“Right now this is really hard because I’m feeling really sick,” Bieber told the cheering crowd. “It’s not a great feeling when you’re throwing up in front of a bunch of people. But you know, I feel comfortable enough with you, that I can be myself and you don’t judge me.”
The only judgment likely to come on this sold-out tour that brings Bieber to the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Dec. 1 is adulation, and after Saturday night at Jobing.com Arena it appears well deserved.
It would have been easy enough for the 18-year-old to cut short the scheduled 20-song set. He may have the most forgiving, loving fans in show business. The more than 18,000 who watched him throw up the other night seemed to care only about his well-being, as Bieber’s discomfort was etched on his face.
He ran into trouble shortly after “Beautiful,” the sweet duet performed with fellow Canadian and tour opening act Carly Rae Jepsen. But just a few minutes after being sick he and his guitar climbed onto a crane that extended over the floor for two ballads, “Be Alright” and “Fall,” from Believe. He threw up again during his hit “Never Say Never,” but came back pledging to give the audience the best concert they’ve ever seen.
And he wasn’t a note or dance step off as he powered through the rest of the show.
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