Rebecca Black is partial to “Friday.” However, she saved Monday for a sold-out night in Boston on “The Salvation Tour.”
Blue Hawaii “lubed up” the crowd for Black’s performance with a lawless set driven by Alexander Kirby on the turntables and Raphaelle “Ra” Standell-Preston on the mic. Despite nursing a vocal injury, the electronic duo kept the crowd dancing and the energy high ahead of Black’s set.
Following a brief “Friday” interlude, a countdown began. The crowd chanted, “5…4…3…2…1,” as the message “Salvation is coming…” flashed across the screen.
Cheers erupted as Black made her grand entrance. She emerged in faux-fur, knee-high boots, as she peered over her sunglasses. Slowly, her dancers unraveled the gauze wrapped around her as she sang “Tears In My Pocket” into her Britney-style head mic. Her dramatic entrance hinted at the evening ahead, which featured three acts defined by striking costume changes, including a Madonna-inspired cone bra and cheetah-print lingerie.
“It’s such an honor to be back here, especially at The Sinclair, because this was the place I kicked off my last headlining tour…and let me tell you, y’all kicked me off right,” Black reminisced, daring the crowd to bring even more energy this time around.
“It’s been the honor of my life to get to perform this new project “Salvation” with you,” she continued. “There was one song in particular that I was probably the most excited to release from this record. It was one of the last songs to make it onto the project. Not only was it one of the last ones, but people told me it was way too f*cking risky, way too f*cking gay, and way too f*cking hard. I honestly never thought it would see the light of day until I played it for the most important gay person in my life. He was like, ‘Please release it now, or else.’”
Not only did “Sugar Water Cyanide” make it onto the record, but it was the climax of the evening. The Sugar Water Cyanide Clinical Trials included a pre-recorded skit starring influencers like Claudia Sulewski and an audience volunteer who sipped on the “lethal” concoction.
For the rest of the night, Black kept up that mischievous and lively enthusiasm as she entertained the crowd with impressive dance breaks and performances from projects including “Salvation,” “Let Her Burn,” and “Rebecca Black Was Here.”
“Boston, are you ready to be saved?” Black demanded before descending into her encore and the namesake of the night, “Salvation.”
By the end of the set, it was clear that Rebecca Black still knows how to “get down” on any day of the week.
