Mr. Mendes Posted Friday at 07:58 PM Posted Friday at 07:58 PM 41 minutes ago, slayyyterslut said: Mess What happened? I've never heard of an artist taking out the entire first act and still going on with the show 37 minutes ago, .Odyssey. said: This was such a mess she screwed you guys out of seeing the best part of the whole damn show. I don't think she was given a whole lot of choice in the matter was she? Wasn't it a weather related occurrence? Or was she sick, I can't recall.
Mr. Mendes Posted Friday at 08:00 PM Posted Friday at 08:00 PM 3 minutes ago, Folklore89sm said: I love Taylor but she's not a dancer. I'd even say the rep tour was more impressive than Eras in terms of choreo. The tour was obviously demanding in other ways such as the sheer magnitude of the staging and the 3.5 hour lengths, but I think it's a disservice to the girls who dance all night and swing from the ceilings to say Eras was anywhere near as physically demanding. Taylor can be the best/most successful in a lot of categories but I think even she would proudly agree that this is not one of them. I don't think that you gotta be dancing through the whole show for something to be intensely physically demanding. As a performer myself (albeit in theatre), simply being on stage and doing a show period is mentally and physically demanding. While it may not have looked from the outside like she was doing a lot during the Eras show, there was a lot that was demanded of her that we the audience was not privy to. As you mentioned, the scale of the production, the length of the show, and the sheer amount of shows she did is absolutely intense and demanding, even if she wasn't dancing like Madonna or Gaga. 5 1
Yes, AND Posted Friday at 08:01 PM Posted Friday at 08:01 PM Definitely the Lifetimes tour. The physical prowess shown by Katy, including multiple acrobatic and stunt segments, is highly impressive. Not to mention her vocal stamina and flexibility. 1 1 4
BadHabits Posted Friday at 08:05 PM Posted Friday at 08:05 PM 1 hour ago, slayyyterslut said: What do you think are some of the most physically challenging pop shows you've seen? The first tour that comes to mind will always be Madonna's S&S for me. (Honorable mentions to Drowned and MDNA) Beyonce performing Single Ladies every night on the I Am Tour, even Beyonce has admitted that was tiring. 3
Popboi. Posted Friday at 08:05 PM Posted Friday at 08:05 PM 10 minutes ago, Folklore89sm said: I love Taylor but she's not a dancer. I'd even say the rep tour was more impressive than Eras in terms of choreo. The tour was obviously demanding in other ways such as the sheer magnitude of the staging and the 3.5 hour lengths, but I think it's a disservice to the girls who dance all night and swing from the ceilings to say Eras was anywhere near as physically demanding. Taylor can be the best/most successful in a lot of categories but I think even she would proudly agree that this is not one of them. The show being nearly double the length of reputation makes it much more physically demanding though It's not like reputa had major choreo or anything of the sort 1
BGKC Posted Friday at 08:08 PM Posted Friday at 08:08 PM 12 minutes ago, wildsidenormani said: The Beyoncé Experience. Sis was RUNNING a marathon on that tour. Between Green Light and Get Me Bodied alone. What a time for haghive!
Oktober Knight Posted Friday at 08:09 PM Posted Friday at 08:09 PM Definitely Sticky & Sweet and MDNA. 1 1
slayyyterslut Posted Friday at 08:09 PM Author Posted Friday at 08:09 PM The Taylor mentions several bands in their 50/60s have managed to tour while playing 3+ hour sets. Also, just because a show is an hour longer does not mean it's more demanding by default. A tightly choreographed show at 2 hours is much more exhausting than a show where you largely freestyle outside of hitting your mark at the right times. 5 1
slayyyterslut Posted Friday at 08:10 PM Author Posted Friday at 08:10 PM 1 minute ago, BGKC said: Sis was RUNNING a marathon on that tour. Between Green Light and Get Me Bodied alone. What a time for haghive! I need to watch this show. 1
Mr. Mendes Posted Friday at 08:10 PM Posted Friday at 08:10 PM My actual answers: 1. Madonna - Sticky and Sweet (for obvious reasons) 2. Lady Gaga - BTWB (that stage alone was demanding to perform on) 3. Pink - Funhouse Tour/The Truth About Love Tour - These were kinda her stunt peaks. Her shows feature less shows now than they did in these tours and the stunts she was doing here are by far the most dangerous. 1
Starshine Posted Friday at 08:12 PM Posted Friday at 08:12 PM She was doing this at like 43, my fatass can barely do this now 6
Mr. Mendes Posted Friday at 08:13 PM Posted Friday at 08:13 PM 1 minute ago, slayyyterslut said: The Taylor mentions several bands in their 50/60s have managed to tour while playing 3+ hour sets. Also, just because a show is an hour longer does not mean it's more demanding by default. A tightly choreographed show at 2 hours is much more exhausting than a show where you largely freestyle outside of hitting your mark at the right times. I just can't get behind this. If you've ever performed in long term engagements, you'd know how difficult it is on your mind and body to do ANY show. I've been more exhausted by some plays I've been in than some musicals I've done. And yeah those bands you mentioned are also feeling a strong level of physical demand. No one is saying they don't. You all have to get out of this mindset that dancing is the only difficult aspect of being a performer when it simply isn't. There are multiple aspects of performing that will exhaust you. 2
alestevens Posted Friday at 08:14 PM Posted Friday at 08:14 PM 3 minutes ago, slayyyterslut said: The Taylor mentions several bands in their 50/60s have managed to tour while playing 3+ hour sets. Also, just because a show is an hour longer does not mean it's more demanding by default. A tightly choreographed show at 2 hours is much more exhausting than a show where you largely freestyle outside of hitting your mark at the right times. Taylor didn't freestyle anything outside of the acoustic sections on her tour To answer the OP, Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran is extremely impressive 3
Alongoria13 Posted Friday at 08:18 PM Posted Friday at 08:18 PM (edited) The MDNA Tour destroyed Madonna's body, she was in a terrible shape health wise post Mexico, the contrast between MDNA and RHT is huge. Not so popular around here but Nightwish's last tour was awful for Floor Jensen, she was battling cancer and had three shows in a row several times even four shows in a row it's gotten so bad they skipped touring their newer album. Edited Friday at 08:22 PM by Alongoria13 1 1
Sailor Moon Posted Friday at 08:19 PM Posted Friday at 08:19 PM 1 hour ago, slayyyterslut said: In hindsight, that stage was absolutely insane she was running up and down stairs while still wearing her death heels on top of heavy choreo. No wonder her hip gave out on that tour she was WORKING on that tour, the amount of dates, outfits, dancing, vocals .. that tour was insane
UnusualBoy Posted Friday at 08:22 PM Posted Friday at 08:22 PM Any tour that involves dancing and live singing in huge ass stages deserves all my respect. 1
slayyyterslut Posted Friday at 08:31 PM Author Posted Friday at 08:31 PM 16 minutes ago, Starshine said: She was doing this at like 43, my fatass can barely do this now I went to a club that was doing something after the celebration tour, and they had a contest of who could do the most Madonna squats only one person came up ( I wanted to do it sooo bad but I knew I would bust my ass) and only managed 7 LOL 2
slayyyterslut Posted Friday at 08:32 PM Author Posted Friday at 08:32 PM 18 minutes ago, Mr. Mendes said: I just can't get behind this. If you've ever performed in long term engagements, you'd know how difficult it is on your mind and body to do ANY show. I've been more exhausted by some plays I've been in than some musicals I've done. And yeah those bands you mentioned are also feeling a strong level of physical demand. No one is saying they don't. You all have to get out of this mindset that dancing is the only difficult aspect of being a performer when it simply isn't. There are multiple aspects of performing that will exhaust you. I'm not underestimating anything. But we're also talking about performers that manage to sing, dance, and engage the crowd. Which is why I made a thread about the MOST physical shows. What's not clicking? Bring up that in another thread
slayyyterslut Posted Friday at 08:34 PM Author Posted Friday at 08:34 PM 18 minutes ago, alestevens said: Taylor didn't freestyle anything outside of the acoustic sections on her tour That was choreographed.......? I thought she was free styling based on the random clips I get on TikTok omg 2
Mr. Mendes Posted Friday at 08:35 PM Posted Friday at 08:35 PM (edited) 2 minutes ago, slayyyterslut said: I'm not underestimating anything. But we're also talking about performers that manage to sing, dance, and engage the crowd. Which is why I made a thread about the MOST physical shows. What's not clicking? Bring up that in another thread You're defining "physically demanding" in a very narrow way, and people are going to disagree with you on that. You don't get to ask a general question and then place your own arbitrary guide rails when you don't like an answer. You don't get to ask a question and then get defensive when people respond in a way you don't like. That isn't how a conversation works. If you wanted to only highlight your opinion, then do that instead of asking everyone else for theirs. The fact of the matter is a show can be the most physically demanding even if the performer doesn't do a single dance step. There are more physically demanding aspects to live performance than just dancing. And those who have knowledge and experience in the performing arts beyond stanning pop stars are going to make that point whether it's a point you want to hear or not. Edited Friday at 08:36 PM by Mr. Mendes 2 1 1
slayyyterslut Posted Friday at 08:40 PM Author Posted Friday at 08:40 PM Just now, Mr. Mendes said: You're defining "physically demanding" in a very narrow way, and people are going to disagree with you on that. You don't get to ask a general question and then place your own arbitrary guide rails when you don't like an answer. The fact of the matter is a show can be the most physically demanding even if the performer doesn't do a single dance step. There are more physically demanding aspects to live performance than just dancing. Absolutely, which is why I included vocals, showmanship, and how someone commands themselves on stage. I was asking about the most physically demanding shows and you come in here arguing for swift. I said MOST. Can you read?
slayyyterslut Posted Friday at 08:41 PM Author Posted Friday at 08:41 PM (edited) 9 minutes ago, MattieB said: The choreo was PERFECT but the Vegas special is barely 90 minutes including the concert interludes. also, she wasn't even singing outside of her mic feed Edited Friday at 08:49 PM by slayyyterslut 1
Capris Groove Posted Friday at 08:42 PM Posted Friday at 08:42 PM I don't think any of the tours listed so far are as physically demanding as Michael Jackson's Bad tour or Dangerous tour. Man was dripping in sweat from song 3 the whole time. 2
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