Britney Spears On The Opening Night Of Her Femme Fatale Tour

Spears is back and the 29-year-old singer kicked off her Femme Fatale Tour at the Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, California this week.

The Femme Fatale show is based around an action-adventure theme, beginning with a video of Spears being chased by police. The set changes throughout the show to reflect the different identities Britney takes on with each song and there are also costume changes to match her nine identities.

Color Me Britney Spears

What does Britney have to say about her show?

‘I want to go all out and make it over the top and theatrical. There will be costume changes and hair changes. Lots of sexy outfits and dancing. I don’t know how to do things normal and boring.’

Both Sides - Britney Spears

And what is everyone saying about the show?

Well there is a lot of talk about Britney’s weight and how she looks like she has gained some extra pounds which isn’t expected from someone who should be training all the time for her 33-date tour.

Fuller Figure Britney Spears

Swing Mania Britney Spears

Britney Spears Struts Her Stuff

Britney still strutted her stuff in some skimpy outfits and gave the crowds what they wanted to see and hear.

Some of her eye-catching costumes included a kimono-style gown, fishnet stockings and studded denim hot pants.

Opening with her hit track Hold It Against Me and tearing through a set-list of 22 songs, Spears closed the show with Toxic and Till The World Ends.

Work It Britney

The outfits came courtesy of designer Zaldy Goco, who says: ‘The real inspiration of course is Britney herself. We’re creating the show for her. But there’s a creative script that was done by the director, Jamie King, and it’s a whole thing about a femme fatale, and femme fatales throughout the ages … she’s sort of changing personas throughout the show.’

She added: ‘Britney is a very sexy girl, so everything has to be sexy.’

Britney & Her Dancers

Britney Spears - A Hot Ride

Spears Mania

Reviews of the show have been hugely positive, in particular the live singing. In the past Britney has been criticized for miming through many of her live shows, however, the majority of the vocals in this opening show were sung – occasionally beefed up with recorded vocals.

Ride The Music Britney

Even celebrity blogger Perez Hilton commented: ‘I really enjoyed this show, and I’m being honest. As a stand alone piece, the Femme Fatale tour is thoroughly enjoyable.

‘Britney sings live and I feel like this time the show and her are on the same level, Britney seems to have gotten her spark back.’

Britney Spears - Femme Fatale Tour

So here is a little idea of what the show is all about….

The opening video starts with the words ‘the game of cat and mouse’ while a man watches Britney from security monitors. He’s like a stalker trying to capture her and she’s running from the police in a leotard.

She then kicks off with Hold It Against Me, the dubstep-influenced track produced by her in-house team Dr Luke and Max Martin.

Britney Spears Knows How To Move

Swing Sensation Spears

One of the highlights of the show is when Britney lap dances for a male fan, grabbed from the audience.

At the end of How I Roll, Britney tells her audience: ‘Sorry about the missing prop. My workers apparently don’t know how to put props on stage. Does anyone out there wanna help me find someone from the audience to help with the props?’

She then talks with a female dancer about different guys in the audience before picking one lucky fan and bringing him up on stage.

How Hot - Britney Lap Dancing

Britney Lap Dances For An Audience Member

Full of color and energy throughout, the show ends with Britney stripping off a kimono to unveil a flashing LED suit.

After the show, Britney was over excited tweeting to fans saying: ‘Can’t sleep. WAY too much Adrenaline right now. Sacramento was on fire tonight. You ready San Jose? Cause I am!!!!’

Britney in Black

Britney In Some Hot Outfits

Rap star Nicki Minaj will appear as an opener for Britney at each of her 33 U.S. tour date before Spears will take the Femme Fatale show to Europe in September.

Support Act - Rap superstar Nicki Minaj opens for Britney

Before the show Spears got a good luck hug from her boyfriend Jason Trawick tweeting a photo of the two from her dressing room with the accompanying message: ‘It’s Opening Night B–CH!!!!…… -Britney.’

Britney Spears in her dressing room with boyfriend Jason Trawick on the opening night of her world tour last night in California

FEMME FATALE  SET LIST

1. Hold It Against Me

2. Up N’ Down

3. 3

4. Piece of Me

5. Big Fat Bass

6. How I Roll

7. Lace and Leather

8. If U Seek Amy

9. Gimme More

10. (Drop Dead) Beautiful (feat. Sabi)

11. He About To Lose Me

12. Boys (Remix)

13. Don’t Let Me Be The Last To Know

14. Baby One More Time

15. S&M

16. Trouble For Me

17. I’m A Slave 4 U

18. Burning Up (Madonna cover)

19. I Wanna Go

20. Womanizer

21. Toxic

22. Till The World Ends

It’s worth seeing the show – so go and see Britney work her magic on stage!