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JOJO PERFORMS AT THE WONDER BALLROOM FOR HER FIRST US TOUR IN 13 YEARS DEBUTING “ MAD LOVE” STORY AND PHOTOS BY ALEXIS WAGAR Continued from pg. 1 The U .S . tour hit the stage Feb. 15 sit Portland’ s own Wonder Ballroom w ith a sold -out venue. One o f m y closest friends bought a ticket to the show as a birthday present for us to attend, being the J0J0 fanatics that we are. We had previously seen JoJo in the Z100 Portland T-M obile Lounge on Sept. 13, 2016, a day before she was supposed to open at the canceled Fifth Harmony show in Ridgefield, W A, (yes FH, we are STILL mad you canceled that show). The show began with opener Stanaj, who was decent. But let’ s be re a l— we were definitely at the show to see our queen JoJo. There’ s som ething so nostalgic to see somebody on stage that you listened to when you were in fourth grade. The cult-popularity around hit songs such as “ Get Out (Leave)” and “ Too Little, Too Late,” kept 20-so m ethin gs alike w aiting in anticipation to hear her perform. It honestly felt as though I was with a bunch of my friends and we were all fangirling together. There were a bunch of drunk girls singing to'gether and every so 4 Clackamas Print FEBRUARY 22,2017 thedackamasprintcom often you would hear a “ yas queen” com ing from the audience as we all watched JoJo slay the stage. However, at one point there was a crowd-brawl between a mom and a rowdy concert-goer. The mom won. “ Higher than the ceiling, hotter than the sun - you want some o f me? Baby come and ge t some.” - J o J o “ Like This” JoJo began her set with “ Clovers,” and then performed a range of songs from the album including “ Vibe,” “ Like This,” “ FAB” and “ F ** k Apologies,” before closing out the set with “ Mad Love” and treating the audience to a special encore. The songs on “ Mad Love” and the performance are definitely more grown-up than what we’ve seen from JoJo in the past. A t one point in the show, there was a very lucky audience member, a blindfold and a lap-dance. There were also many throwbacks performed, such as “ Disaster,” “ Get Out (Leave)” and “ Tqo Little, Too Late.” The throwback moments were a highlight of the show, where everybody was singing the songs they grew up w ith and dancing as hard as they could. “ Mad Love” showcases a more mature JoJo, focusing on growth and finding herself. The album has a very different vibe than her previous albums m ixing a little EDM w ith pop. O h , and JoJo totally busted out W iz K h alifa’ s rap feature during her “ F * * k A p o lo gie s,” m ight I add. W hen the concert was over, I had immediate post concert depression and I wanted to be back there forever. We bought our tour m erch and fangirled all the way home. The tour continues through May 3 Stopping in cities such as Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and more.
