Demi Lovato singing with fan MaryAnn at the Taj Mahal.
As the room darkened, the crowd went wild screaming and cheering for the special guest performer David Archuleta. A recording of a heartbeat echoed throughout the Taj Arena, stoking the crowds’ anxiety and excitement for the curtain to open and the concert to start.
On November 1, 2009 at the Trump Taj Mahal, in Atlantic City, the lights above the stage turned on and a dark, shadowy, figure appeared behind the curtain. The crowd began chanting “David, David, David” to welcome David Archuleta.
Then, the curtain was pulled down, and Archuleta began singing “Touch My Hand,” a song off his album titled “David Archuleta”. The crowd sang along to his songs and began swaying their hands from left to right, following the rhythm of the music.
Archuleta performed many of his songs including, “Touch My Hand,” “My Hands,” “Somebody Out There,” “Works For Me,” “Don’t Let Go,” “Your Eyes Don’t Lie,” “Waiting for Yesterday,” “Zero Gravity,” and “Crush.”
Then, David talked to the crowd, asking how everyone was doing, what people dressed up as for Halloween, and announcing his new Christmas album coming out in stores soon. Archuleta closed his performance with his popular song “Crush,” and there was a twenty minute break before Demi Lovato came out to perform.
“He was an awesome performer. I wasn’t a fan of his, but seeing him in concert makes me want to go and buy his CD,” said 16-year-old Carissa Torcivia.
After twenty minutes or so, the lights began to dim and everyone went crazy. The crowd now began chanting “Demi, Demi, Demi,” for Demi Lovato.
The music started, the stage was lit, and Demi Lovato came out opening her performance with “La La Land.”
Demi performed “La La Land,” “Gonna Get Caught,” “U Got Nothin’ on Me,” “Party,” “Trainwreck,” “Catch Me,” “I Gotta Find You,” “Solo, Stop The World,” “Two Worlds Collide,” “Every Time You Lie,” “Remember December,” “Here We Go Again,” “Did You Forget,” and “Get Back.”
Lovato shocked the crowd when she asked audience member16-year -old Mary Ann, who held a sign that read: “Can I Sing With You?” to sing the song “Gotta Find You,” with her.
“I actually had a dream about that [singing with Demi Lovato] last night… It was the best experience of my life, and she was really sweet,” said Mary Ann.
Then, right before Lovato sang “Two Worlds Collide,” she gave an inspirational speech on bullying and how her friend Sarah Wisely, who according to Shine On Media has a Eosinophilic disorder, is now being bullied because of it.
“I know how it feels to be that girl who’s getting picked on by the click at school. Rumors and gossip can be so much more than a punch in the face, words stick with you forever. You will go so much farther in life being good to people ‘cause I didn’t do anything bad and I’m here on this stage tonight.”
Lovato closed the show with her song “Get Back” off of her first album titled “Don’t Forget.”
“She’s a good singer and I feel like I can relate to her lyrics,” said junior Samantha DiMarco.
However, not everyone likes Demi Lovato’s music. “I really don’t like her music because it’s girly,” said freshman Hector Torres.
This show at the Taj Mahal, concludes Demi Lovato’s and David Archuleta’s tour together. It was crazy and the crowd was wild.
