AEG Live presents… The Believe Tour featuring Justin Bieber with special guests Carly Rae Jepsen and The Wanted on December 1, 2012 at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Canada.
The Rogers Centre was without a doubt the place to be on such Saturday evening, playing host to the world’s biggest pop star, in what is considered his home city. Justin Bieber was set to headline the evening, with special guests Carly Rae Jepsen and The Wanted joining in, as well as appearances from of the other world’s biggest musicians.
Starting out the evening was British boy band, The Wanted. Transferring their chart topping hits from one continent to another, The Wanted have grown a large fan base across Canada’s nation, and specifically in Toronto. The group had a short but sweet set which consisted of ‘Glad You Came’, ‘I Found You’, ‘Chasing The Sun’, ‘All Time Low’, ‘Lightning’, and of course their current hit single ‘I Found You’.
Once The Wanted left the stage, a very brief intermission followed before having Canada’s own Carly Rae Jepsen join the stage. Carly Rae fond herself worldwide fame partially thanks to Justin Bieber himself, and of course thanks to the international success of Call Me Maybe. Of course including Call Me Maybe in her set, Carly Rae also made sure to play ‘Curiosity’, and most notably ‘Good Time’ in which Ms. Jepsen was joined on stage by Australian teen pop star Cody Simpson, who sang the male parts of the song originally sung by Owl City. This of course but the crowd into awe, and blew up the arena with screams.
Carly Rae Jepsen had left the stage, and an intermission which felt like forever followed. As the stage began to get prepped for what was to be probably the most notable stop of the tour, the crowd could barely contain the excitement as constant screams, and a wave of 60,000 strong soared around the arena
With a brief intro video, followed by a ten minute countdown, next thing you know it’s Mr. Justin Bieber himself soaring out from above the stage with what looks to be 15 feet long wings made up visually of musical instruments. Starting with hit ‘All Around The World’, it was instantly evident that Bieber has mastered the art of live performances as his dancing around the stage was nearly flawless. Following ‘All Around The World’ with ‘Take You’ and ‘Catching Feelings’ Bieber made his way to the second tier of the 3 level stage.
The stage consisted of three full levels, which the top was mainly occupied by Bieber’s live band. A large amount of fireworks and lasers made the show visually pleasing (as if the girls didn’t think Bieber was already visually pleasing enough!), as well as the perfectly choreographed dance team.
Halfway through the set, Justin introduced a song by stating it was the first time he’s performed it on tour. The song was ‘Right Here’ and the studio version features Drake. Of course being Justin’s home here in Toronto, and also Drake’s home, the crowd was in for a treat at Drizzy Drake appeared on stage. The screams were at an all time high, and the two performed ‘Right Here’ following it with one of Drake’s singles’ ‘The Motto’,
Justin Bieber made sure to include his other Believe singles ‘As Long As You Love Me’ and ‘Die In Your Arms’ and of course performed ‘Boyfriend’ and ‘Baby’ as the encore.
Going to a Justin Bieber concert is like nothing else. With the sold out Rogers Centre holding 60,000 screaming fans, the excitement in the building is at a next level. Justin performed a 90+ minute set, and left the crowd speechless, many of whom it was their very first concert.
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