Jesse McCartney’s new tour leaves no doubt that he is set for a while new level of stardom.
His album “Departure,” with its smash hit “Leavin’,” recast the former teen-pop star as an R&B-leaning pop singer, with a taste for ‘80s dance music. But his concert proves the transformation is far grander than that. McCartney has developed into a true triple threat, displaying his singing, dancing and even acting skills in his well-paced entertaining show.
McCartney rolled out 10 new songs to the shrieking delight of the mostly teenaged crowd, backing up his new sound with slick choreographed routines with his two backing singers that turned “My Baby” into an extravaganza that looked like The Temptations and sounded like it was born in the mid-‘80s (like the 21-year-old McCartney himself). Even his previous hit “Beautiful Soul” has been updated to rock out a bit in the middle.
His new single, the Timbaland/Timberlake-ish “It’s Over,” is even more impressive in concert, as McCartney gets to show off his vocals and phrasing as he dances. His vocal agility shows up in his remarkably cover of T-Pain’s “Buy You a Drank,” as well.
Unlike his touring partner Jordin Sparks, though, McCartney leaves the crowd wanting much more, with a knockout one-two punch of “Relapse,” which sounds apocalyptic in concert with the massive synth sounds and the fiery guitar riffs, and the light-hearted “Leavin’,” which he plays up to its poppy potential as well.
Thanks to his acting career and Disney-backing, McCartney has been a star for years, but with his latest great leap forward, he has now become an artistic force as well.
SETLIST: Freaky / Makeup / My Baby / Beautiful Soul / It’s Over / Rock You / Runnin’ / Not Your Enemy / She’s No You / Jessie’s Girl / Oxygen / How Do You Sleep? / Buy You a Drank / Told You So / Relapse / Leavin’
PHOTO: McCartney at Zootopia in May by Charles Eckert for Newsday
Comments (5)
OMG It would be so awesome if it was over here in England. The concert sounds amazing and I just wish he'd give a concert to his UK fans as well! Maybe he will and hopefully in the near future. He's so talented and I would be so phsched 4 him 2 peform ova here. Luv U Jesse x
hiya=]
omg the consert sound super awsome =]
unlucky for us english peepz its in America =[
well hopefully jesse mccartney will have a consert here in london
couse everyone loves ya!
enyway if you do chose to perform England i will be so happy n go =].
p.s
your a great singer (your lyrics are super cool)
love you jesse
xoxox
hiya=]
omg the consert sound super awsome =]
unlucky for us english peepz its in America =[
well hopefully jesse mccartney will have a consert here in london
couse everyone loves ya!
enyway if you do chose to perform England i will be so happy n go =].
p.s
your a great singer (your lyrics are super cool)
love you jesse
xoxox
hey! your concert in greensboro,nc was awsome!!!especially when you did the walk it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi jesse maccartney how is your career going i just want to tell you that i love you and i wish that i can see you in person and i want you to call me on my cell phone my number is (559)394-4231 and i wish that you can come to my house and visit when you are not doing nothing at all ok i am your # 1 fan i been wanted to meet you so if you don't have nothing to do you should come and visit me my name is Tenia monique i live in fowler ca my address is 527 sth 7th street so pleause come or call me ok i will be waiting for you to give me a call and if you decide to come to my house why don't me and you go out to dinner say like a red lobster e can eat right there and after that we can go out for an icecream and than we can go shoppin.when you get this letter pleause write back soon will i better go now i will be talking to you later i will keep in touch and see how you doing i love you so much i been thinking and dreaming about you all day and alnight long ok i am going to go now bye bye baby