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I’ve attended many great shows at the Theatre of Living
Arts; however, the best one I attended was the Reality Show Tour by Jazmine
Sullivan last night. I remember back in 2011, Jazmine announced her unexpected retirement
from music and 3 years later, she returned from her hiatus with her album
Reality Show in December 2014. And honey let me tell you, I am happy that she
is back! Tickets for her show went on sale in February and were sold out in
just one week! Jazmine had the entire venue packed from the stage to the door
and she put on such a phenomenal show!
Jazmine opened up the show with “Famous” off of her second album,
Love Me Back. She greeted her hometown Philly with a generous amount of love.
She then went right into her first single off of Reality Show album “Burn.” The
crowd got so hype and was dancing and singing right along with her. Not to
mention her band’s sound was everything! She then went into one of her most popular
songs, “Bust the windows” and the ladies in the crowd went off! (I’m sure everyone
has that one ex who hurt you and pissed you off to the point where you wanted
to bust the windows out their car, if you didn’t already lol). Jazmine then
followed up with the soulful melody “Lions, Tigers, and Bears”, that she sang
beautifully and then “Holding you down”, which reflects on the struggle of
being stuck in love. Jazmine then went
into her rendition of “Killing me Softly” by The Fugees, that she killed and
may give Lauryn some competition.
Following the Fugees throwback, Jazmine reflected on how
blessed she was and thankful for all the support from her family, friends, and
fan over the years and especially with her return to music. She then went into some love songs & sang
“Let it burn.” After that, she let her background vocalists open up the classic
song “Rather be with you” by Bootsy Collins along with her, which all of their
voices sounded great. Jazmine then switched
it up and went into her acoustic version of “Stupid girl” that was super dope.
Following this, Jazmine let us step a little deeper into her life by giving her
testimony about the very bad past relationship she was in. This lead to her performing “Forever don’t
last” and she truly sang it flawlessly, with range and runs that sent you
chills. Jazmine put emphasis on self-care and self-love during this song and
expressed to the crowd how important it is to not let anyone take advantage of
you and to always love yourself first! She then had a very intimate moment with
the audience when she cried and shared about the passing of her aunt who was
supposed to be at the concert tonight. She dedicated her next song “Masterpiece”
in her aunt’s memory, which reflects on inner and outer beauty.
For the last couple of songs, Jazmine put some extra flavor
on two songs from Reality show (two of my favorites by the way) “Brand New” and
“Mascara.” She had the entire audience engaged and singing every lyric along
with her and dancing. Following this, she did one of her popular singles “Need
you bad” that I’m sure everyone can relate to in some type of way with wanting
and needing that special one back so bad. After this song, Jazmine waved
goodbye as everyone clapped endlessly and began to chant her name after she
left the stage. It was such a beautiful moment because Jazmine truly put on an
amazing show and had a standing ovation. Jazmine then came back to the stage
and performed “In love with another man”. She sang this song from the deepest
part of her soul! Although it wasn’t a gospel song, her angelic voice took the
entire crowd to church lol. It was the perfect ending to a phenomenal
show! Thank you Jazmine Sullivan, your
talent, music, and artistry is truly appreciated. Can’t wait for the next show.
Please enjoy the videos below!
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