more of her songs and not the 40-60 songs. The two songs she sang with her dad was good. When she walked off the stage, the people I was sitting next to and myself were confussed. We weren't sure if she was done, if she was coming back out to introduce her band. Alot of people just sat still, not sure what to do...

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Favorite moment: When she sang her upbeat songs. @

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Review 16 for Natalie Cole

3 / 5

Natalie Cole

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Opening act(s): good @

Posted 10/12/2009

by budd09

Location: phl

Was disappointed she was was 45 minutes late, didn't introduce her band, her director, and didn't bother to thank anyone who worked hard to ensure her successful venue.

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Opening act(s): good @

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Review 17 for Natalie Cole

4 / 5

a little surprised

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Favorite moment: the whole night @

Opening act(s): the opening act was a comedian and could have been better. @

Posted 10/12/2009

by littlete

Location: keswick theater - glenside

well overall the concert was one of the best that i have heard. but there was a part in the concert that she went offstage and it was for about a full 7 mintues, that after awhile,her band didn't know what was going on. and then she came back onstage, did one more song and then left the stage again and then never came back on. she didn't thank us, or we didn't have any indication that this was the end of the concert. don't get me wrong she was on for over an hour or so and she sounded great. but it felt like we were shorted a little bit.

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Favorite moment: the whole night @

Opening act(s): the opening act was a comedian and could have been better. @

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Review 18 for Natalie Cole

5 / 5

Natalie was awesome!

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Duets with her father, she did three. @

Posted 10/10/2009

by Tra510

Location: DE

After all she has been through, the lady is back! She looked fabulous and her voice was nice and strong and clear as ever. Where did the time go! This was my first time seeing Natalie, what took me so long? I will definitetly see her again.

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Duets with her father, she did three. @

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Review 19 for Natalie Cole

5 / 5

Natalie Cole, Keswick Theater 9 Oct 2009

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Entire show once it started @

Posted 10/10/2009

by Vic17

Location: Philly/South Jersey

Her voice and stage presence is awesome and well worth the effort to attend. This is my first time at the Keswick, which is a delightfully intimate venue for this type of concert.

There were a couple of negatives: the concert started about 40 minutes late. This was probably due to late arrival of the star, but was never explained to the audience. Instead, there was an opening act that looked very improvised, and some obvious stalling by the audience before the show began. This gave a bit of a disjointed aura to the show overall.

It wasn't necessary. Ms. Cole and her team need to trust her audience, which is extremely supportive of her. And again, her music -- even as she recovers from major surgery -- is awesome.

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Entire show once it started @

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Review 20 for Natalie Cole

4 / 5

Natalie Cole

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Encore was amazing Jazz @

Opening act(s): Just OK, nothing special @

Posted 10/10/2009

by Negoti8

Location: Keswick Theater in Glenside, PA

Terrific show. Natalie really puts on a great performance. Her 20 piece band is spectacular. Good selection of songs from her career. The back-up singer was excellent and could have been given one solo.

Cole looks great, especially after all the medical and other problems she has had to overcome.

I would have enjoyed a longer show, it was pretty short (about 70 minutes) with only one staged encore.

Her voice is strong and clear as ever.

Keswick Theatre @

- Glenside @

,PA @

- Fri, Oct 9, 2009 @

Favorite moment: Encore was amazing Jazz @

Opening act(s): Just OK, nothing special @

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