circus starring britney spears circus starring britney spears commonly referred seventh concert tour american singer britney_spears launched support sixth studio album rumors tour arose early october spears released fifth studio album cancelled unknown reasons tour officially announced december dates american british venues revealed stage composed rings set round resemble actual circus fashion designers dean created costumes giant cylinder screen set stage showcase videos backdrops effects provided joined spears second act setlist composed generally albums zone circus spears announced tour australia time june circus starring britney spears described pop divided segments circus featured spears slave surrounded different performers displayed series upbeat numbers different themes including magic military ended bollywood inspired performance ballad spears performed floating giant umbrella featured video interlude set heavy metal music continued dark sexual performances displayed energetic dance routines encore consisted video montage spears music videos police themed performance changes tour songs remixed spears performed selected european shows covers songs north american dates circus starring britney spears generated positive mixed reception critics praised aesthetics deemed entertaining criticized spears lack involvement segments tour commercial success total gross million great number tickets sold week tour announcement prompted supporters add dates tour broke attendance records cities north american shows sold fifth highest grossing tour sixth highest grossing tour female artist generated controversy australian leg reporter said great number fans walked performances background september spears performed lead single fifth studio album mtv_video_music_awards live performance year singing dancing wardrobe commented extensively considered career october reported spears planning tour promote album holding open dance auditions later denied february similar reports surfaced spears rehearsed private month millennium dance complex los_angeles leaving europe following weeks worldwide tour finally cancelled unknown reasons september new_york_city radio station premiered single spears surprise appearance announced going worldwide tour support sixth studio album concert promoter live director tour australian choreographer wade said tour visit united_states united_kingdom reach australia live performances tent december spears officially announced leg dates dates tour launching march new_orleans big apple circus performers supported spears performance ultimately went open tour dolls selected october opening act north american leg spears manager claimed blow people minds promises britney fans forget later added goes speed hour half pretty intense blown britney spears pop everybody april european dates added following day dates announced russia poland germany june spears announced tour australia time november dates initially announced spears stated wanted tour australia time finally happening circus tour best created wait perform australian fans guys soon following day announced official website return north_america second leg visiting cities circus starring britney spears rumored reach south_america spears manager denied despite efforts development october spears hired wade previously worked director dream dream tour direct tour announced rehearsals start january wife hired creative director chosen lead choreographer december replaced unknown reasons previously collaborated spears world tour casting dancers worked spears setlist choreography king described saying sexy fun explosive surprises avoiding traditional circus elements live animals created innovative exciting dancers lighting fire special effects hired musical director production design formed alliance lightning design stage designed set round big stage center painted look like target satellite stages sides unified small resemble actual ring circus stage built included lifts cost million traveled rolling cases packed crew people needed set semi transparent element stealth cylinder screen stage comprising panels built custom frames backdrops designed new film sequences shot exclusively tour opening video featuring video spears set sweet dreams final montage videos created props including swings poles gold cage giant picture frames designed inc provided custom couch seating lined perimeter stage provided video control included media took wrapped images stealth screen explained software permits control large number video layers led screen composite layers transform final output look seamless going led controllers preview stage video screens software control program inside arena bowl sound provided house engineer explained asked come design blocked seats provided quality coverage spears looking public address split hangs hang yard line pointed way directly yard line pointed opposite way present hang pointing sides hangs level control case speakers separate compensate change tone distance components tools public address designed including software called decide point analyze time align accurately balance sections speakers self powered built positioned arena floor time align spears crown microphone wearing usually hidden color matching material pants use ear monitors instead positioned flown center ring smaller stages spears specifically asked sound similar dance club provided lighting package including rig positions built stage deck bad boy sat pods hung positions lower rest rig end stage pods housed bad boys control martin professional atomic color house rounded lighting package lightning team month prepare tour use touring version console control system beginning european leg end tour jets smoke created special effects towers spears explained tour promote excited having include songs album setlist finished setlist include songs circus songs songs zone parts setlist consist medley breathe touch hand zone remix baby time song performed album song included released setlist performed regularly joined spears acts played assistant stated going classics magic little high tech little appearance trick doesn hold props actually getting inside big boxes pretty scary gets right reservations costumes designed dean recreated classic circus outfits like artists provocative way commented enormous fans britney waiting perfect moment collaborate going wild wanted create provoking confident tour partnership autobiographical tribute spotlight watched imitated photographed criticized loved enormous success costumes segment selected represented animal jacket whip represented lion took end song reveal crystal boots entered cage represent slave wardrobe song included black jeans yellow tank designed spears spears outfits duplicate set case problem numbered sequence total number costumes approximately kept order time women wardrobe revealed worth crystals concert synopsis mainly divided acts different themes circus ended encore began welcome circus video introduction featuring queen middle video cylinder screen started rise spears appeared video shot causing fall backwards floor video ended spears descended ceiling suspended platform wearing jacket black shorts high boots carrying whip started performance circus featured taking stage spun giant rings air song ended spears taking jacket reveal crystal running center main stage surrounded jets smoke entered golden cage performed piece dancing attempting escape dancers brief interlude followed featuring performance suspended fabric thunderstorm spears went radar featured pole dancing stage rings showcased dancers martial arts inspired dance remix section took stage spears played assistant baby entering box half came entered box middle stage performance ended dropping showing spears escaped box exploded shower sparks time spears reappeared female dancers satellite stages dancing hot ice song boys spears performed wearing military costume surrounded dancers riding end song performed military drill male dancers moving featured pushing giant pink similar way mole brief interlude returned continue act bollywood inspired remix music briefly talked audience sat giant umbrella lifted air perform continued video interlude featuring cover sweet dreams showing spears party setting wearing masks distorted voice welcomed spectators act spears appeared onstage perform naked got plan video late night chat lines featuring britney played took person audience spears returned perform breathe dancing giant picture frame touch hand sported lifted air sitting backs fourth section band interlude spears appeared stage perform gun shot sparks hand followed remix slave raised platform ring fire started interlude dancers showcased individual moves spears performed toxic moving jungle surrounded green sci lightning effects act ended spears dancers performing remix baby time brief pause encore began break ice video interlude included clips spears music videos spears returned performance dressed spears dancers arena left circus playing background changes setlist tour opening night new_orleans spears supposed perform cover scared lyric sheet went missing onstage started performing stage leaving backup singers main stage later dropped added second paris date performed naked got plan brief introduction song performed july cover know performed select shows second north american leg starting september addition piece radar baby slave baby time remixed beginning european leg critical reception spears premiere performance tour received mixed positive reviews critics associated_press commented tour strong step right direction spears delivered tightly choreographed performance los_angeles_times stated despite night numbers dancing adequate spears safely performance success new_york_times said concert las_vegas style revue intimidating complexity spoke little spears appeared smiling sacramento bee commented big production entertaining videos including infamous spears madonna kiss walker ask good time circus daily_telegraph said spears queen production line pop crown perfectly plastic pop staged people writer wrote spears hit old stride lot real feats mtv praised dismissed spears performance saying yes welcome big huge loud funny ring affair looks great outfits best lost sheer production gave spears performance stars stating going martial artists etc time assess spears note looked great lip words assume stage little way genuine passion joy excitement hollywood reporter claimed end britney company delivered entertaining spectacle couldn help wish strip little summed reviews stating britney touring new circus album plays times forum people success failure end jealous like hate reasons commercial response week circus britney spears announced tickets purchased north american shows prompted promoters add seven dates los_angeles toronto new_jersey chicago long_island anaheim montreal demand shows added initial selling tickets week spears performance broke attendance record previously held crowd people north american leg sold resulted average tickets gross million highest grossing tour semester continent addition tour grossed million london manchester dublin shows total gross million ranking highest grossing tour worldwide copenhagen gathered people spears largest audience concerts mexico_city second north american leg sold gross million reported tour grossed million shows melbourne sold shows arena sydney sold tickets making spears highest selling act arena tour ranked number seven previously reported gross million shows counted circus starring britney spears spears rank number youngest artist list fourth female artist madonna tour ranked fourth highest grossing tour year north_america highest grossing tour year solo artist february released worldwide concert tours tour ranked fifth highest grossing tour worldwide year gross million ranked tour fifth position profitable female tours list australian leg controversies australian shows minister fair trading new south wales virginia judge said aware spears concerts considering include promotional materials tickets indicating portions pre recorded measures mean change country legislation similar summer olympics opening ceremony judge explained position saying let clear live means live spending think deserve better film clip tour director defended spears claiming pop spectacular come experience lot like world britney_spears entertain people come absolutely opening night perth writer reported number fans walked apparently disappointed outraged spears lip subdued dancing australian tour promoter talked situation saying biggest lie heard angry heat wrong people review shows badly live people stormed absolute britney aware extremely upset human embarrassed big international entourage britney australian media kind totally inaccurate reporting internet months tried hide opposite incredible spectacle spears manager responded twitter account saying unfortunate journalist perth didn enjoy night fortunately fans attendance spears official website posted list positive reviews number fans issued reading night concert friday saw record crowds turn performance perth perspective event huge success early media reports hundreds fans left concert early received complaints concert finally spears addressed situation according bbc online quoted saying hear lot controversy media reporters said love don came australia fans negative media attention continued melbourne alleged fans placed tickets remaining australian shows sale online shopping website little cents said holders tickets spears fans stating buy tickets think concerts sell broadcast recordings tour shows las_vegas september recorded professional footage surfaced online copenhagen november britney manager posted twitter account plans dvd moment june rumours arose celebrity blogger website stating dvd released appeared trailer unseen concert footage surfaced online despite official dvd recording released concert tour set list set list tour revealed spears official website march representative concerts duration tour songs performed select dates include know scared touch hand removed middle tour shows cancelled shows
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