Gossip was great, and it was clear that she really enjoys performing. Even when the show was over, and some selected exit music was playing, she came back on stage and sang along, shaking hands with the audience, etc. I enjoyed every minute of her show.
However---there were TWO opening acts, and Gossip did not take the stage until around 10:15pm (the tickets, of course, called it an 8 o'clock show). Not so great for a Sunday night.
Also: the venue! Regency Ballroom is a lovely space, but OMG. Too hot. Way, way WAY too hot. Sweat dripping down my back. People mopping brows. People sweating profusely and smelling like you would not believe. Every so often they'd pipe in a little fresh air. My friend, who is about 5'3", never breathed fresh air, nor could she see the stage, the entire time Gossip was playing.
The Regency Ballroom @
- San Francisco @
,CA @
- Sun, Oct 25, 2009 @
Favorite moment: Gossip in black body shaper climbed pillar to sing to the balcony folks (who, by the way, must have had fresher air than those of us on main floor). @
Opening act(s): 1st act = some performance act whose name I missed. They were in full body masks. Interesting, but weird. 2nd act was Man to Man or something. They were okay. @