Britney Spears' comeback rolls on with second show

[MaryJane]

Before a raucous crowd that chanted her name, Britney Spears continued her comeback mini-tour Wednesday night, performing the identical lip-synced routine of older hits from her show the night before.

"Thank you so much!" Spears told the audience at the Anaheim, Calif., House of Blues, after finishing her 12-minute set. She acknowledged her backup dancers, blew a kiss and left the stage.

The performance followed her return to the stage Tuesday night at the House of Blues in San Diego after a nearly three-year absence from live performing.

Security was tighter in Anaheim – it took the crowd nearly two hours to get through the metal detectors – with guards seizing cellular phones in an apparent reaction to the flood of pictures and videos of the San Diego show on the Internet.

As the crowd chanted, "Britney! Britney! Britney!" the lights dimmed at about 9:35 p.m. and Spears, wearing a wig over her famously shaved head, launched into "Baby One More Time" in a carbon copy of the San Diego show – down to the at-times bad lip-syncing. At several points, she was seen chewing gum during songs.

Shunning new material, she also performed her hits "Do Somethin'," "I'm a Save 4 U," "Breathe on Me" – which featured Spears giving a lap dance to a man brought on stage from the audience – and "Toxic."

"She was a little off, a little slower than her dancers," said Kelly Weston of Orange County. "If I hadn't heard about last night I would probably be disappointed."

But a group of young women expressed themselves on their tight pink tank tops, which read, "Bald Ambition" on the front and "The Comeback 2007" on the back.

Spears's last major performance was in June 2004 during her Onyx Hotel Tour in Dublin, Ireland, which was cut short when she injured her knee.

Spears is also planning several other performances this week, including shows at the Los Angeles House of Blues on Thursday and the House of Blues Las Vegas inside Mandalay Bay on Sunday.

Britney's Comeback Rolls on with Second Show | Britney Spears : People.com

[doriangray]

i love the chewing gum bit. it's so jane mansfield.

[aabbcc]

So folks are paying to see her pretend to sing while chomping a big wad of gum? What a ripoff.

[Rambie]

I agree it was not a comeback, I saw clips she looked like trash onstage, it was such a joke.

[Bellatheball]

I thought the "rolls on" was commentary about her midsection. Did anyone else notice that from the first show?

[Born In A Brothel]

I am so sick of Britney. It must suck to be washed up at 25.

[Mel1973]

it sucks just as badly to know you've been washed up since hmm maybe 18... she's a sad, sad, thing.

[Just Kill Me]

Umm this is making me think of some weird drag show only it's really her; I'm creeped out. She needs to just start working the strip clubs and be a feature dancer; she could still make really good money...

[Lucky32]

"launched into "Baby One More Time" in a carbon copy of the San Diego show – down to the at-times bad lip-syncing. At several points, she was seen chewing gum during songs."

That is down right funny.

[Sweetie]

She must have some of the worst breathe ever because she is always chewing gum.

[Just Kill Me]

There are queens doing a better job of "being her" than she is... poor thing.

[Beeyotch]

Originally Posted by Bellatheball

I thought the "rolls on" was commentary about her midsection. Did anyone else notice that from the first show?

Yes. She probably freaked and cried when she saw those pictures. Hence the extra strict security with cellphones and cameras at the 2nd show.

But still, this was the most low-rent Britney I've ever seen on stage. It's like a bad high school talent pageant; it looks like she put everything together herself, from the costumes, hair and makeup to the choreography and Britney MegaMix music. Everything looks cheap and badly executed.

[Mel1973]

if it were a talent pageant, this imposter would lose....

[texlux]

Chewing gum while singing? REALLY, Britney?

[darksithbunny]

Security was tighter in Anaheim – it took the crowd nearly two hours to get through the metal detectors – with guards seizing cellular phones in an apparent reaction to the flood of pictures and videos of the San Diego show on the Internet.

Shit. Try and take my phone. Lame ass shit.