Last night, I attended Brandy‘s sold out NYC concert at Best Buy Theater in celebration of her new album Two Eleven (out today)! It was wonderful! She’s back like she never left. On a particularly rainy Monday night, Wayman, Kirk and I headed to the theater via subway. Once there, we snapped pics and enjoyed some drinks, while waiting for the show to begin. Hal Linton opened, followed by native New Yorker Bridget Kelly, who took to the stage to perform “Seek and Destroy”, “In The Morning” and “Special Delivery”, off her Every Girl EP. You may remember Bridget from Jay-Z’s concerts, when she joined him for his hit “Empire State of Mind”. Bridget was amazing! She is a wonderful performer and you really feel every ounce of her emotion. She’s on my radar!
After Bridget’s performance, Brandy hit the stage with a burst of energy and opened with “What About Us?”. The crowd went bananas!! Other throwback hits included: “Baby”, “I Wanna Be Down”, “Have You Ever?”, “Almost Doesn’t Count”, “Full Moon” and my all-time fav, “Sittin’ Up In My Room”. Then Brandy surprised us with a tribute to her late idol Whitney Houston with a melody of “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”, “How Will I Know?” and “I’m Your Baby Tonight”.
During a short break, singer Luke James took to the stage with a soulful rendition of “I Want You”. Completely blown away!
Brandy returned and this time performed singles “Put It Down” and “Wildest Dreams”, from her new album Two Eleven!
It was a triumphant return for Brandy who has always been one of my favs. What’s so amazing about her is that I’ve literally grown up from listening to her songs. I remember first hearing “I Wanna Be Down” in elementary school, “Sitting Up In My Room” in high school and “Full Moon” in college! I got the chance to meet Brandy this past January at ESSENCE while she was did promo with The Game cast. We literally came face-to-face as I exited the elevator! We chatted and she was so sweet and complimented my style, turban and nail art! Love her!
Go out and buy her album, Two Eleven today! Support good music : ) I am sure I’ll have it on repeat for the two weeks!
Wayman and I at the show!
I’m wearing an Urban Outfitters jean jacket, TopShop peplum top, vintage leather skirt, “Keith Haring” NOIR necklace and a hand-dyed silk scarf tied into a turban, courtesy of Shimmer & Bliss!
-xoxo-
Joy
Photos: You Know I Got Soul
OMG Luke James was there? I loved him at Beyonce’s Revel concert. Sounds like I missed a good one. Brandy looks great! I will be purchasing the album today.
Hi! Yes, he was Fab! I loved him at Beyonce’s Revel show too : )
Yea Luke James seems like a real up and coming talent. I thought he was good at the Beyonce concert as well. The concert seems like it was a lot of fun.