Natalie at Lilith Fair
11 August '98
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The spotlight came on to reveal Natalie sitting at the piano, wearing a royal blue and turquoise dress. She started playing the piano version of Wonder, and the stage lit up with brilliant rainbow colors. Natalie seemed to be engrossed in her playing, and the crowd watched in mesmerized silence. Next she went into a lively version of the Worksong, to which galloped back and forth across the stage. After that she played Jealousy. During her enchanting performance of Life is Sweet, she stood on a carnival-like soapbox, which was present throughout the show. Then she invited Nadia Davenport to come on stage and sing Son of a Preacher Man with her. This got the crowd clapping along, and then they went into a very moving performance of Break Your Heart, which Natalie played the piano for most of. After thanking Nadia, she went back up on the soapbox and sung Ophelia while the spotlight remained on her the whole time. Changing pace again, she sang a lively rendition of Carnival and an intense Thick As Thieves. Passion radiated forth as she sang of catatonic dances, and galloped across the stage once again. Then she bowed and left stage. Yet we knew that she would come back out, and after a few minutes of standing ovation, she came back out to thank Sarah for inviting her to perform at Lilith Fair. The stage lit up to reveal a swing hanging from the scaffolding, and she proceeded to sit on it rocking back and forth and singing a passionate Kind and Generous. Her performance was one full of that intense emotion, which audiences have come to love about her. I definitely like her new album Ophelia even more after seeing her at this concert. |
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