As usual, my mother jumps at any opportunity to watch concerts while she is over in the UK and when she found out Justin Timberlake was in town, she somehow managed to persuade us to go. I seized the chance to see what the ex-Millenium Dome (recently bought over, refurbished and renamed by O2) was like and since tickets were only £55, and surprisingly still available on the day of the concert, we went but not before stopping off for lunch at Dim T near my place. On the way there we had to squeeze onto the Jubilee, my head barely making the train door and resting uncomfortably close to a female commuter's neck. We got there in good time, had a coffee and settled into what we reconfirmed were great seats! A novel concept to have a stage in the center, and although a newspaper review of the previous night's concert gave it 2 stars upon 5, complaining that one would not be able to see the symmetry of the dancers on that kind of stage, I found it very watchable and considerate in a sense that it alienates less of the paying crowd such that everyone at somepoint will have a better view. Promoting his new Futuresex album meant alot more contemporary stuff - and although there was still alot of dancing and cool moonwalking, i'm sure the whole concert would have been more energetic if it was promotiing his previous albums. Still we had a good time, and despite another jammed-train station/train ride back, moods were high for all concert-goers around, singing and laughing the dismal summer away.
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