![]() Her dialled-down singing duties, coupled with shortened songs, medleys and backing tracks, gave the night a somewhat soulless air. ![]() ![]() The show pulled out all the usual stops to match: props, pyrotechnics, lasers, dancers, band – to the extent that Aguilera was routinely absent from the stage. In, varyingly, a metallic corset, glittery orange leotard, long red vinyl coat, and black feathers, she maintained a matriarchal aura, as befits the kind of star who helped shape 21st-century pop and influenced the Gagas and Grandes of the world. Those leather chaps stayed on amid several outfit changes. Clad in the leather chaps that defined her progressively provocative 2002 album Stripped, Aguilera whipped through her 20-year career: from 1999 debut hit single Genie in a Bottle to the retro glamour of 2006’s Back to Basics, her Burlesque numbers, Moves Like Jagger, and the ever-delicious Lady Marmalade. ![]() In just over an hour on Tuesday night, the American singer rattled through her hits like one of the rides at the amusement park that hugs the concreted grandstand. Britney Spears (her former Disney co-star), Kylie Minogue, and Elton John are among those who’ve graced the town’s Open Air Theatre, an unassuming venue that feels smaller than its 8,000 capacity. “How we doing, Scarborough?” It’s not a question you ever thought you’d hear Christina Aguilera ask – but she isn’t the first pop superstar to descend upon the seaside town. ![]()
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