Brisbane and Melbourne Concert Reviews

A couple of Australian news sources have reviewed Hilary's latest shows in Brisbane and Melbourne.

Brisbane show reviewed by Pubs and Clubs:

"Her young, mostly female audience crowded into the Brisbane Entertainment Centre to witness Hilary’s high-energy performance, backed by an ensemble of finely-tuned and fit dancers. Along with her outstanding band the action was non-stop; Hilary looked petite and pretty on stage in various outfits to fit the music - from a sexy metallic playsuit to a fringed miniskirt and a lot of bare skin, not to mention the high heels.

A range of energetic songs filled the show including Beat Of My Heart, Getaway, Pat Benatar’s Love Is A Battlefield and a cover of the Go Go’s Our Lips Are Sealed. Every song was welcomed by adoring screams from the audience prompting Hilary to thank the crowd for their keenness."

Source: Pubs and Clubs. - click to read the full review.


Melbourne show reviewed by The Age:

"Duff, dressed more like Avril Lavigne than Hannah Montana, was quick to feign shock at both the size of the crowd and the number of signs they brought with them. This was, she informed us, the last show of her world tour.

In interviews last week, Duff vehemently declared that she sings live vocals. Yet to the untrained eye (and ear), this did not seem to be the case. Whether it was actually lip-syncing, or singing over a backing tape or the fact that her live vocals sound like a vocoder, there was something decidedly awry about her vocal performance.

Her best songs are openly and happily derivative. To prove it on Sunday, her hit Beat of My Heart segued into a cover of the Go Gos' Our Lips Are Sealed. She later slaughtered Pat Benatar's Love Is a Battlefield."

Source: The Age. - click to read the full review.