OTTAWA — It didn’t take long for the party to get started at the Black Eyed Peas concert Sunday night at Scotiabank Place.
In fact, it was instantaneous, as each member of the California super group rose up through the stage floor to the pulsating beat of Let’s Get It Started, a sure-fire party favourite. Bathed in a green laser-like halo, they certainly kicked off the concert in grand style to the delight of the crowd of 15,200 who danced in the aisles, fists pumping through the air.
“Wassup, Ottawa?” came the cry from the stage, and the audience responded, giving back lots of love and admiration to the group which is surely one of the most entertaining concert attractions today. Pure energy, high-voltage music with catchy hooks and a sense of dramatic posturing makes the group fun to watch and listen to.
The quartet is in the midst of a world tour titled The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) that began last year and they show no sign of fatigue. And whether they are performing solos or together on stage as a unit they excel as performers and singers.
Stacy Ann Ferguson — better known as Fergie — is the centrepiece of the group, and she showed her vocal talent on Meet Me Halfway, her soaring voice piercing the rafters of Scotiabank Place, or getting funky on Don’t Phunk With My Heart. She even strutted down the catwalk that jutted out into the audience, showing that she can strut with attitude with the best of models.
