Its a Saturday evening, and the stage is all set. Its a simple set, with a large light-able pyramid in the center, and pyrotechnic machines around the stage. Giselle is backstage getting ready for the show, it’s a chaotic scene. People are running everywhere to make sure everything is perfect. Giselle a little nervous takes a deep breath, fixes her hair and outfit a bit and walks out to meet everyone backstage. Everyone does a little prayer, and the show begins with the jumbo-tron presenting the name, “Giselle”. The crowd roars with enthusiasm, and show has just begun. The lights go out, the screen flickers and static is shown. The track “Welcome to the Digital Age” is played. In the video, Giselle is sitting in a white chair in a white room surrounded by two men with vacant expressions. She stands up and remove her clothes to reveal a metallic body, she walks to the camera and removes her face which is too metallic. The screen begins to flicker and the words “play” is shown. Giselle is laying on a bed, and a doctor is creating her, similar to how Frankenstein created his monster. He is putting robotic parts on her, and attempts to bring her to life. When Giselle opens her eyes, he screams out "its alive!". The video then counts down from 5. When it hits 2, the venue goes darks and the crowd begins to roar.
Android // Born Free (MIA cover)
The lights begin to strobe, and the spotlight is shown on Giselle who is walking from the darkness slowly. Her hair is up in a high side ponytail, and she is wearing a skintight black patent leather cat-suit with gold-studded shoulder pads and black fingerless gloves. As the crowd cheers Giselle looks to the crowd in a robotic expression, soon the dancers walk and form a horizontal line behind her. They are dressed in leather black pants, with gold-studded vests. Giselle puts on black shades, and the music starts. The crowd begins to cheer, and Giselle sings the first verse.
"Push me
And then just touch me
Till I can get my satisfaction
Satisfaction, satisfaction, satisfaction, satisfaction"
"Open me, do some work on me
Press start, and do some surgery
Now that you turned me on,
Insert your CD and program me-me
Show me how to love,
Show me how to feel-el-el
Now that I’m yours,
Do some work on me
Start my sex drive"
Giselle then does a dance break to the instrumental. The dance is sexual, and intense. In the dance, Giselle is being controlled and dominated. But as it progresses, she takes lead. Giselle stops dancing and pushes the guys away showing them who's in charge. As the music progresses, the song fades to the beat of "Born Free". The drums are intense and heavy, they are soon followed by guitars.
"Man made power
Stood like a tower higher
Hi'ya hi'ya hello
And the higher you go
You feel lower oh oh
So I was close to the ants
Staying under cover, staying under cover
With the nose to the ground
I found my sound
Got myself an interview tomara
Got myself a jacket for a dollar
And my nails are chipped
But I'm eager
And car doesn't work so I'm stuck here
I don't wanna live for tomara
I'll push my luck today
I'll throw this in ya face when I see ya
I got somethin' to say
I'll throw this shit in ya face when I see ya
Cause I got somin' to say
I was born free, born free
I was born free, born free
Bo bo bo born free
Bo bo bo born free
Bo bo bo born free
Bo bo bo born free
A dancer gives Giselle a black electric guitar. She mimes a guitar solo, as the spotlight is only on her. When done she takes the guitar and smashes and says "I was fucking born free! Fuck what they think! How you guys doing tonight!?" The crowd screams good, but they aren't loud enough, Giselle asks them one more time "Now you gotta be louder than that, you gotta blow me away, how you guys doing tonight!?" The crowd shout good loudly, cheering and whistling. Giselle laughs as she puts one an a studded acid wash jean jacket and black Ray-Bans, and drinks some water. "So guys I got a great set tonight, and I have a very special guest give it up for the amazing DJ Cloud! He will be spinning and remixing some of my songs a wee bit later. But until then, I got something for ya!"
Innovation of the Mind // Free Your Mind (En Vogue snippet)
The screen behind Giselle begins to illuminate into various shapes and then into a bright red triangle, causing Giselle to become silhouetted. Giselle sings the opening slowly in a breathy voice, she slowly walks up the stage and the beat begins to kick in. The screen behind Giselle begins to display flags of different countries, various people, and signs of peace. As she continues singing, Giselle is slowly revealed and the crowd begins to scream. She then sings the chorus to Free Your Mind, and the guitar kicks in and Giselle rocks out with the band. And shouts "Aaw!" She stands on the center of the stage, and it begins to rise 5 feet high. The pyrotechnics begin to start, and blast every time the guitarist does a rift.
"Free your mind, relax and unwind,
This won’t hurt a bit, it’s time for progression,
No more oppression of our minds,
Free from all ignorance and prejudice,
No more bigotry and illiteracy,
Time for us to open our eyes and be free,
Remove all bias and come together as one
Why oh why must it be this way
Before you can read me you gotta
Learn how to see me, I said
Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be color blind, don't be so shallow
Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be color blind, don't be so shallow"
Ultraviolet // Mona Lisa
The stage begins to decline and Giselle sings the last few lines and says, "open your minds, set your heart free". Giselle brushes her shoulders, says "these two songs are for the dedicated fans out there. You know who you are. This is amazing, glad to be here with you sharing this lifetime experience. I wouldn't wanna have it any other way". The opening keyboard rift plays and green lasers illuminate the stage, and the fog machine is turned on. Giselle throws her shades and jacket to the crowd, and humms the verse to Uultraviolet, and she then begins to sing it. The crowd take out their phones and light up the venue with them. The screen behind Giselle shows a spinning disco ball, as the beat turns into a disco inspired track. Her dancers make a return, and perform a more flamboyant theatrical dance style. After the first verse, the music intensifies with string instruments and Giselle does a rap break.
"Your love was ultraviolet baby
It set me on flames and tore me apart
You’re gone from my life and I will never miss you
I’m so over you, your yesterday’s news
Stop calling me ‘cause I won’t pick up the phone
I won’t catch the voicemail, I’ll be pressing that 7
You once were my rock, but now you’re just a pebble
Leave me alone and get yourself a life, and quite worrying about mine
You used me, and emotionally abused me
I was so foolish to believe that you would change
That ultraviolet love sent me on fire
And turned me into ashes
Now it’s my time to do the burning
You’ll be yearning for a another like me
But trust me, no one will love you like I did
Now it’s too late, the damage is done
And you’re gone from my life
I’m starting anew, so all can say to you is bye, bye baby
And never dare come back
Oh!"
"I love that song, and here's another fan favorite, Mona Lisa. Its also one of my favorites, so I'm gonna slow this set down for this one, but after this is a very special guest that we've all been waiting for DJ CLOUD! He's gonna do his own little thing, and play some remixes of my songs, so we're gonna get the party started. Lets end the night is a big ass bang!" The crowd cheers, and Giselle puts on a flow-ey white robe. She sits on a high stool, and a guitarist and pianist begins to play the song. Their instruments are white, and the piano is adorned in flowers.
"Mona Lisa was perfect on the outside
But was suffering in the inside
She lived the glitz, the glamour,
Had the money and the fame
But behind the beauty was a life of emptiness
She cried herself to sleep at night
Wishing that she might, find life’s true meaning
Wishing that someone could heal the pain
So that she may one day be free
Don’t cry Mona Lisa (it’ll all be okay)
That Mona Lisa is beautiful (she’s)
So amazing (she’s)
So incredible
But she’s sad, sad, so sad
Mo-mo-mo Mona Lisa
Giselle slowly sings with emotion, and her facial expressions tell a story all in itself. The crowd begins to wave their hands side to side, and the lights dim and turn blue. The crowd soon sings along, and Giselle would point the microphone at them every now and then. As the songs finishes, the lights go on and DJ Cloud appears with his booth. The crowd roars and Giselle smiles, "I told ya he was gonna be here, he's gonna do a mega mix of some of my songs, and do a little magic on his own in that booth. In case you guys didn't know, he remixed my song Breaking Point which went #1! Thank you guys for requesting that song on the radio. Now are you guys ready to PARTY!" The crowd roars "yea" and Giselle shouts "Well lets get this fucking party started!".
DJ Cloud Mix // Breaking Point // Digital Love
DJ Cloud does his own 10 minute mix and confetti and big balloons fall on the crowd, the lasers and lights start moving around, turning the venue into a club. Giselle quickly runs backstage and changes her outfit, to a leather leotard with large bedazzled shoulder-pads, and big bow tie in the back, and fishnet stockings. Giselle's hair is down and big. Giselle sips some water, looks in the mirror and smiles. She takes a deep breath and walks under the stage towards the elevator that will pull her up for a grand entrance. Giselle slowly rises up the stage with her hands on her hips, and DJ Cloud begins his mega-mix of Giselle past and recent songs which are "On Another Level, Celebration, Insomnia, Explicit, Fashion, and Tribal Drums". Giselle sings the chorus to each of them, the crowd is jumping and dance with enthusiasm. "You guys have been a blast, hands down the best crowd I've ever performed in front of. Ain't he just amazing? Everyone give it up for DJ Cloud! Now the party ain't over yet, its just begun. Mr. Cloud back there is gonna be doing some brand new beats to my songs so everyone will have some intense ear-gasms. Y'all ready?" The crowd shouts "yea" and Giselle and her back-up dancers stand center stage.
"Once bitten, twice shy
We feel apart,
and everyday I stay up and wonder why
You said you loved me,
and I believed all your lies
Tell me baby,
were we ever an item
Or were you using me,
because you needed someone to rely on
I was such a fool,
when I needed a shoulder to cry on
you were never there
I should have left
I should have never cared
But baby, I'm moving on
You hit the breaking point,
The place of no return,
You hurt me
Mistreated me
You abused me
and cheated on me
But I'm moving on"
The song starts out slowly and after a few lines DJ Cloud mixes the beat, and the song become intense and upbeat with a instrumental break after every verse. The choreography is the advanced in the whole show, which is an urban dance routine. When the song hits the bridge Giselle asks the crowd to sing it for everyone who did them wrong. Giselle puts a microphone to a few audience members to get them to sing. Giselle tells DJ Cloud to "drop the beat", the beat climaxes and drops and Giselle does a dance solo.
"When you’re gone, I spend my nights thinking
how I can carry one without you,
The nights turn into days, and days into months,
but I always remember when you said I love you
Even though you’re not here with me, I always think of you baby,
I can never forget your smile
and how you can make me feel all better
I don’t know what to do, without you,
This digital love, is a dream that I wish will come true,
The lonely nights without you, is like a thousand knives in my heart,
But nothing will keep us apart"
"Whoa that was a work out, I must've burnt so many calories to that. Well this one is gonna burn more! Hit it!" Giselle sits on a stage cannon prop and it begins to shot confetti into the crowd. The crowd jumps around the beat and Giselle sings "Digital Love". While the studio version is a mid-tempo, DJ Cloud mixes it to make it an up-tempo club anthem with heavy synths and a pounding bass line. When it hits the last verse, Giselle belts out and the instrumental break hits in. And fades into the Toxic instrumental.
Toxic // Dangerous
Giselle gets off the canon, and says "What I got here is one of my favorite pop songs ever, Toxic. I bet everyone here knows this one! The song is so awesome because its a bad-ass pop record. And if you didn't know. I love singing bad-ass songs". Giselle makes the song her own, by giving her vocals a more hard rock oriented feel. Making her sound like a vixen angered by a mans wrong doings. Giselle moves around the stage in the confidence of a rock star, and arrogant flair she flawlessly pulls off. Giselle shouts "scream!", "scream fucking louder!".
"With a taste of your lips
I’m on a ride
You're toxic I'm slipping under
With a taste of a poison paradise
I’m addicted to you
Don’t you know that you’re toxic
And I love what you do
Don’t you know that you’re toxic"
Two gun shots are heard, and the venue goes black, a cat's meow is heard and Giselle screams. The sound of running footsteps against cement is played, and DJ Cloud plays a sample of a guitar you would hear in an old Western film. The lights slowly go on, and Giselle and her back up dancers have machine guns and army like attire. Giselle shouts "attention!" the dancers kneel on one knee, "1,2,3,4" they ready their guns and shoot at 4. Another shot is heard and then a drum-roll, the beat to Dangerous is then played. Giselle dances with one guy at a time, each guy falls like a domino. Giselle then dances with her female back up dancers and each guys tries to get up, they push them back down. More female dancers come down from ropes and around the stage, and they dance to the remixed dance break. One last bang is heard and the song finishes.
"Like a black cat I travel in the night,
Seeking my next victim, whom will I pray on tonight?
I’m dangerous, a girl who will lure a man to his death
Like a siren, I seduce men with my beauty and voice
I’m dangerous, I’m giving you a warning
I’ll build you up, just to shatter you in pieces
The million kisses were like venom to your skin
All men want a taste of this,
But when I’m done with them
They’d wish they never met
But it’s too late, their already dead"
"It is an honor to be here right now, singing and dance for you guys. I used to dream about being on stage, now look at me. I'm that bitch on stage. You are truly the most amazing people I've ever performed for. Now, I got two more songs for you guys. One is I Need Love and I don't know, depending on how you guys like it may be the next single. And an exclusive new track called "Dance". I wrote this not too long ago, and my super fans may know why, wink wink". Giselle puts on a long robe and a crown with beads flowing down on her head. A coach is put behind her and she sits.
I Need Love // Dance (snippet)
"I-I-I-I-I need love, need love
I-I-I-I-I want some lovin' (tonight)
I-I-I-I-I need love, need love
I-I-I-I-I want some lovin' (tonight)
Tonight
Searching far and wide
For a man to love
Someone to hold me tight
and tell me every thing's all alright
We all need someone to love
We all need someone to call the one
I know there's somebody to love
Question is , is it you?"
DJ Cloud plays the beat, and plays with Giselle's vocals. The song is a very eurodisco song with emphasis on melody. Giselle gets on a opulent coach and lies down. She sings the song as a woman in desperation. After the first verse, she gets up, throws her robe to the couch gets off the stage and walks to the crowd and sings with them. She shakes hands and hugs, and gets back on stage. Giselle's voice gets a little shaky from being a little teary eyed. The crowd sings along to the final line. "I want everyone to put their phones and cameras aways, and dance with me. Just dance all your troubles and just for the last few minutes be happy with me."
"When the DJ plays that song
I wanna dance with you all night long
Its like we're dancing in the dark
No ones around but us
Feel my body, kiss my lips, and take me away on a trip
So dance! (dance)
Get out your seat and step to the beat
This is your night let the rhythm take over
Burn up the floor and feel the heat of the beat"
Giselle sings only half of the song Dance for the first time, and says "I can't sing the whole song yet, I gotta make you guys wait for it when It comes out". Giselle does the final dance for the song, which was a mix of old school hip hop and random freestyle. When the song was over, the crowd cheered and Giselle said the last words of the night, "It was amazing to be here. Give it up for DJ Cloud, who did an amazing job mixing and remixing some of my songs. Pure talent you know. My super awesome dancers, i'm surprised they haven't passed out from all the dancing. And most of all the fans, you guys made my day. I love you, get home safe. And good night!". Giselle, and her dancers take a bow and get off stage. And DJ Cloud plays a quick mix as the crowd roars.
Setlist
Android
Born Free (MIA Cover)
Innovation of the Mind // Free Your Mind (En Vogue snippet)
Ultraviolet
Mona Lisa
*DJ Cloud Mix*
Breaking Point
Digital Love
Toxic (Britney Spears Cover)
Dangerous
I Need Love
Dance