Jesse McCartney with Nina Nesbitt and Public
Um. I can't even believe I'm writing this right now, and middle school me definitely thinks I'm the coolest person on the planet.
Last night I had the opportunity to see Jesse Mccartney's Better With You tour, his first in four years, with Nina Nesbitt and Public.
To start the show, Public was an absolute powerhouse, they completely dominated the stage and warmed up the crowd with a mixture of their latest music and a cover of Toxic by Britney Spears that was easily one of my favorite parts of the whole night. I absolutely fell in love with everything about them and admittedly did some light twitter/instagram stalking after their set.
After this year's SXSW, I became obsessed with Nina Nesbitt's singles "The Best You Had" and "Somebody Special", I had every lyric, chord, and nuance of each song memorized, so to say I was excited to see her play again would be an understatement. For this performance, Nina chose to do a very stripped back set, with each song being played with either a piano or an acoustic guitar. Normally, sets like these are a sort of lull in the overall mood of the show, a dip in the energy before you're expected to dance for an hour, but Nina made every song feel like she was playing it in a living room for her friends, it felt very intimate and inviting, everything about it was perfection and not at all what I was expecting.
and then came Jesse Freaking McCartney.
To be completely honest, my initial motive for going to this show was pure nostalgia. Growing up, Jesse McCartney was right up there with the Jonas Brothers and Aaron Carter on my list of celebrity crushes and his biggest hits have remained staples in my road trip playlists. I don't think I've ever seen someone with the amount of charisma that Jesse McCartney possesses, his appeal seems effortless, and has only grown over the years. My favorite thing about this set was the seamless transition between old and new, he blended in his latest singles with the songs I grew up with and I loved every second of it. I wasn't very familiar with his newest album going into the show, but by the end of each song I was singing along and dancing right there with the die-hard fans, thoroughly impressed with his ability to create consistently great music (not a lot of people who started their career so young can say the same.)
Dallas was only the third night of this tour, so if you haven't yet, I recommend you buy a ticket immediately, you won't regret it.
- Marissa
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