Singer gives fans a taste of everything
Sloane Stephens Cox
@PensacolaNewsJournal.com
To say Shania Twain is a country-crossover sensation isn't sufficient.
During her Monday concert at the Pensacola Civic Center, she was unabashedly pop and a tad disco, heavy metal, and maybe even a little Caribbean.
But 1980's parachute pants, powerful guitar riffs and gentle maracas didn't drown out her country roots: Three fiddlers often rallied audience members, who frequently rushed the stage to get autographs, to exchange "high-fives" or to give her flowers.
The multiplatinum artist and her nine band members were constantly moving and interacting with the nearly sold-out crowd. They worked every inch of the platform in the center of the floor - and beyond. Twain and another band member performed one ballad, sitting among audience members in the stadium seats.
She kicked off the concert with the hit "Man! I Feel Like a Woman," which was followed by "Up." Later, she sang "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under," "Don't Be Stupid," and "You're Still the One."
Pyrotechnics sporadically exploded around the stage, with the stomp of Twain's boot or the flip of her long brown hair. At least six video screens hung in the rafters, providing close-ups of her signature shimmy or her shoulder shaking. At one point, fireworks even seemed to shoot out of the fiddles.
Between songs, Twain greeted the audience and asked for support for her favorite charity, Second Harvest Food Bank.
At one point, the drummers from Washington High School, who raised money for the charity, joined in the concert.
The concert, part of Twain's "Up!" tour, was the first U.S. stop since the band returned from a two-month European tour.
Band members even went out with a bang: The finale included fireworks and streamers.
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