Mediocre show.
Start time was wrong: Ticketmaster advised start time 7pm, yet the venue said that the doors open at 7pm but the show started at 8pm. The perforemer was 20 minutes late too.
The hall was very cold, the performer had a hard time to warm up. The first few songs were laud and off... only in mid' show she warmed up and had a good performance... few songs. She engaged nicely with the audience, a lot in Portuguese... less in English.
The venue was on the Danforth, a few steps away from the location where the tragic events took place 2 days before.... massive shooting that had the entire city shaken up.
No word was mentioned... We even wondered if she had a clue about what was going on.
The hall is dingy, floors look dingy wet, ceiling cracked with stains and damages previous flooding...
Bebel Gilberto has a beautiful voice, i like her music and style, i was looking forward to this evening... she left the impression of a self absorbed artist who makes nice to do good on tour, for financial reasons... i'm sad it turned out this way.
i'm not Brazilian, i went to the show not motivated by "home nostalgia", but by sheer love of the music. I spoke highly about the artist and brought friends along convincing them it will be a very nice experience.... it was silence when the show was over.... this speaks volumes... sorry Bebel - i hope at least you were able to get your money's worth.... but this performance wouldn't even work in a pub...