The Labyrinth Tour: Live At The O2 [Blu-ray] [2010]

I've always been in awe of this womans voice, but never really got past 'Bleeding Love'. Then I stumbled on bits of the Labyrinth tour that people had uploaded to the net. Even the poor quality cell-phone videos gave me a feel of what it was all about, and I had to tear myself away from you-tube, to get the DVD in case it sold out. Then the DVD arrived. WOW... OMG... WHAT THE......SERIOUSLY??.... . 4 hours of watching and rewinding later I realized that, for live tours with beautiful vocals sung with feeling, the bar had just been raised!! Before seeing the DVD, I was already hooked by the sweet tone, effortless control, and high range of her voice, those insanely pretty traffic stopping eyes, and her sweetheart personality. But the live performance took Leona to a whole new level, with bucket loads of emotion from the depths of her soul, powerful almost unbelievable vocals, and stage presence like I had never seen in her before. I've seen many concerts and tours in my time and there have been some absolute gems, but this is the first performance I've seen by a single artist that packs such a punch - an interesting set and clever choreographed visuals, musical performances and arrangements often better than the Album recordings, a stunning woman looking her absolute gorgeous best and using her inner beauty to genuinely connect with everyone, and an overall spectacle that literally sucks you in, from the edge of your seat, and spoon feeds you raw emotion so you get what she's feeling. But the icing on the cake is THE voice that just caresses your ears, and melts your heart! This is not a star doing more dancing than singing, or technology and gimmicks replacing stage performance. This little disc of magic is all about hearing the perfect voice and watching pure emotion, and the DVD transports your living room to the best seats in the house. The one tiny criticism I have is that she could have had better material in a few places (in particular, part of the first third). That said, there are absolute top drawer original songs that showcase her talents. My favourite is 'Homeless', and I was like a deer in headlights because of the way she delivered the story book lyirics, the beautiful arrangement and musical flow, the hook that grabs you and never lets you go, those velvet, powerhouse vocals, and an ending that is emotional performance art at it's best. 'Can't Breathe' is a beautifully haunting display of her fantastic range and how she uses her voice as an instrument (which she 'plays' to perfection at the end of 'Take a bow'). 'Don't let me down' demonstrates her ability to do slick choreographed moves while putting out flawless vocals (she's not a dancer here, but she is definitely a performer), and gives us some Leona silk on a more rock oriented track (which is the way the Album should have sounded). 'I got you' takes the multitasking maestro to even greater heights. The list goes on, and there are also brilliant covers. The excellent 'First time ever I saw your face' shows a level of voice control, through the ranges, that is unreal and unmatched, and rips the heart strings right out of you. 'Cry me a river' is a perfect demonstration of how to drop a beautifully soulful vocal on a purely acoustic track with a cool arrangement, sweet harmonies, and a brilliant lick. Again the list goes on, but then there are other songs where you wish they could have worked on the music a bit more, maybe changed the chord progressions, or chopped a few bits out that didn't quite work musically. Most of all, the White swan thing just doesn't fit here (might be alright at a wedding or something!) and is not a good platform for her vocals. Don't know why they didn't replace that with something like the brilliant Neyo produced 'I'm you', an awesome tune and, as always, beautiful Leona vocal, that would have added more RnB flava to the show. Still, this is a display of powerful, effortlessly smooth vocal control from of one of the most talented female singers of today (in my opinion THE most talented - but that's just me) with THE most unique, and sweetest tone and intonation of voice that I have EVER heard from an artist past or present. There IS plenty of great music here, so it would have got 4 stars for that, but I would give the sublime vocals and emotionally charged performances 50 out of 5 if I could, coz they were THAT good (so I figure 5 stars is a good compromise). The only thing that could better this, is actually being there, and I'm totally gutted that I missed out!!!! Especially if she never gets the chance to do a tour like this again. As I write this in 2015, I have to say that this gorgeous human being with the voice of an angel is (hopefully not was!) a special gift to all lovers of beautifully sung music, and this tour has to go down as one of the benchmarks for that. I've stumbled across her talent of actually performing her songs (not just singing them) after all the Hype has been and gone, and it's already obvious that, even with the success of her recorded material, she's one of the most underrated singers in history. The toughest pill to swallow, is that she never got to guest tour in the states because of Christina cancelling her gigs (and/or maybe some personal issues that Leona had, if the rumours are true, and/or the toll the tour would have had on her voice, as she was doing it the hard way, actually singing and not lip-syncing). With the Labyrinth Tour she would have killed it Stateside, and then worldwide, and writers and producers would have been beating a path to her door, giving her the quality of material that a voice like hers deserves. Also, her previous record company, Syco, would've been switching their focus away from One Direction to someone who could have been at the top of the pile, in a league of her own and getting even BETTER IN TIME!!

Prior to seeing this Blu-Ray, I was fairly confident that Leona's vocals would be outstanding but I did have my doubts as to whether she would be visually entertaining in a live concert - whenever I have seen her sing on TV she has always seemed so much more comfortable standing still and concentrating on her voice. But, I couldn't have been more wrong in my prediction - this concert was amazing, both vocally and visually. The show opens to a scene reminiscent of an underground cave with pillars, upturned stones and plants winding their way around the stones. The lighting and smoke provides additional atmosphere. The stage darkens and a hooded figure slowly emerges from the back of the stage - Leona has arrived to huge screams and applause from the crowd. Throughout the concert the theatrics are imaginative, the scenery and props add ambience without being too obtrusive and the dancers are second to none. I played `Take a Bow' over and over again just to watch their energy and co-ordination. After that you think it can't get any better - but just wait until you see Leona singing whilst being pushed around the stage on a rope swing - it must have taken her a lot of nerve to do that as she is pushed fairly up fairly high above the stage - and not once does her voice falter. Leona has a number of costume changes throughout the performance. During two of them we are treated to videos of Leona which easily make you forget that you are waiting for her to reappear. `Ride a White Swan' is a delight to watch with Leona resplendent in a straight white wig and white costume, of course riding a large white (fake) swan. In the second video, `They Don't Care About Us', you will see Leona in a very different guise - I didn't recognise her for a second in her very tight figure hugging gear and perfectly straight hair. If you have ever had slightly naughty dreams about Leona then this is how I imagine she would appear in them. Leona does join in with the dancing during many of the songs - perhaps not as energetically as other pop stars, but she doesn't need to, the key to this concert is her amazing voice - beautiful and full of such emotion. During the concert she performs 18 live songs and two video clips. I didn't hear a single note out of place, not once. Throughout the concert there were many cut shots into the audience who were obviously enjoying the show. It was nice to see such a large age range represented, from young children to pensioners. It just goes to show the broad appeal of this young lady. If you like Leona and her music then this disk is absolutely worth getting.

I really wanted to see this live but missed out on tickets - thank god for this fantastic blu ray release! Love her or not, technically Leona's voice is absolutely spectacluar and no one can deny that. I have to admit, I was uncertain how she would carry her own live show, but she is a fantastic show woman, and it's admirable just how much she puts into both her performances and entertaining the crowd. She really works her socks off! The production quality on stage is phenomonal - it's probably the most stunning live music performance I've seen. Breathtaking sets, fun dance routines, gorgeous dancers and a fab live band all add to the greatness of the show. The Blu ray quality is excellent, although there are a few issues; not full HD at 1080i for some reason, but the image is mostly crisp and always beautifully shot. Sound wise, it could be better. Sometimes it can be hard to hear Leona above the crowd or music. But the overall quality is second to none. A fantastic addition to my music collection - love it!

I just watched this blu ray release I bought on Amazon. I like Leona's music, concert is great, track choose also, I very satisfied to have this bluray in my concert collection. But I have some problems with picture, it looks like judder appears, like 24/25 fps problem. I don't know if this is some error on disk or the picture is bad remastered. You can see it if you select track 21 (letters, end of the concert), and you see those letters are not fluid. Please, someone who has already bluray, try to see if you have same problem! I have LG BD390 player, and a dozen of concerts, but all of them are fine with picture! Thank you!

PAUL ASKEY says: I was lucky enough to see 2 Leona concerts, (Nottingham and Cardiff) and it brought back great memories of a Fabulous concert. From the Marvellous "Brave" and reworked "Better In Time" to Run" and "Bleeding Love" The Staging was Brilliant as was the dancing. The Band and Backing Singers, Aerialists were Fabulous and Leona was Stunning. This concert was shot at a difficult time for her, so there was raw emotion when she sang "The First Time Ever", and "Homeless". But she sang on stronger, and kept all the crowd entralled with "Outta My Head" and "Sweet Dreams". Yeah, There was some covers, but who cares, Leona COMMANDED the stage and crowd. And when I saw her in Cardiff she sang even better. I would recommend this as a experience SPECTACLE, FLAWLESS VOCALS AND PURE ENJOYMENT. If you are a fan of Leona, you won't be disappointed and if your new to her ENJOY.

I went to 5 of Leona's Labyrinth tour concerts. It is honestly the best show I have ever been to. Leona's vocals are always spectacular, The staging, dancers, aerialists, backing singers and band all added to this amazing spectacle. The DVD captures this in every way. It is a must for those who went to see the tour and an excellent chance to see Leona if you were one of the many ubfortunate ones unable to go and see Leona live. Obviously the DVD was edited as you did not see the several minute standing ovation for The First Time performance. This DVD deserves the 5 star rating in every way.

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I didn't get to go to see her perform in concert which I was really gutted about! So I was dead chuffed when this DVD was released. I must say that I absolutely love it! I don't understand the person who only gave her a 2 star review! Why would you buy this if you weren't a LL fan???! Anyway.....I think if you like Leona Lewis, then you will love this DVD! That's all there is to say! It's Fantasmagorical!

Lo vi hace unos años en DVD que me dejó un amigo y ahora he querido añadirlo a mi colección.

Ich habe mir die Blu-Ray von Leona Lewis' Konzert vor gut drei Wochen gekauft und seitdem bestimmt an die fünf oder sechs mal abgespielt. Die Bildqualiät der Blu-Ray ist wirklich fantastisch, ich würde sagen, sogar überdurchschnittlich im Vergleich zu anderen Konzert-BD's. Die Tonqualität ist auch sehr gut, wobei ich keinen großen Unterschied zu "Nicht-HD-Audio" feststellen kann. Leona Lewis ist eine großartige Künstlerin, die bei diesem Konzert sowohl mit toller Performance als auch mit toler Stimme überzeugt. Vom ersten bis zum letzten Lied macht es Spaß, zuzuschauen und vorallem zuzuhören. Live find ich sie sogar noch besser, als auf CD. Das Bühnenbild stimmt, es wird entertaint und hervorragende Musik abgeliefert. Der Kauf lohnt sich auf alle Fälle, auch für die, die bisher noch nicht so viel auf Leona Lewis hielten. Man wird wirklich positiv überrascht. Fazit: Wer einen Blu-Ray Player hat, auf Pop und R&B steht, der sollte hier wirklich zu schlagen. Der Preis, die Qualität und Unterhaltung die man bekommt, ist 1A. Eine der besten Konzert-BD's die ich bisher in den Händen hatte.

WOW THIS IS JUST A PRETTY CONCERT WITH A PRETTY GIRL WHO CAN SING.I WHATCHED THIS WITH MY 10 YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING TOO SEXY THAT THE STAR MAY HAVE WORN OR SAID MISS LEWIS HAS CLASS AND SHE'S NOT A SIZE ZERO SHE HAS BEAUTIFUL LEGGS AND WEARS FUN COSTUMES HER DANCERS ,BACK GROUND SINGERS AND THE BAND ARE ALL AMAZIN.GOOD-CLEAN FUN JUST LIKE CELINE'S SHOW'S THANK YOU LEONA FOR REMEMBERING THOSE OF US WHO IN THIS DAY OF REALITY TRASH T.V. STILL HAVE CLASS!!!

El articulo llegó rápido y en excelentes condiciones, la calidad del vídeo es buenísima, como fan de Leona Lewis no podría estar más contento con esta adquisición.

Une voix, une diva, une présence comme aucune autre chanteuse elle a tout pour elle la beauté le talent une voix d'ange magnifique