I had an out-of-body experience last night.
There were emotions. There were feelings. There was BEYONCE.
I’ve been to a lot of live gigs in my time. Everyone from Five when I was 14 (Google them right now) to The Who when I was 23. I watched Lady Gaga emerge from a giant prawn-thingy and cheered for a huge blow-up (Whole lotta) Rosie doll at ACDC.
They were all brilliant. But none of them affected me in the way Beyonce‘s concert affected me last night.
It wasn’t just a concert. It was life changing.
She opened with Run The World (Girls) and closed with Halo. What happened in between was magic. I was so overwhelmed with her strength and charisma that I actually broke my own brain. I forgot how to act like a human.
And the best part? Except for two male dancers, everyone in the show – every band member, every dancer, every singer – was a WOMAN. Here’s me, halfway through the concert, having some kind of very deep and very serious feminist revelation/emotional breakdown:
The woman is a super-human. She can walk in a crouch WHILE SINGING.
Beyonce is my religion now.
If you would like to join me, here are the life rules I now intend to live by:
1. I will do at least 30 epic hair flicks a day.
2. I will put every awesome thing I’ve ever done into an emotional video montage and play it to people while I’m getting dressed.
3. I will learn how to crouch-walk and make it look sexy.
4. I will surround myself with powerful women, with the exception of a pair of male dancers. Who are twins. And French. Obviously.
5. I will pay $70 for a t-shirt with and be happy about it.
6. I will take a wind machine with me everywhere I go. Life is just better with a wind machine.
7. I will collapse into a wimpering heap whenever it seems like Beyonce may be possibly looking somewhere in my general direction.
8. I will fist-pump, sing Survivor and float away on a flying cable whenever life gets hard.
9. I will accept that box-gaps are for chumps. Beyonce has thigh muscles.
10. If all else fails, I will just live my life by the following mantra: WWBD – What Would Beyonce Do?
All Hail Queen Bey.
Top Comments
OMG Rosie I concur! BEST CONCERT EVER!! So in love with her. She gave it 3000%! She is a real performer just amazing
Wow this is really sad..why do we look to celebrities for hero status, what have they done to change the world? That's great she is an awesome entertainer and singer, but the fact people go stir crazy over celebrities is such a sad reflection of our world. Lets pay homage to real selfless (not demanding divas) individuals who are saving lives everyday and making our world a better place. Thanks a doctor, a fire fighter, a nurse, a farmer..there are so many people who deserve our accolades over self serving celebrities.
Fair enough but there are lots of articles on this website about strong women who make the world a better place. Nothing wrong with some fluff once in a while! Who doesn't love music?